ABP Studio + Suite - Error on creation of project and when generating new entity #10224

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  1. Project creation error (file in use: etc/docker/containers/postgresql.yml)

  Cause

  • During Microservice solution generation, ABP Studio writes many files in parallel (Parallel.ForEachAsync). On Windows, some antivirus/indexer tools (Defender, 3rd‑party AV, cloud sync), or Explorer/Editor plugins can briefly lock newly created files, which can lead to intermittent IOException “file is being used by another process” when Studio tries to write docker files (e.g., postgresql.yml).

  Fix/Workarounds

  • Exclude the solution root from antivirus and real‑time indexers (Windows Defender, 3rd‑party AV, OneDrive/Dropbox/Google Drive sync, corporate DLP).
  • Avoid opening the target folder in Explorer/IDE while creation is running.
  • Create to a short local path (e.g., C:\Dev\MySolution) to avoid long paths/slow sync.
  • Re-run the creation once; Studio is idempotent for file writes and will complete remaining files if the lock disappears.
  • If it still recurs, temporarily disable “Run the initial tasks” and run them after creation completes from Studio or CLI; this reduces concurrent activity while files are being generated.

  2. ABP Suite generation breaks Microservice build (unresolved using MeinTestDemoWerk.ProcessService.Processes in ProcessServiceDbContext)

  Cause

  • Suite generated an import to the domain namespace where your new entity should reside (e.g., MeinTestDemoWerk.ProcessService.Processes). This happens when the entity was configured under a specific namespace/Module name in Suite, but the physical file of the entity wasn’t created in that namespace/project (or the project didn’t compile before migration), so the DbContext import points to a non-existing namespace.

  Checklist to fix

  • Ensure the entity class exists in the Domain project under the same namespace Suite expects:

    • Project: MeinTestDemoWerk.ProcessService.Domain

    • Folder: Processes

    • File example: using Volo.Abp.Domain.Entities.Auditing;

      namespace MeinTestDemoWerk.ProcessService.Processes { public class Process : FullAuditedAggregateRoot<Guid> { public string Name { get; set; } // other props... } }

  • Ensure the Entity Framework Core project references the Domain project:
    • MeinTestDemoWerk.ProcessService.EntityFrameworkCore -> reference -> MeinTestDemoWerk.ProcessService.Domain
  • Make sure your ProcessServiceDbContext has the correct model configuration:
    • Add DbSet if needed: public DbSet<Process> Processes { get; set; }
    • In OnModelCreating: builder.Entity<Process>(b => { b.ToTable(ProcessServiceDbProperties.DbTablePrefix + "Processes", ProcessServiceDbProperties.DbSchema); b.ConfigureByConvention(); b.Property(x => x.Name).IsRequired().HasMaxLength(128); });
  • Verify namespace consistency:
    • If Suite shows “Root Namespace” or “Entity Namespace” as MeinTestDemoWerk.ProcessService.Processes, keep the entity file’s namespace identical.
    • If you prefer a different namespace, update it in Suite’s Entity settings before Save & Generate so Suite won’t re-add the old using line.
  • Build once before running Suite migration:
    • dotnet build MeinTestDemoWerk.ProcessService.sln
    • Fix any compile errors; Suite’s migration step runs dotnet build and fails otherwise.
  • Clean and regenerate if it got out of sync:
    • Close IDEs; run: dotnet clean dotnet restore dotnet build
    • Then in Suite, open the Microservice, Save & Generate again.

  Notes

  • Suite’s “Save & Generate” will re-insert the using based on the configured entity namespace. The correct fix is to align the entity’s actual namespace and project structure with what Suite expects, not just deleting the using.
  • If you added the microservice during solution creation, ensure its module projects are loaded and compile independently (Domain, Application, EFCore). Run migrations only after a successful build.

  3. Environment/version notes

  • Your .NET SDK shows “10”. ABP 10.x supports .NET 8/9 (and newer as released), but ensure your solution’s TargetFrameworks match the generated ones. Having only a .NET “preview” SDK without the intended target may break builds. Verify global.json (if present) and installed SDKs with dotnet --list-sdks.
  • PostgreSQL 16 is supported with EF Core provider; ensure the Npgsql packages match ABP’s version requirements (the generated solution manages this).

  If issues persist

  • Generate a minimal microservice (no Aspire, fewer optional modules) to see if the file lock disappears; this helps determine if locks are due to extra assets (Aspire/docker) created in parallel.
  • Share the exact entity definition you created in Suite (name, folder/namespace set in Suite) and confirm the entity file exists in the Domain project under that namespace; mismatches there are the typical reason for the unresolved using line.

  Sources

  • ABP Studio overview
    • https://docs.abp.io/en/abp/latest/Studio/overview
  • ABP Suite overview
    • https://docs.abp.io/en/abp/latest/Suite/index
  • ABP Module System
    • https://abp.io/docs/latest/framework/architecture/modularity/basics

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