EF Core Solves 4-Task Parallel Query Errors With IDbContextFactory

1 articles · Updated · InfoWorld · Jul 24

EF Core can run four dashboard queries in parallel with Task.WhenAll only if each task gets its own DbContext; sharing one context triggers InvalidOperationException and risks data corruption.
DbContext is not thread-safe because it manages a single unit of work, including change tracking, and one database connection can process only one command at a time.
IDbContextFactory fixes that by creating a fresh context per operation, letting read and update tasks run concurrently with isolated connections and state.
AddPooledDbContextFactory offers the same pattern with lower allocation cost for high-throughput apps, while the default scoped DbContext still fits one HTTP request per thread.

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