We will implement this repository in the next parts.
We will implement this repository in the next parts.
> Both of these methods might **seem unnecessary** since the standard repositories already `IQueryable` and you can directly use them instead of defining such custom methods. You're right and do it like in a real application. However, for this **"learning" tutorial**, it is useful to explain how to create custom repository methods.
> Both of these methods might **seem unnecessary** since the standard repositories already `IQueryable` and you can directly use them instead of defining such custom methods. You're right and do it like in a real application. However, for this **"learning" tutorial**, it is useful to explain how to create custom repository methods.
## Conclusion
This part covered the domain layer of the authors functionality of the book store application. The main files created/updated in this part was highlighted in the picture below: