The video tutorial guides viewers through creating a shopping cart model, including its components like cart header and details. It explains the role of DTOs in the project, highlighting their similarity to models and the differences in a real-world scenario. The tutorial covers copying models to a DTO folder, renaming them, and updating namespaces. It also addresses updating DTOs and models to ensure correct references. Finally, the video demonstrates setting up database tables and running migrations for the shopping cart API.

What is the primary purpose of the new model created for the shopping cart?

• To act as an entity model

• To manage user authentication

• To serve as a container for the shopping cart

• To replace the existing product model

What does the shopping cart model contain?

• A cart header and multiple cart details

• Only cart details

• Multiple cart headers

• Only a cart header

Why are DTOs created in the project?

• To store user information

• To replace the models

• To manage database connections

• To facilitate data transfer between API and models

What is the significance of renaming models in the DTO folder?

• To avoid confusion with the original models

• To enhance security

• To improve performance

• To reduce file size

What should be ensured when updating models and DTOs?

• That models are deleted

• That models reference DTOs

• That DTOs reference only DTOs

• That DTOs are not used

What is the purpose of running migrations in the project?

• To enhance security

• To create new models

• To update the database with new tables

• To delete old data

What should be checked after running migrations?

• That the API is offline

• That the database has the correct tables

• That the DTOs are renamed

• That the models are deleted