Axlis is a Sitecore ecosystem for .NET 8 — a collection of enterprise-grade libraries and tools for Sitecore development.
Website: axlis.dev
The first component in the Axlis ecosystem — a Sitecore Headless GraphQL ORM for .NET 8. A strongly-typed, Synthesis-style item model built on raw HttpClient + System.Text.Json. No third-party GraphQL library required.
Part of the PowerCSharp ecosystem. Integrates with
PowerCSharp.Feature.Cachefor stampede-safe item caching.
Package Family:
| Package | Description | TFMs |
|---|---|---|
Axlis.ORM |
Facade, cache manager, DI wiring (AddAxlisORM) |
net8.0 |
Axlis.ORM.GraphQL |
Default HttpClient+STJ transport, SitecoreService, query builder |
net8.0 |
Axlis.ORM.Core |
Domain model, field types, ExtendedItem, AxesAdapter, ItemConverter |
net8.0 |
Axlis.ORM.Abstractions |
Contracts, NoOps, AxlisResult<T>, codegen-hook attributes |
netstandard2.0 + net8.0 |
See Axlis.ORM Documentation for installation and usage.
Sitecore Content Editor / Shell control customizations — field types, TreeList variants, and similar Sitecore Client-side extensions. Unlike Axlis.ORM, this family targets net48 directly against real Sitecore.Kernel/Sitecore.Web packages (from Sitecore's public NuGet feed), since these customizations extend Sitecore Shell controls that only exist in that runtime. Packages are gated per Sitecore major.minor line (e.g. .Sitecore102) rather than floated across versions — see Axlis.Customizations.Controls.Sitecore102's README for why.
Package Family:
| Package | Description | TFMs |
|---|---|---|
Axlis.Customizations.Abstractions |
Shared, Sitecore-free constants for the customization family | netstandard2.0 + net8.0 |
Axlis.Customizations.Controls.Sitecore102 |
QueryableTreeList and future Content Editor / Shell controls, built against Sitecore 10.2.x |
net48 |
Released independently from Axlis.ORM via tags matching customizations-v* (not v*) — see WORKFLOWS.md SOP 4.
A thread-safe, per-request replacement for Sitecore.Context.Database, Sitecore.Context.Request, and HttpContext.Current — all of which are unreliable in multi-threaded scenarios, where they can return null mid-request once code hops off the physical thread ASP.NET started the request on. Like Axlis.Customizations, this family targets net48 directly against real Sitecore.Kernel/Sitecore.Web, gated per Sitecore major.minor line.
Package Family:
| Package | Description | TFMs |
|---|---|---|
Axlis.Sitecore.Context.Abstractions |
AmbientContextStore<T> — the Sitecore-free, per-logical-call propagation mechanism |
net48 |
Axlis.Sitecore.Context.Sitecore102 |
Axlis.Sitecore.Context.Database/.Request/.HttpContext + the capturing HTTP module, built against Sitecore 10.2.x |
net48 |
Released independently via tags matching sitecore-context-v*. See src/Axlis.Sitecore.Context/Axlis.Sitecore.Context.Sitecore102's README for setup, and docs/sitecore-context/Architecture.md for why the underlying mechanism is thread-safe.
A runnable-once-deployed usage example lives in samples/Axlis.Sitecore.Context.Samples — an illustrative Sitecore website project with a page that simulates background threads and shows the raw Sitecore.Context/HttpContext.Current statics going null side-by-side with Axlis.Sitecore.Context staying correct. Kept in its own solution, outside Axlis.Sitecore.Context.sln and its release CI. Windows Visual Studio only (ASP.NET and web development workload) — it's a legacy Web Application Project so it supports Publish → Folder to IIS, and will not open or build in Visual Studio for Mac or other cross-platform tooling.
- Axlis.Context — reserved for a future, more general ambient-context/ecosystem-wiring component; not to be confused with the already-shipped
Axlis.Sitecore.Contextabove, which solves the specificSitecore.Contextthread-safety problem - Axlis.Diagnostics — Enhanced diagnostics and monitoring for Sitecore applications
- Axlis.Caching — Advanced caching strategies for Sitecore data
- Axlis.Customizations.{xyz} — Additional Sitecore field type / Shell control customizations beyond
QueryableTreeList
See Axlis.CleanArchitecture.Sample — a full working consumer built on PowerCSharp.CleanArchitecture.
- Axlis.ORM Documentation
- Axlis.ORM Architecture
- Axlis.ORM Getting Started
- Axlis.ORM Templates Guide
- Axlis.ORM Axes Guide
- Axlis.ORM Caching
- Axlis.Customizations.Abstractions Documentation
- Axlis.Customizations.Controls.Sitecore102 Documentation
- Axlis.Sitecore.Context.Abstractions Documentation
- Axlis.Sitecore.Context.Sitecore102 Documentation
- Axlis.Sitecore.Context Architecture
- Axlis.Sitecore.Context.Samples
- GitFlow Workflow
- Website — axlis.dev
- GitHub Discussions — Use for questions, ideas, and community discussions
- GitHub Issues — Use for bug reports and feature requests
When to use Discussions:
- Questions about configuration, usage, or best practices
- Ideas for new features or improvements
- Sharing your implementation or asking for guidance
- General conversations about Axlis
When to use Issues:
- Bug reports with reproducible steps
- Specific feature requests with clear requirements
- Security vulnerabilities (see SECURITY.md)
See CONTRIBUTING.md for branch strategy, commit format, and PR checklist.
MIT — see LICENSE.