Add template for Blazor Web App with Web Api backend

[MarvinKlein1508]

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A common scenario for web applications is to use a Web API as the backend, which is then consumed by various projects. For instance, in my case, I am using a Blazor Server app for the frontend, and I want all data access to be handled exclusively through the Web API.

To implement this, I can simply add a Web API project to my solution and inject an HttpClient into my pages. However, even this straightforward approach requires some additional configuration, such as setting the Web API URL in appsettings, assigning it to the HttpClient, and creating a startup profile to launch both the Blazor app and the Web API simultaneously.

The situation becomes even more complex when authorization is introduced. Naturally, you wouldn't want every endpoint in the Web API to be accessible by unauthorized users. However, integrating both projects with proper authorization can quickly become a challenging task. Right now you can add Identity to all Blazor rendering modes but this always results in the data access being bundled with the Blazor app.

I believe the ASP.NET Core platform could greatly benefit from a dedicated template for this setup, as many small businesses rely on this approach.

The template would allow small businesses to start their projects even quicker.

Describe the solution you'd like

Basically what I want to achieve is:

• Web API with Identity support which is being used to authorize my Blazor apps (Perhaps even with JWTs)
• Blazor Web App (Server, SSR or WASM) to consume the API and use the Identity endpoints of the Web Api for authorization

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