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Entity Framework - Abstract base class without mapping to DB table

I have a situation where I have 4-5 very similar classes which I'd like to re-factor to use an abstract base class. The idea behind this would be allow methods which could be used by each class whilst adhering to DRY principles....The problem I have is t...

T must be a non-abstract type with a public parameterless constructor in order to use it as parameter 'TModel' in the generic type or method

I've tried searching SO for the answer and stumbled upon similar problems but I couldn't manage to use them for solving my problem, so please try not to mark this as a duplicate. Let's move on to the real deal:...I have a generic library for standardizing...