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MyNewProjectName.Contracts/DTOs/Requests/CreateSampleRequest.cs

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+namespace MyNewProjectName.Contracts.DTOs.Requests;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Request to create a sample
+/// </summary>
+public class CreateSampleRequest
+{
+    public string Name { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+    public string? Description { get; set; }
+}

MyNewProjectName.Contracts/DTOs/Requests/PaginatedRequest.cs

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+namespace MyNewProjectName.Contracts.DTOs.Requests;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Base request for paginated queries
+/// </summary>
+public class PaginatedRequest
+{
+    public int PageNumber { get; set; } = 1;
+    public int PageSize { get; set; } = 10;
+    public string? SearchTerm { get; set; }
+    public string? SortBy { get; set; }
+    public bool SortDescending { get; set; } = false;
+}