ASP.NET Web API is a framework for building HTTP services for clients like browsers and mobile devices. It is based on the Microsoft .NET Framework and ideal choice for building RESTful services.
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Manage Signalr notifications with offline users
In my web application I want to load all data to client side from the server on power up.
After that I want all communication be managed through Signalr - meaning that each update the server will send ...
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C# Async Oauth API Wrapper Class
Two quick notes: I'm targeting 4.5, and the server already has newtownsoft's json library. I'd prefer not installing anything additional on the server.
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Calling Web API from MVC generic way of approach
Our Project architecture is AngularJS + MVC + WebAPI. Angular JS would call MVC action and MVC action further calls API methods. Below are some of the action methods we used for calling api methods.
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Building a custom response body based on API consumer's need
I've been researching ways to reduce response size on requests in my rest API without adding lots of calls to get back just the ID and single properties. What I've ended up attempting is creating the ...
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Improving a Cheese Filter loading in C#
Let's say that i have a database which contain cheese. I love cheese.
Depending on the request my server is getting (c# WebApi), i have to filter user data accordingly.
Maybe the user wants to only ...
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WebAPI Authentication
Do you see any security issues with this authentication approach or have any suggestions?
WebAPI is REST-based. The user logs in by calling the Authentication Controller and expects a 401 if ...
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Repository pattern implementation
I'm in the process of delving into different design patterns and trying to implement them into my daily work routine.
I come from an unstructured world of PHP and not understanding how to utilize it ...
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Web API with IoC and database integration tests [closed]
I've made integration tests for a major part of my application. I test my dependency injection is set up correctly, creating controllers with it's dependencies going all the way to the database (using ...
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API controller with database queries
I have the following controller with a couple of database queries and I'd like you to review it.
I've tried to make it clean for other developers but the communication with the database can be ...
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Multitenant app authorization
Role based security does not work for me well in a multitenant app, as I need to query DB to decide on permission allowance. Here is the solution I came to.
All implementations of this interface will ...
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Identity repository pattern with UnitOfWork, GenericRepository and Unity
I created an application from 3 layers, DAL, BLL, and Representation layer in ASP.NET Web API. In DAL i have 4 Classes:
- DatabaseContext.cs, UnitOfWork.cs, GenericRepository and UserInfo. In BLL i ...
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Custom Web Api asynchronous filter implementation
Following the tutorial from Filip W's blog, I've ended up creating my own implementation for a custom ActionFilter.
This logs the execution name, action, parameters and elapsed time of every ...
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Web-service for wiki-like movie database
I'm making a web-service for an app with a (partially) crowdsourced movie database.
These two functions allows users to add and remove which genres a movie is liked to, and get the log of whom have ...
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Building a simple REST service using Web API 1.0
Friends,
It's been several years since I last worked with the ASP.NET Web API framework. Even then I had developed with it minimally.
I have a requirement for a service that will allow for the ...
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REST Web API Claims / Identity 'refresh' per request
I intend to expose a ASP.Net REST API for a project. I would like to use the default ASP.Net Identity system to provide the SQL backend. Users are managed in a different project. For my REST API ...
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Web API 2 Controller for third party services for multiple organizations
I'm putting together some RESTful services using ASP.NET Web API. This is the first time I have done this, so I'm looking for general feedback on this controller to make sure I'm not doing anything ...
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Multiple connection string in Web API 2
I have a Web API 2 using Dapper.net, and it's accessed by various client with their own database. Currently, I'm using custom header called Client-Id to identify ...
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Lazy WebAPI object
I am working to design an object which would abstract away the use of a WebAPI. I want the developer to be able to use these objects as if they are using a traditional API.
My core problem is how to ...
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AngularJS: Http API Service - any improvements / remarks?
Could you please review the below AngularJS service. What it does is centralize all (relevant) HTTP action calls.
Do you see any chances for improvement?:
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Async - await all the way
Related to this question (and even this Stack Overflow's one) I have been trying to avoid blocking the code. So what I understood it's that is preferable to make all the methods that rely on an async ...
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Change implementation from getting json from file to get it from API
I used to get a JSON file with some configuration settings from the file system, using this class:
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Method GetById and SingleResult
Here is my method that I use to get one entity in an ASP.NET Web API application.
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Controller class pattern
The GetDropdownList() function is being called on a couple of controllers based on this example and it may be called in many other controllers, so this code is ...
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Using custom negotiator and custom formatter in Web API 2
Here's my custom formatter which I want to use for "application/x.product" content type:
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Choose the right type for method GetById
I designed my repository class and I need some advice from you. Now I have a method GetByID that returns a generic type:
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Method that return related entities using OData
There is method GetFull that should use OData return related entities.
When I call GetFull(12, "entity1,entity2") then I will ...
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Create JSON object from self-nested LINQ query
I created this function to created nested JSON object using a Linq query. How can I optimize this and make it more readable?
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WebApi action that updates entity using stored procedure
I have ASP.NET WebApi project. Some of controller has method SetAsMain(int id) that get information about people then use stored procedure update people. How can I ...
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Run stored procedure from repository using EF
I need to dynamically call a stored procedures from my repository, and here is a my implementation:
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Implementation Async/Await
I have a simple ASP.NET Web API project. Now I want to make all basic methods as asynchronous. I tried to do something, and it's working but I'm not sure that it was implemented properly.
Please ...
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N-tiered web app to save a role
My project manager is saying that there are many bad things in my code, but they are not helping me to correct it. Can you please specify the bad things they mean?
I have 7 projects in my solution ...
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MVC-Web API 2 integration
For the first time ever, I'm integrating an MVC website to an ASP.NET Web API 2 web service (both of which are coded by myself).
I'd appreciate it if you can just look this over for me and let me ...
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WebAPI Client Proxy
I'm working on a client proxy for my WebAPI. I've looked at WebApiProxy but I feel DTOs are unnecessary in my scenario.
I made an ...
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Web API 2 - JWT with X509 certificate
I got my JWT generation working with X509 and wanted to ask if you would recommend any changes in respect to:
Signing certificate storing / handling.
Publishing for anonymous access public key
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Web API using Repository / UnitOfWork
I'm looking for feedback on a repository I set up based on a blog post I read here.
I have just recently got more into .NET within the past year, so any feedback and/or best practices that can be ...
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Dependency injection thread safety
Is it OK to mix different lifetime of ISerializer and ICacheProvider in this case? I am using Unity DI. In this case, whenever <...
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Identity repository pattern with unit of work
I am creating simple web api/ SPA application using EntityFramework, IUnitOfWork, Repository pattern, Unity DI along with Asp.net Identity.
Unity configuration
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Automating CRUD using Repository Pattern, Web API and TypeScript
I would like a review of the following application, esp with how I'm registering and selecting the controllers.
First I defined a generic Repository interface and implementation using EF 6.1.2:
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Multiple 'using' statements in method implementation
I'm learning WebAPI framework for ASP.NET and C#. Is the following way of handling incoming data correct?
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Self-contained poll application
I am working on a small and self-contained poll application, not unlike Straw Poll whereby one user can submit a poll and other users can vote (but only once).
I am building this little application ...
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.NET REST API JSON Filtering
My question, REST API and lazy loading objects, didn't receive any answers (or many views), so here is my attempt at the solution.
Problem overview:
My mobile app requests a list of objects through a ...
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WebAPI controller
It return an object with WebAPI by proving some data. Is this a good approach?
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Small android app that gives a movie based on the chosen genre
Working on my first "big" project using the mighty Xamarin. Likewise my first venture in XAML so I suppose most focus will be going towards these new areas. Performance- and user-experience related ...
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Make a testable DAL using service and repository pattern
I'm implementing a Web API that communicates with old WCF services and want to make it future proof.
The Web API consists of:
API controllers
Service Providers
Repositories
I've implemented a ...
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Different Approach to the following ASP.NET Web API Action
Maybe someone here can help me sort out this implementation and make it better.
First the following constraints:
1 Controller & Action that accepts all post requests, these post requests will ...
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.NET WCF Activator for sync and async calls
I decided to re-write my code responsible for WCF calls, as all of my methods had try-catch-...
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Checking for new software updates to the client
I have written a very simple web service with MVC and WebApi. Now I'm working on the client code which will be a WPF application (and soon Windows 8 Store/Phone app). What I have done works, but I'm ...
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Web API 2 authentication with JWT
Please review my code for bearer token (JWT) authentication of Web API 2 (Self Hosted using OWIN)
Are there any security issues in the implementation?
Quick overview:
Token creation and validation ...
