ASP.NET Web API 2: Recipes

Samples from ASP.NET Web API 2: Recipes book.

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Chapter 1: Web API in ASP.NET

• 1-1 Add ASP.NET Web API to an MVC Application
• 1-2 Add ASP.NET Web API to a Web Forms Application
• 1-3 Accept an HTML Form
• 1-4 Link from MVC Controller to API Controller and Vice Versa
• 1-5 Use Scaffolding with ASP.NET Web API
• 1-6 Add Model Validation
• 1-7 Use CSRF Protection
• 1-8 Add Support for Session State

Chapter 2: Web API outside of IIS

• 2-1 Self-Host ASP.NET Web API
• 2-2 Host ASP.NET Web API with OWIN
• 2-3 Host ASP.NET Web API in Azure Mobile Services
• 2-4 Quick Prototypes with scriptcs
• 2-5 Host ASP.NET Web API in Azure Worker Role
• 2-6 Use ASP.NET Web API with F#

Chapter 3: Routing

• 3-1 Define Centralized Routes
• 3-2 Define Direct Routes
• 3-3 Set Default Route Values
• 3-4 Set Optional Route Values
• 3-5 Set Route Constraints
• 3-6 Define RPC Style Routes
• 3-7 Create Catch-all Routes
• 3-8 Prevent Controller Methods from Inadvertently Becoming Web API Endpoints
• 3-9 Configure Route-Specific Message Handlers
• 3-10 Ignore Roues
• 3-11 Localize routes
• 3-12 Generate a Link to the Route

Chapter 4: Content Negotiation and Media Types

• 4-1 Request a Specific Media Type from ASP.NET Web API
• 4-2 Supporting Additional Media Types
• 4-3 Control Model Binding From URI and Body
• 4-4 ASP.NET MVC-style Parameter Bindingin ASP.NET Web API
• 4-5 Customize XML and JSON Responses
• 4-6 Write Your Own MediaTypeFormatter
• 4-7 Run Content Negotiation Manually
• 4-8 Bypass Content Negotiation
• 4-9 Control Media Types with MediaTypeMappings
• 4-10 Serve Binary Data from Web API
• 4-11 Accept File Uploads
• 4-12 Enable Bufferless Uploads
• 4-13 Validate File Uploads

Chapter 5: Configuration and Customization

• 5-1 Throttle ASP.NET Web API Calls
• 5-2 Use Controllers from an External Assembly
• 5-3 Use Controller-Scoped Configuration
• 5-4 Validate Input with Action Filters
• 5-5 OVerride Filters
• 5-6 Add Caching to ASP.NET Web API
• 5-7 Use an Existing Caching Library
• 5-8 Order Filter Execution with Custom Filters
• 5-9 Order Filter Execution Without Custom Filters
• 5-10 Customize Error Detail Policy
• 5-11 Return HTML from Web API
• 5-12 Store Objects for the Duration of HTTP Request

Chapter 6: Embrace HTTP with Web API

• 6-1 Work Directly with HttpRequestMessage
• 6-2 Support Partial GET
• 6-3 Support the HEAD Verb
• 6-4 Support the PATCH Verb
• 6-5 Support Batching of HTTP Requests
• 6-6 Automatic HTTP 406/Not Acceptable Server Responses
• 6-7 Implement Versioning of a Web API with Centralized Routes
• 6-8 Implement Versioning of a Web API with Attribute Routing
• 6-9 Use Custom HTTP Content

Chapter 7: Exceptions, Troubleshooting and Documenting

• 7-1. Handle Exceptions with Filters
• 7-2. Handle Exceptions Globally
• 7-3. Log Exceptions Globally
• 7-4. Add a Tracer
• 7-5. Use an External Tracer
• 7-6. Call the Tracer Manually
• 7-7. Write a Real-time Tracer
• 7-8. Create a Documentation Page for ASP.NET Web API
• 7-9. Add Custom Samples to ASP.NET Web API Help Page
• 7-10. Add Filters Information to ASP.NET Web API Help Page
• 7-11. Support Data Annotations in ASP.NET Web API Help Page

Chapter 8: Cross Domain and Push Communictation

• 8-1 Use JSONP in ASP.NET Web API
• 8-2 Use CORS in ASP.NET Web API
• 8-3 Create Custom CORS Policies
• 8-4 Support Streaming and Push from ASP.NET Web API
• 8-5 Support Server-Sent Events in ASP.NET Web API
• 8-6 Integrate ASP.NET SignalR into ASP.NET Web API controllers
• 8-7 Use WebSockets with ASP.NET Web API

Chapter 9: Dependency Injection

• 9-1. Inject Dependencies into ASP.NET Web API Controllers
• 9-2. Add Support for Most Popular DI Containers
• 9-3. Deal with Request Scope
• 9-4. DI with Other Web API Components
• 9-5. Write a Custom DI Adapter (TinyIoC)

Chapter 10: Securing an ASP.NET Web API Service

• 10-1 Use Correct Web API Components for Security-Related Tasks
• 10-2 Add HTTPS Support to ASP.NET Web API
• 10-3 Use Basic Authentication
• 10-4 Integrate Windows Authentication
• 10-5 Use the Hawk Authentication Scheme
• 10-6 Use OAuth 2.0 with ASP.NET Web API (basic embedded authorization server)
• 10-7 Safely Access Current IPrincipal
• 10-8 Remove ASP.NET Web API Server Footprint

Chapter 11: Testing Web API Services

• 11-1 Unit Test ASP.NET Web API Controllers
• 11-2 Unit Test Message Handlers
• 11-3 Unit Test Action Filters
• 11-4 Unit Test Formatters
• 11-5 Simplify Tests with IHttpActionResult
• 11-6 Test Routes
• 11-7 Integration Testing
• 11-8 Integration Testing with OWIN

Chapter 12: OData (v4)

• 12-1 Creating OData Services in Web API
• 12-2 Manage OData Routes
• 12-3 Enable OData Queries
• 12-4 Support OData Functions and Actions