ASP.NET WebApi how to route the controller to a different name

Question

Have a really basic thing to do - I need to expose a post API such as mobile/api/pswdrec which I wanna bind to my PasswordController to avoid that dull name.

It's a webapi with areas and I'm trying both Attribute Routing and MapHttpRoute. neither works so far.

public class PasswordController : MobileApiControllerBase
{
    //[Route("api/mobile/pswdrec/")]
    public RestResponseMessage Post(UserCredentialsModel credentials)
    {
        return RestResponseMessage.OK();
    }
}

Checked the client side and the requests are proper json requests. It's starting to work when I simply change the name of the controller to PswdrecController.

Is there any other way to "rename" the controller?

working on MVC for years but now stuck on a very simple issue :) thanks for helping out ;)

EDIT:

public class MobileApiAreaRegistration : AreaRegistration 
{
    private static IWindsorContainer _container = new WindsorContainer();

    public override string AreaName
    {
        get 
        {
            return "MobileApi";
        }
    }

    public override void RegisterArea(AreaRegistrationContext context) 
    {
        context.Routes.MapHttpRoute(
            name: "MobileApiDefault",
            routeTemplate: "api/mobile/{controller}/{id}",
            defaults: new { controller = "Expenses", id = RouteParameter.Optional }
        );
    }

    public static void SetupWebApi(HttpConfiguration configuration)
    {/* just javascript serizlizer setup */}
}


public static class WebApiConfig
{
    public static void Register(HttpConfiguration config)
    {
        MobileApiAreaRegistration.SetupWebApi(config);
    }

    public static void SetupWindsorContainer(IWindsorContainer container)
    {
        MobileApiAreaRegistration.SetupWindsorContainer(container);
        WebApiAreaRegistration.SetupWindsorContainer(container);
    }
}


public class WebApiApplication : HttpApplication
{
    private static readonly IWindsorContainer _container = new WindsorContainer();

    protected void Application_Start()
    {
        AreaRegistration.RegisterAllAreas();
        GlobalConfiguration.Configure(WebApiConfig.Register);
        FilterConfig.RegisterGlobalFilters(GlobalFilters.Filters);
        RouteConfig.RegisterRoutes(RouteTable.Routes);
        BundleConfig.RegisterBundles(BundleTable.Bundles);

        InitializeWindsorContainer();
        //InitializeExceptionFilters();
    }
}

Nothing special but I can't make it work. When I use the original names of the controllers it's shinning like a star :)

Solution: Well, the problem was in the precedence of the routers, so the config with the "api/mobile/pswdrec/{id}" should've been placed BEFORE the default router. Still can't get it working with the attribute routing.

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 24 '14 at 17:37

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You scenario should just work with attribute routing without having to changing the name to PswdrecController. Are you sure you are using the Route attribute from System.Web.Http namespace?

answered Mar 24 '14 at 17:37

Kiran

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Yea, I'm using that one but it has no effect at all. I'm thinking could it be related with this post? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17318901/mvc-4-5-web-api-routing-not-working/17321724#17321724 – Arman Mar 24 '14 at 17:41
I unable to repro your issue at my end. Could you share how your route configuration looks like? – Kiran Mar 24 '14 at 17:44
Updated the question, so you can see if there's anything suspicious. looks as a regular WebApi config stuff. – Arman Mar 24 '14 at 17:52

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 24 '14 at 17:54

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To configure the router open the file App_Start/WebApiConfig.cs and put this code below:

           config.Routes.MapHttpRoute(
                name: "MyCustomRouteApi",
                routeTemplate: "api/{controller}/{id}",
                defaults: new { controller = "mobile", action = "pswdrec", id = RouteParameter.Optional}                
            );

Edit the line of defaults: to your case. It's just a example.

Hope help you!

answered Mar 24 '14 at 17:54

Daniel Melo

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And then putting the `[ActionName("pswdrec")]` on the Post verb you mean? – Arman Mar 25 '14 at 10:41
Well, the problem was in the precedence of the routers, so the config with the "api/mobile/pswdrec/{id}" should've been placed BEFORE the default router. Still can't get it working with the attribute routing. – Arman Mar 25 '14 at 11:13

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 14 '14 at 17:43

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For Attribute routing, do you have routes.MapMvcAttributeRoutes(); in your RegisterRoutes? I don't see it in your code. Attribute routing will not work if this line is not there.

answered Apr 14 '14 at 17:43

mugdhak

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ASP.NET WebApi how to route the controller to a different name

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