Orchard routing rule

Question

How this can be "translated" to Orchard

routes.MapRoute(
    name: "Durandal App Views",
    url: "App/views/{viewName}.cshtml",
    defaults: new { controller = "DurandalView", action = "Get" }
);

I tried to make theme based on this.

It is not working and breaks all Orchard site

    public class Routes : IRouteProvider {
    public void GetRoutes(ICollection<RouteDescriptor> routes) {
        foreach (var routeDescriptor in GetRoutes())
            routes.Add(routeDescriptor);
    }

    public IEnumerable<RouteDescriptor> GetRoutes()
    {
        return new[] {
            new RouteDescriptor {
                Priority = 5,
                Route = new Route(
                    "/App/views/{viewName}.cshmtl",
                    new RouteValueDictionary {
                        {"area", "Durandal"},
                        {"controller", "DurandalView"},
                        {"action", "Get"}
                    },
                    new RouteValueDictionary(),
                    new RouteValueDictionary {
                        {"area", "Durandal"}
                    },
                    new MvcRouteHandler())
            }
        };
    }
}`

How does it not work, and how is it breaking the site? – Bertrand Le Roy Jul 26 '14 at 08:00 — Bertrand Le Roy, Jul 26 '14 at 08:00
Could you show us your controller too? – ErMasca Jul 26 '14 at 09:00 — ErMasca, Jul 26 '14 at 09:00

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 26 '14 at 09:09

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Actually, if you look at this

Route = new Route("/App/views/{viewName}.cshmtl", ....

Your View filename is followed by .cshmtl when it should be .cshtml

Try changing the filetype, that should do it.

answered Jul 26 '14 at 09:09

ErMasca

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 26 '14 at 14:46

Here is controller code as requested

[Themed]
public class DurandalViewController : Controller
{
    private readonly IContentManager _contentManager;
    private readonly IWorkContextAccessor _workContextAccessor;
    public DurandalViewController(IContentManager contentManager, IWorkContextAccessor workContextAccessor, IShapeFactory shapeFactory, IOrchardServices services)
    {
        _contentManager = contentManager;
        _workContextAccessor = workContextAccessor;
        Shape = shapeFactory;
        Services = services;
        T = NullLocalizer.Instance;
    }

    dynamic Shape { get; set; }
    public IOrchardServices Services { get; private set; }
    public Localizer T { get; set; }


    [HttpGet]
    public ActionResult Get(string viewName)
    {
        return View("~/App/views/" + viewName + ".cshtml");
    }

    //public ActionResult Display(int id)
    //{
    //    var contentItem = _contentManager.Get(id, VersionOptions.Published);
    //    dynamic model = _contentManager.BuildDisplay(contentItem);
    //    var ctx = _workContextAccessor.GetContext();
    //    ctx.Layout.Metadata.Alternates.Add("Layout_Null");
    //    return new ShapeResult(this, model);
    //}
}

Orchard alias module enabled

request to http://localhost:30321/OrchardLocal/Themes/Durandal/App/views/shell.cshtml gives 404 and no Controller has been invoked

It brakes Orchard at all when priority is set to 100 as exmp

Is your controller in the Theme?. the tilde will always work until 'http://localhost:30321/OrchardLocal/' in any .NET project. so you are missing 'Themes/Durandal/'. that is, if that works. Ive never tried to call a View in a controller from a Theme before. — ErMasca, Jul 26 '14 at 15:58

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 26 '14 at 15:04

@ErMasca this was copy-paste error actually code is right - .cshtml

new RouteDescriptor {
                Priority = -15,
                Route = new Route(
                    "/App/views/{viewName}.cshtml",
                    new RouteValueDictionary {
                        {"area", "Durandal"},
                        {"controller", "DurandalView"},
                        {"action", "Get"}
                    },
                    new RouteValueDictionary(),
                    new RouteValueDictionary {
                        {"area", "Durandal"}
                    },
                    new MvcRouteHandler())
            }

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:20

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So it looks like, you are creating your Controller in a Theme.
Why dont you try to build it as a module first.
Going through some tutorials will not harm as Orchard powerful extensibility capabilities take a bit to tune in to.
Orchard Tutorials
Having said that,...
1. Create a Module
2. Add your Routing
3. Create your Get Action
4. Get your View under the Module's Views folder, probably in a folder called DurandalView like the controller.

Then you're left with calling the view. Why don't you just try return View(viewName);
You could also have a look at this related question on how to call diferent views SO Question. There, you will be able to see why your ~/App/Views.. will never work. or will not work with the actual folder structure.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:20

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answered Jul 26 '14 at 16:30

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Yes I don't know why but when I made it as module it works?!! – user3877350 Jul 28 '14 at 14:02
You might need to read on MVC (convention over configuration?), also Themes are not meant for that. – ErMasca Jul 30 '14 at 17:58

Orchard routing rule

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