Expand MVC API to all controllers

Question

I added the AspNet.WebAPI to my existing MVC project with help from this post:

How to add Web API to an existing ASP.NET MVC (5) Web Application project?

It basically adds the following controller:

public class APIController : ApiController
{
    // GET api/<controller>
    public IEnumerable<string> Get()
    {
        return new string[] { "value1", "value2" };
    }
...

And this in the App_Start:

namespace WebApplication1
{
public static class WebApiConfig
{
    public static void Register(HttpConfiguration config)
    {
        // TODO: Add any additional configuration code.

        // Web API routes
        config.MapHttpAttributeRoutes();

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

        // WebAPI when dealing with JSON & JavaScript!
        // Setup json serialization to serialize classes to camel (std. Json format)
        var formatter = GlobalConfiguration.Configuration.Formatters.JsonFormatter;
        formatter.SerializerSettings.ContractResolver =
            new     Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.CamelCasePropertyNamesContractResolver();

        }
    }
}

This works, but for just for mysite/api/API How do I expand this to work with the rest of my existing controllers (for example mysite/api/CLIENTs)?

From looking at the code, it seems it should just work. I even tried putting "Get" functions in the other controllers but no luck. Actually I don't know why /API works--is it reading the file name of the controller?

So basically, I am looking for advice on where to go next--do I put code in each individual controller, or put many calls in my existing "APIController", or neither.

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 24 '16 at 18:08

The controller it added is just an example of a WebAPI controller. You can add more. For example:

public class ClientsController : ApiController
{
    public IEnumerable<Client> Get()
    {
        // return a collection of clients
    }

    // etc.
}

Since they inherit from different base classes, you'll need to keep your MVC controllers and API controllers separate. So just add API controllers for your API methods.

Expand MVC API to all controllers

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