attribute routing is possible with self host?

Question

User264732274 posted
I have plan to host my api in windows service but i do not know attribute routing will work when web api will be hosted in win service.

If i need to follow any special steps for this then plzz guide me. I search google for article on web api attribute routing with self host but found none.

Answer 1

User-782232518 posted

Duplicate to http://forums.asp.net/t/2100847.aspx?How+to+self+host+web+api+in+console+apps+when+multiple+controller+is+there

Answer 2

User36583972 posted

Hi  sudip_inn,

attribute routing is possible with self host

Yes. You can refer the following code.

1: Startup.cs

   class Startup
    {
        // This code configures Web API. The Startup class is specified as a type
        // parameter in the WebApp.Start method.
        public void Configuration(IAppBuilder appBuilder)
        {
            appBuilder.Use((context, next) =>
            {
                context.Response.Headers.Remove("Server");
                return next.Invoke();
            });
            appBuilder.UseStageMarker(PipelineStage.PostAcquireState);

            // Configure Web API for self-host. 
            HttpConfiguration config = new HttpConfiguration();
            //// Web API routes
            config.MapHttpAttributeRoutes();
            config.Routes.MapHttpRoute(
                name: "DefaultApi",
                routeTemplate: "api/{controller}/{id}",
                defaults: new { id = RouteParameter.Optional }
            );   
            appBuilder.UseWebApi(config);
        }

    }

2: ValuesController.cs:

 [RoutePrefix("api/Values")]
    public class ValuesController : ApiController
    {
        // GET api/values 
        [Route("TestGet1")]
        public IEnumerable<string> Get()
        {
            return new string[] { "value1", "value2" };
        }

        // GET api/values/TestGet2/5 
        [Route("TestGet2")]
        public string Get(int id)
        {
            return "value";
        }

        // POST api/values 
        [Route("")]
        public void Post([FromBody]string value)
        {
        }

        // PUT api/values/5 
        [Route("")]
        public void Put(int id, [FromBody]string value)
        {
        }

        // DELETE api/values/5 
        [Route("")]
        public void Delete(int id)
        {
        }
    }

3: Program.cs:

    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            string baseAddress = "http://localhost:9000/";

            // Start OWIN host 
            using (WebApp.Start<Startup>(url: baseAddress))
            {
                // Create HttpCient and make a request to api/values 
                HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
                HttpResponseMessage response = client.GetAsync(baseAddress + "api/Values/TestGet1").Result;
                response.Headers.Remove("Server");
                Console.WriteLine(response);
                Console.WriteLine(response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync
                    ().Result);
                Console.ReadLine();
            }
           
        }
    }

Best Regards,

Yohann Lu

Answer 3

User264732274 posted

thanks for your nice code but i have plan not to use OWIN with self host. when i will not use then how could i turn on attribute routing. please discuss with code example. thanks