//NOT //public async Task<IActionResult> GetDocumentStats(string fileName) public IActionResult GetDocumentStats(string fileName) { //get the indicated file from the DICTIONARY using the DAO var file = dataAccessObject.GetFileAsString(fileName); //get the word count with the helper FileSpecs fileSpecs = new FileSpecs(fileName); //send the data back to the web page (SPA) as an Http response var obj = fileSpecs.GetSpecsFromStringFile(file); var json = Newtonsoft.Json.JsonConvert.SerializeObject(obj); return(Ok(json)); }