public bool BindModel(HttpActionContext actionContext, ModelBindingContext bindingContext)
{
if (bindingContext.ModelType != typeof(PostDataModel))
{
return(false);
}
try
{
// Get the content of the request, deserialize into your model object
Task <string> bodyTask = actionContext.Request.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
PostDataModel vm = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <PostDataModel>(bodyTask.Result);
// Retrieve your metadata from your controller. In order to know it is there, have your controller implement an interface with a Metadata property that is accessible.
// Your code shows it as private, you'll need to loosen that up so the ModelBinder has access
var metadata = ((IMetadata)actionContext.ControllerContext.Controller).Metadata;
// do stuff with metadata to validate your object however you wish
vm.PopulateValidationErrors();
// return true if you were able to deserialize this object, false if you couldn't
return(vm != null);
}
catch {
// do logging
return(false);
}
}
public bool BindModel(HttpActionContext actionContext, ModelBindingContext bindingContext)
{
if (bindingContext.ModelType != typeof(PostDataModel))
{
return(false);
}
try
{
// Get the content of the request, deserialize into your model object
Task <string> bodyTask = actionContext.Request.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
PostDataModel vm = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <PostDataModel>(bodyTask.Result);
// Get an instance of your IService and get metadata
var service = (IService)actionContext.ControllerContext.Configuration.DependencyResolver.GetService(typeof(IService));
var metadata = service.GetMetadata();
// this is how you would get the Metadata directly from your controller as long as it was accessible
//var metadata = ((IMetadata)actionContext.ControllerContext.Controller).Metadata;
// do stuff with metadata to validate your object however you wish
vm.PopulateValidationErrors();
// return true if you were able to deserialize this object, false if you couldn't
return(vm != null);
}
catch {
// do logging
return(false);
}
}
