protected override Task <HttpResponseMessage> SendAsync(
HttpRequestMessage request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
{
if (request.Method == HttpMethod.Options)
{
// Get the controller and id values
var controllerRequested = request.GetRouteData().Values["controller"] as string;
var idRequested = request.GetRouteData().Values["id"] as string;
// Collector for the supported methods
IEnumerable <string> supportedMethods = ApiExplorerService.GetSupportedMethods(controllerRequested, idRequested);
// The controllerRequested does not exist, so return HTTP 404
if (!supportedMethods.Any())
{
return(Task.Factory.StartNew(() => request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.NotFound)));
}
return(Task.Factory.StartNew(() =>
{
var resp = new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.OK);
string methods = string.Join(",", supportedMethods);
// For standard requests, add the 'Allow' header
resp.Content = new StringContent("");
resp.Content.Headers.Add("Allow", methods);
// For Ajax requests
resp.Headers.Add("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "*");
resp.Headers.Add("Access-Control-Allow-Methods", methods);
return resp;
}));
}
return(base.SendAsync(request, cancellationToken));
}
public override void WriteToStream(Type type, object value, Stream writeStream, System.Text.Encoding content)
{
using (var writer = new StreamWriter(writeStream))
{
// First, create a package to hold the results
var pkg = new ICTMediaType();
if (value != null)
{
// Determine the pattern by gathering query characteristics
// How many segments, after the fixed "/api/ segments
// ==================================================
// Will always have something in it
var segments = HttpContext.Current.Request.Url.Segments;
// Remove the first two segments, / and api/
// This will leave only the controller name and whatever follows that
var segmentsCount = segments.Length - 2;
// Do we have a query string?
// ==========================
var query = HttpContext.Current.Request.QueryString;
// If there's no query string, it does not blow up
var queryCount = query.Count;
// If there's no query string, this value is zero
// Get the route data, look for integer "id" property
// ==================================================
HttpRequestMessage hrm = HttpContext.Current.Items["MS_HttpRequestMessage"] as HttpRequestMessage;
var routeData = hrm.GetRouteData();
// Has route template as a string
// Also has or shows "id" as a "parameter"
var rdItem = routeData.Values.SingleOrDefault(r => r.Key == "id");
// We'll get back a kvp with the data, or with nulls for key and value
var idKeyValue = Convert.ToInt32(rdItem.Value);
// If this is zero, then "id" is not in the route data
// If non-zero, "id" is in the route data, and we have the value
// Do we have an integer identifier?
var intId = (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(rdItem.Key)) ? true : false;
// How many items are in the response?
// ===================================
//var isCollection =
// value.GetType().GetInterfaces()
// .Any(i => i.IsGenericType && i.GetGenericTypeDefinition() == typeof(IEnumerable<>));
var isCollection = type.Namespace == "System.Collections.Generic" ? true : false;
var itemCount = 1;
if (isCollection)
{
var items = (ICollection)value;
itemCount = items.Count;
}
// Continue...
var absolutePath = HttpContext.Current.Request.Url.AbsolutePath;
string[] u = absolutePath.Split(new char[] { '/' });
// We will use this later (soon)...
var pattern = 0;
if (isCollection)
{
// Will have zero or more items
// Will either be a get-all
// Or a get-some-filtered
// Come back and fix this later...
pattern = -1;
if (segmentsCount == 1 && queryCount == 0 && idKeyValue == 0)
{
// Get all
// Zero or more items in "value"
// Exactly 1 segment after "/api/", which suggests a collection
// Does not have a query string
// Does NOT have the "id" parameter in the route
pattern = 1;
}
if (segmentsCount == 1 && queryCount > 0 && idKeyValue == 0)
{
// Get some filtered
// Zero or more items in "value"
// Exactly 1 segment after "/api/", which suggests a collection
// Has a query string
// Does NOT have the "id" parameter in the route
pattern = 2;
}
IEnumerable collection = (IEnumerable)value;
int count = 0;
foreach (var item in collection)
{
count++;
IDictionary <string, object> newItem = new ExpandoObject();
// Name and value of the field that holds the identifier
var baseClassName = "";
var idValue = 0;
// Go through the all the properties in an item
foreach (PropertyInfo prop in item.GetType().GetProperties())
{
// N O T I C E
// ###########
// Special processing for the Chinook database
// Each entity class has an identifier with a composite name
// Entity plus Id (e.g. CustomerId)
// Algorithm...
// 1. For each property (except "Id"), add it to newItem
// 2. While looking at each property,
// check whether its name matches the "Entity" plus "Id" pattern
// 3. If yes, create a property named "Id" with the same value
// Safety check, which rejects any property named "Id"
if (!(prop.Name == "Id"))
{
newItem.Add(prop.Name, prop.GetValue(item));
}
// New algorithm...
var objName = "";
// Get the all-but-last character of the URI segment for the "controller"
var possibleBaseType = u[2];
// Remove the plural "s", if present
if (u[2].EndsWith("s", false, null))
{
possibleBaseType = u[2].TrimEnd('s');
}
// Compare the result against a number of rules/checks
if (prop.Name.Length > 2 &&
prop.Name.EndsWith("Id") &&
prop.Name.StartsWith(possibleBaseType, true, null) &&
prop.GetValue(item) is Int32)
{
// Boom, we have located the identifier
objName = possibleBaseType;
}
// We now have the name of the base class
// (but do we need it for anything?)
baseClassName = objName;
// Now do the comparison, if a match, add an "Id" property
objName = objName + "Id";
if (prop.Name.ToLower() == objName.ToLower())
{
newItem.Add("Id", prop.GetValue(item));
// Save the value of this identifier to make the link next/below
idValue = (int)prop.GetValue(item);
}
}
// Add the links (below)
dynamic o = item;
// Get the supported HTTP methods for the item...
// Setup...
object idValueObject;
int idValueInt = 0;
if (newItem.TryGetValue("Id", out idValueObject))
{
idValueInt = (int)idValueObject;
}
// Get the item methods and add a link
var itemMethods = string.Join(",", ApiExplorerService.GetSupportedMethods(u[2], idValueInt.ToString()));
newItem.Add("Link", new link()
{
rel = "item", href = string.Format("{0}/{1}", absolutePath, idValueInt), methods = itemMethods
});
pkg.data.Add(newItem);
}
// Add a link relation for 'self'
pkg.links.Add(new link()
{
rel = "self", href = absolutePath, methods = "GET"
});
// Link relation for 'create', if supported
// Hard-coded for now - we want to make this discoverable
// TODO - make this discoverable ! ! !
if (ApiExplorerService.GetSupportedMethods(u[2], null).Contains("POST"))
{
var postLink = new link()
{
rel = "create", href = absolutePath, methods = "POST"
};
postLink.fields = new List <field>();
postLink.fields.Add(new field {
name = "FirstName", type = "string"
});
postLink.fields.Add(new field {
name = "LastName", type = "string"
});
postLink.fields.Add(new field {
name = "Age", type = "int"
});
pkg.links.Add(postLink);
}
pkg.count = count;
}
else
{
// No, NOT a collection
// Set pattern (come back to this later and fix)
pattern = -1;
IDictionary <string, object> newItem = new ExpandoObject();
// Go through the all the properties in an item
foreach (PropertyInfo prop in value.GetType().GetProperties())
{
newItem.Add(prop.Name, prop.GetValue(value));
}
var itemMethods = string.Join(",", ApiExplorerService.GetSupportedMethods(u[2], u[3]));
newItem.Add("Link", new link()
{
rel = "self", href = absolutePath, methods = itemMethods
});
// Link relation for 'self'
pkg.links.Add(new link()
{
rel = "self", href = absolutePath, methods = itemMethods
});
var controllerMethods = string.Join(",", ApiExplorerService.GetSupportedMethods(u[2], null));
// Link relation for 'collection'
pkg.links.Add(new link()
{
rel = "collection", href = string.Format("/{0}", u[1]), methods = controllerMethods
});
pkg.count = 1;
pkg.data.Add(newItem);
}
}
string json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(pkg, new JsonSerializerSettings()
{
NullValueHandling = NullValueHandling.Ignore
});
var buffer = Encoding.Default.GetBytes(json);
writeStream.Write(buffer, 0, buffer.Length);
writeStream.Flush();
writeStream.Close();
}
}