wcf-web-api – Tarik Billa

ASP.NET Web API binding with ninject

August 30, 2023 by Tarik

I asked Brad Wilson about this and it has changed in MVC4 RC. GlobalConfiguration.Configuration.ServiceResolver has been moved to GlobalConfiguration.Configuration.DependencyResolver Use this implementation to create a Ninject DependencyResolver for your Web Api: https://gist.github.com/2417226 In NinjectWebCommon.cs: // Register Dependencies RegisterServices(kernel); // Set Web API Resolver GlobalConfiguration.Configuration.DependencyResolver = new NinjectDependencyResolver(kernel);

Unable to authenticate to ASP.NET Web Api service with HttpClient

August 9, 2023 by Tarik

I have investigated the source code of HttpClientHandler (the latest version I was able to get my hands on) and this is what can be found in SendAsync method: // BeginGetResponse/BeginGetRequestStream have a lot of setup work to do before becoming async // (proxy, dns, connection pooling, etc). Run these on a separate thread. // … Read more

Programmatically set InstanceContextMode

August 8, 2023 by Tarik

I’m answering my own question as I’ve found a solution in another answer on stackoverflow, and I think stackoverflow is a great place to search without even having to ask a question, so hopefully I will add to that richness by answering my own question with a link to the other answer and not just … Read more

What’s the difference between WCF Web API and ASP.NET Web API

August 8, 2023 by Tarik

Ive done a little more reading around this and found a few pages by MS people on this: http://wcf.codeplex.com/wikipage?title=How%20to%20Migrate%20from%20WCF%20Web%20API%20to%20ASP.NET%20Web%20API : The WCF Web API abstractions map to ASP.NET Web API roughly as follows WCF Web API -> ASP.NET Web API Service -> Web API controller Operation -> Action Service contract -> Not applicable Endpoint -> … Read more

Difference between WCF, Web API, WCF REST and Web Service?

April 3, 2023 by Tarik

The .Net framework has a number of technologies that allow you to create HTTP services such as Web Service, WCF and now Web API. There are a lot of articles over the internet which may describe to whom you should use. Web Service It is based on SOAP and return data in XML form. It … Read more

moq objects Returns method, should return a null object

January 16, 2023 by Tarik

You don’t indicate what the error was, but this should work: unitOfWork.Setup(m => m.PhysicalTests).Returns((IRepository<PhysicalTest>)null); I suspect you tried to call it with Returns(null), which causes the compiler to complain since Returns is overloaded and it doesn’t know which method should be called. Casting to a specific type removes the ambiguity.

Post an empty body to REST API via HttpClient

October 18, 2022 by Tarik

Use StringContent or ObjectContent which derive from HttpContent or you can use null as HttpContent: var response = await client.PostAsync(requestUri, null);

POSTing JsonObject With HttpClient From Web API

September 22, 2022 by Tarik

With the new version of HttpClient and without the WebApi package it would be: var content = new StringContent(jsonObject.ToString(), Encoding.UTF8, “application/json”); var result = client.PostAsync(url, content).Result; Or if you want it async: var result = await client.PostAsync(url, content);