.NET Core (Part 1)

Creating a REST API Service using Microsoft's cross-platform framework.

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Creating a REST project using Dotnet Command Line Interface (CLI)

$ dotnet new webapi
$ dotnet new gitignore
$ dotnet run

Example Controller

Creating a Book class

$ code .
Add Book class

Book.cs

Books REST Controller

Add BooksController class

BooksController.cs

dotnet run

$ dotnet run

https://localhost:5001/books

https://localhost:5001/books/1788395549

https://localhost:5001/books/1234567890

Swagger

Notice that by default Swagger is available.

https://localhost:5001/swagger/index.html

Startup

Support for Swagger is added in the project's Startup.cs file

Startup.cs

Static files

Static files can be added to a wwwroot folder in a Dotnet Core webapi project.

The static files can be image files, html files and javascript files.

To enable the static files add "app.UseStaticFiles();" to Startup.cs as shown below.

app.UseStaticFiles()

React client

The static files can be a React app that calls the REST API exposed by the (same) Dotnet Core project.

App.js

index.html

Running React/Dotnet Core app

haddley_power_app_api

The BooksController code can be extended to support POST, PUT and DELETE actions

.NET Core (Part 1)

Creating a REST API Service using Microsoft's cross-platform framework.

Creating a REST project using Dotnet Command Line Interface (CLI)

Creating a Book class

Book.cs

Books REST Controller

BooksController.cs

dotnet run

Swagger

Startup

Startup.cs

Static files

React client

App.js

index.html

haddley_power_app_api

BookController.cs

References

Static files in ASP.NET Core

.NET Core (Part 2)