Boxed.AspNetCore.md

Boxed.AspNetCore

Provides ASP.NET Core middleware, MVC filters, extension methods and helper code for an ASP.NET Core project.

Fluent Interface Extensions

• ASP.NET Core Fluent Interface Extensions

ILoggingBuilder Extensions

loggingBuilder
    .AddIfElse(
        hostingEnvironment.IsDevelopment(),
        x => x.AddConsole(...).AddDebug(),
        x => x.AddSerilog(...));

IConfiguration Extensions

this.configuration = new ConfigurationBuilder()
    .SetBasePath(hostingEnvironment.ContentRootPath)
    .AddJsonFile("config.json")
    .AddJsonFile($"config.{hostingEnvironment.EnvironmentName}.json", optional: true)
    .AddIf(
        hostingEnvironment.IsDevelopment(),
        x => x.AddUserSecrets())
    .AddEnvironmentVariables()
    .AddApplicationInsightsSettings(developerMode: !hostingEnvironment.IsProduction())
    .Build();

IApplicationBuilder Extensions

application
    .UseIfElse(
        environment.IsDevelopment(),
        x => x.UseDeveloperExceptionPage(),
        x => x.UseStatusCodePagesWithReExecute("/error/{0}/"))
    .UseIf(
        environment.IsStaging(),
        x => x.UseStagingSpecificMiddleware())
    .UseStaticFiles()
    .UseMvc();

SEO Friendly URL's

• SEO Friendly URL's for ASP.NET Core

[HttpGet("product/{id}/{title}", Name = "GetProduct")]
public IActionResult GetProduct(int id, string title)
{
    var product = this.productRepository.Find(id);
    if (product == null)
    {
        return this.NotFound();
    }

    // Get the actual friendly version of the title.
    string friendlyTitle = FriendlyUrlHelper.GetFriendlyTitle(product.Title);

    // Compare the title with the friendly title.
    if (!string.Equals(friendlyTitle, title, StringComparison.Ordinal))
    {
        // If the title is null, empty or does not match the friendly title, return a 301 Permanent
        // Redirect to the correct friendly URL.
        return this.RedirectToRoutePermanent("GetProduct", new { id = id, title = friendlyTitle });
    }

    // The URL the client has browsed to is correct, show them the view containing the product.
    return this.View(product);
}

Canonical URL's

• Canonical URL's for ASP.NET Core