WebApi vs MVC

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Chaowlert C.

Production WebApi experience on- Samsung Gift- AIS Privilege- InSing (SingTel Social)

Overview

WebApi- Provide REST service- Backend for Mobile Device

- Backend for JavaScript

MVC- Provide Web Page

MVC vs WebApi

MVC WebApi

Model View

HTML

ModelContent

Negotiation

Result

Content Negotiation

- Return format from request- Get format from header, querystring, extension, and more

- Built-in support for json, xml, bson- You can create your own format ie. csv, atom, protobuf.net

Content Negotiation 2

- Accept various input formats from request

- Built-in support for url encoded, json, xml, bson

Queryable / OData

- Query from result set- $top, $skip, $select, $orderby, $inlinecount, $filter, $expand

- Query operation is done from database

Auto resolve action

- Match action without explicitly define- Your url will comply to REST conventionGET /api/product/{id} for retrievePOST /api/product for insertPUT /api/product/{id} for updateDELETE /api/product/{id} for delete

Exception

- Exception is data not html- Http Status Code will tell you error category

400: wrong parameter401: not login403: no authorize404: not found...

Html Help Page

- Create help pages instantly- Utilize xml comments from your codes

Control over Http Pipeline

- Alter Http Request and Response- Control over content- Push stream content- Byte range content- or your own

More!!!

- CORS support (cross domain request)- Support Batch operation- Not need to host on IIS, WebApi is portable

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