Workaround for lack of root operator.

Controllers/HomeController.cs

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using Quill.Models;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
 
 namespace Quill.Controllers
 {
@@ -12,16 +13,21 @@ public class HomeController : Controller
         public static readonly string _rawInksDirectory = "/AppData/RawInks/";
         private static readonly string _gameStatesDirectory = "/AppData/GameStates/";
 
+        //_rootPath is a filesystem path, for writing .ink/.jsons. _webAppPath is a URL modifier that is used instead of ~ (tilde, ofc, doesn't work with nginx) 
         private string _rootPath;
+        private string _webAppPath;
 
-        public HomeController(Microsoft.Extensions.PlatformAbstractions.IApplicationEnvironment appEnv)
+        public HomeController(Microsoft.Extensions.PlatformAbstractions.IApplicationEnvironment appEnv, IConfiguration config)
         {
             _rootPath = appEnv.ApplicationBasePath;
+            _webAppPath = config["WebAppPath"];
+
         }
 
         public IActionResult Index()
         {
             ViewBag.SessionGuid = Guid.NewGuid();
+            ViewBag.WebAppPath = _webAppPath;
             return View();
         }
 

README.md

@@ -16,4 +16,6 @@ The .dll and .exe in /lib are compiled against .NET Core (not Mono and not "regu
 
 (Building the Ink runtime and Inklecate against .NET Core are a little tricky. This is a good RC1 resource for setting up a project.json and working through the issues, but be prepared to apply some workaround hacks as well. http://blog.marcgravell.com/2015/11/the-road-to-dnx-part-1.html. Again, when RC2 arrives, at least some things here will change.)
 
+You'll need to revise the WebAppRoot setting in appsettings.json. "/" is a plausible value. This is a substitute for the '~' root operator that you get in ASP.NET on IIS, but don't get with nginx/Kestrel. There's probably a better way to handle this, drop me a note if you know what it is.
+
 You will need to fix the path in /wrap/ink-engine-runtime/project.json to a local path. At least according to Stack Overflow, the wrap feature only works with an absolute path. Hey, we're on the edge here.

Startup.cs

@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-// using System;
-// using System.Collections.Generic;
-// using System.Linq;
-// using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Builder;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Hosting;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
@@ -28,6 +24,8 @@ public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
         {
             // Add framework services.
             services.AddMvc();
+            //MWCTODO: would be nice if we could split between dev/prod for the WebAppRoot setting, look into this a little.
+            services.AddSingleton<IConfiguration>(sp => { return Configuration; } );
         }
 
         // This method gets called by the runtime. Use this method to configure the HTTP request pipeline.
@@ -42,6 +40,7 @@ public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IHostingEnvironment env, ILoggerF
             }
             else
             {
+                //MWCTODO: guess I'd better restore that view that I deleted earlier...
                 app.UseExceptionHandler("/Home/Error");
             }
 

Views/Home/Index.cshtml

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-<h2>@ViewBag.Title</h2>
+@{
+    string webAppPath = (string)ViewBag.WebAppPath;
+}
 
 <form>
     <div class="row">
@@ -55,8 +57,8 @@
 
 <script type="text/javascript">
     var customStorageKey = 'customink';
-    var playInkUrl = '@Url.Content("~/Home/PlayInk")';
-    var continueStoryUrl = '@Url.Content("~/Home/ContinueStory")';
+    var playInkUrl = '@webAppPath' + 'Home/PlayInk';
+    var continueStoryUrl = '@webAppPath' + 'Home/ContinueStory';
     var sessionGuid = '@(((Guid)ViewBag.SessionGuid).ToString())';
     var replayChoices = [];
 

appsettings.json

@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@
       "System": "Information",
       "Microsoft": "Information"
     }
-  }
+  },
+  "WebAppPath" : "/quill/"
 }