Routing to Controller Actions

[danroth27]

ASP.NET MVC -> Controllers -> Routing to Controller Actions

• Relationship to middleware (Routing #61)
• Startup code and relationship to MVC route handler
• Attribute routing
  • [Route], [Http*]
  • Routes on controller vs actions
  • Inheritance
  • Token replacement in route templates ([controller], [action], [area])
  • Custom route attributes using IRouteTemplateProvider
  • Pointer to using Application Model to customize attribute routes
• Conventional routing
  • Mapping of action/area/controller maps to a controller action (action selection)
• Action constraints
  • HTTP method constraints
  • Custom constraints

[pranavkm]

cc @ssargent

[atrauzzi]

Is there going to be any way to create route configuration files that point directly to controllers? There still seems to be quite a heavy focus on attribute routing. This ticket explains some of the things I'd hope to see made available.

[danroth27]

Some existing content we might leverage: http://www.asp.net/web-api/overview/web-api-routing-and-actions/attribute-routing-in-web-api-2

[atrauzzi]

@danroth27 - I meant, not using attribute routing. "route configuration files that point directly to controllers".

Attribute and in-code routes are a somewhat dated practice compared to what other mature frameworks out there are doing.

[davidfowl]

This is about documenting the existing features. Use that ticket to further ask for things (or open a new one) but this issue isn't about adding new features.

[njasm]

o_O

[danroth27]

Initial content in PR: #602

[ar27111994]

Any way to map routes in a separate file / class? @danroth27 @atrauzzi

[NinoFloris]

I have searched everywhere for some content on how to handle custom inline route constraints in MVC 6. Are they still in?

[ardalis]

When you say custom, you mean beyond the ones that are available here?
https://github.com/aspnet/Routing/blob/1.0.0-rc1/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Routing/RouteOptions.cs

[PeterBocan]

Any updates on this issue? I would appreciate some documentation on this topic :) ... would older documentation work until then?

[danroth27]

It's in progress

[glangdonvt]

I'd be happy to be a test-subject for your documentation when you feel it's ready. I'm about 200 hours into working with MVC/webapi after about 25 years of software engineering experience. george@rcxrules.com.

[Rick-Anderson]

fixed by https://docs.asp.net/en/latest/mvc/controllers/routing.html