IntroApi

This is an Web Api Walkthrough

To start the project from the Visual Studio follow these steps:

1. Opened VS, new project, ASP.NET Application (.NET Framework)
2. Name WebApi
3. Select Web API
   *keep MVC and API checked
   *change authentication to no authentication
4. Click OK and let VS build project
5. Add the Chinook Connedtion string to the Web.config
6. Make a Model for Artist
7. Make a ApplicationDbContext class in the Models folder
8. Make a ArtistController by right clicking on the Controllers folder and selecting Add => Web API controller class
   *Name the class ArtistController.cs
9. Install Entity Framework into the project 10.Add properties to the Artist.cs class Set-up the ApplicationDbContext.cs class (same as MVC)
   *Add: config.Formatters.JsonFormatter.SupportedMediaTypes.Add(new MediaTypeHeaderValue("text/html")); to the App_Start.WebApiConfig.cs file
   *Run and appended /api/artist to the url to bring back a list of artists.