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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.