Pro ASP.NET MVC 3 Framework Third Edition
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Pro ASP.NET MVC 3 Framework Third Edition ADAM FREEMAN STEVEN SANDERSON ApressB Contents J About the Authors xxiii About the Technical Reviewer xxiv Acknowledgments xxv Part 1: Introducing ASP.NET MVC 3 1 Chapter 1: What's the Big Idea? 3 A Brief History of Web Development 3 Traditional ASP.NET Web Forms 5 What's Wrong with ASP.NET Web Forms? 6 Web Development Today 7 Web Standards and REST 7 Agile and Test-Driven Development 7 Ruby on Rails 8 Sinatra 8 Node.js 9 Key Benefits of ASP.NET MVC 9 MVC Architecture 10 Extensibility 10 Tight Control over HTML and HTTP 11 Testability 11 Powerful Routing System 11 Built on the Best Parts of the ASP.NET Platform 12 Modern API 12 ASP.NET MVC Is Open Source 13 Who Should Use ASP.NET MVC? 13 Comparisons with ASP.NET Web Forms 13 Migrating from Web Forms to MVC 14 Comparisons with Ruby on Rails 14 Comparisons with MonoRail 14 What's New in ASP.NET MVC 3 15 Summary 15 Chapter 2: Getting Ready 17 Preparing the Workstation , 17 Installing Visual Studio 2010 17 Installing the Essential Software 19 Installing Optional Components 21 Preparing the Server 22 Enabling the Web Server Role 23 Installing Additional Components 25 Setting up Web Deployment , 26 Getting Further Information 30 Summary 30 Chapter 3: Your First MVC Application 31 Creating a New ASP.NET MVC Project .31 Adding the First Controller 33 Understanding Routes 36 Rendering Web Pages 37 Creating and Rendering a View 37 Adding Dynamic Output 41 Creating a Simple Data-Entry Application 42 Setting the Scene 42 Designing a Data Model 43 Linking Action Methods 44 Building the Form 47 Handling Forms 51 Adding Validation 54 Completing the Example 59 Summary 61 Chapter 4: The MVC Pattern 63 The History of MVC 63 Understanding the MVC Pattern 64 Understanding the Domain Model 64 The ASP.NET Implementation of MVC 65 Comparing MVC to Other Patterns 66 Understanding the Smart Ul Pattern 66 Applying Domain-Driven Development 69 Modeling an Example Domain 70 Ubiquitous Language 70 Aggregates and Simplification 71 Defining Repositories 73 Building Loosely Coupled Components 73 Using Dependency Injection 74 An MVC-Specific Dependency Injection Example 76 Using a Dependency Injection Container 77 Getting Started with Automated Testing 78 Understanding Unit Testing 78 Understanding Integration Testing 87 Summary , 88 Chapter 5: Essential Language Features 89 Essential C# Features 89 Using Automatically Implemented Properties 89 Using Object and Collection Initializers 92 Using Extension Methods 94 Using Lambda Expressions 99 Using Automatic Type Inference 101 Using Anonymous Types 102 Performing Language Integrated Queries 103 Understanding Razor Syntax 110 Creating the Project 110 Examining a Basic Razor View 114 Summary 124 Chapter 6: Essential Tools for MVC .125 Using Ninject 125 Creating the Project 128 Getting Started with Ninject 129 Creating Chains of Dependency 130 Specifying Property and Parameter Values 132 Using Self-Binding 133 Binding to a Derived Type 134 Using Conditional Binding 135 Applying Ninject to ASP.NET MVC 137 Unit Testing with Visual Studio 138 Creating the Project 139 Creating Unit Tests 141 Running the Unit Tests (and Failing) 146 Implementing the Feature 147 Using Moq 148 Adding Moq to the Visual Studio Project 148 Creating a Mock with Moq 148 Unit Testing with Moq 151 Verifying with Moq 153 Summary 153 Chapter 7: SportsStore: A Real Application 155 Getting Started 156 Creating the Visual Studio Solution and Projects 156 Adding References 158 Setting Up the Dl Container 159 Starting the Application 160 Starting the Domain Model 162 Creating an Abstract Repository 163 Making a Mock Repository 163 Displaying a List of Products 164 Adding a Controller 164 Adding the View 165 Setting the Default Route 167 Running the Application 168 Preparing a Database 168 Creating the Database 169 Defining the Database Schema 170 Adding Data to the Database 172 Creating the Entity Framework Context 173 Creating the Product Repository 175 Adding Pagination 176 Displaying Page Links 179 Improving the URLs 187 Styling the Content 188 Defining Common Content in the Layout 189 Adding CSS Rules 190 Creating a Partial View 191 Summary 194 Chapter 8: SportsStore: Navigation and Cart , 195 Adding Navigation Controls 195 Filtering the Product List 195 Refining the URL Scheme 198 Building a Category Navigation Menu 201 Correcting the Page Count 210 Building the Shopping Cart 213 Defining the Cart Entity 213 Adding the Add to Cart Buttons 217 Implementing the Cart Controller 218 Displaying the Contents of the Cart 220 Using Model Binding 223 Creating a Custom Model Binder 224 Completing the Cart 228 Removing Items from the Cart 228 Adding the Cart Summary 230 Submitting Orders 233 Extending the Domain Model 233 Adding the Checkout Process 234 Implementing the Order Processor 238 Registering the Implementation 241 Completing the Cart Controller 241 Displaying Validation Errors 245 Displaying a Summary Page 246 Summary 248 Chapter 9: SportsStore: Administration 249 Adding Catalog Management 249 Creating a CRUD Controller 250 Rendering a Grid of Products in the Repository 252 Creating a New Layout 253 Implementing the List View 255 Editing Products 260 Creating New Products 275 Deleting Products 276 Securing the Administration Features 279 Setting Up Forms Authentication 280 Applying Authorization with Filters 281 Creating the Authentication Provider 282 Creating the Account Controller 284 Creating the View 285 Image Uploads 290 Extending the Database 290 Enhancing the Domain Model 290 Updating the Entity Framework Conceptual Model 291 Creating the Upload User Interface Elements 292 Saving Images to the Database 293 Implementing the Getlmage Action Method 294 Displaying Product Images 298 Summary 299 Part 2: ASP.NET MVC 3 in Detail 301 303 Chapter 10: Overview of MVC Projects , Working with Visual Studio MVC Projects 303 Using the Internet and Intranet Application Controllers 308 Understanding MVC Conventions 309 Debugging MVC Applications 310 Creating the Project 310 Launching the Visual Studio Debugger 311 Causing the Visual Studio Debugger to Break 312 Using Edit and Continue 317 Project-Wide Dependency Injection 321 Summary 323 Chapter 11: URLs, Routing, and Areas 325 Introducing the Routing System 325 Creating the Routing Project 326 Introducing URL Patterns 327 Creating and Registering a Simple Route 329 Defining Default Values 334 Using Static URL Segments 336 Defining Custom Segment Variables 340 Defining Optional URL Segments 342 Defining Variable-Length Routes 344 Prioritizing Controllers by Namespaces 346 Constraining Routes 349 Routing Requests for Disk Files 354 Bypassing the Routing System 357 Generating Outgoing URLs 358 Preparing the Project 358 Generating Outgoing URLs in Views 359 Generating Outgoing URLs in Action Methods 366 Generating a URL from a Specific Route 367 Customizing the Routing System 368 Creating a Custom RouteBase Implementation 368 Creating a Custom Route Handler 373 Working with Areas 374 Creating an Area 375 Populating an Area 377 Resolving the Ambiguous Controller Issue 379 Generating Links to Actions in Areas 380 URL Schema Best Practices 381 Make Your URLs Clean and Human-Friendly 381 GET and POST: Pick the Right One 382 Summary 383 Chapter 12: Controllers and Actions 385 Introducing the Controller 385 Preparing the Project 385 Creating a Controller with IController 385 Creating a Controller by Deriving from the Controller Class 387 Receiving Input 389 Getting Data from Context Objects 389 Using Action Method Parameters 391 Producing Output 393 Understanding Action Results 395 Returning HTML by Rendering a View 399 Passing Data from an Action Method to a View 403 Performing Redirections 409 Returning Text Data 414 Returning XML Data 416 Returning JSON Data 417 Returning Files and Binary Data 418 Returning Errors and HTTP Codes .- 421 Creating a Custom Action Result 423 Summary 426 Chapter 13: Filters 427 Using Filters 427 Introducing the Four Basic Types of Filters 429 Applying Filters to Controllers and Action Methods 430 Using Authorization Filters 431 Using Exception Filters 437 Using Action and Result Filters 442 Using Other Filter Features 448 Using the Built-in Filters 454 Summary 459 Chapter 14: Controller Extensibility 461 Request Processing Pipeline Components 461 Creating a Controller Factory 461 Defining a Custom Controller Factory 462 Registering a Custom Controller Factory 464 Working with the Built-in Controller Factory 464 Prioritizing Namespaces 465 Customizing DefaultControllerFactory Controller Creation 466 Creating a Custom Action Invoker 468 Using the Built-in Action Invoker 470 Using a Custom Action Name 470 Using Action Method Selection 472 Using Action Method Selectors to Support REST Services 475 Improving Performance with Specialized Controllers 478 Using Sessionless Controllers 478 Using Asynchronous Controllers 480 Summary 491 Chapter 15: Views 493 Creating a Custom View Engine 493 Creating a Custom IView 495 Creating an IViewEngine Implementation 496 Registering a Custom View Engine 497 Working with the Razor Engine 500 Understanding Razor View Rendering 500 Adding Dependency Injection to Razor Views 502 Configuring the View Search Locations 503 Adding Dynamic Content to a Razor View 505 Using Inline Code 506 Using HTML Helpers 512 Creating an Inline HTML Helper 513 Creating an External Helper Method 514 Using the Built-in HTML Helpers 516 Using Sections 532 Testing For Sections 535 Rendering Optional Sections 535 Using Partial Views 536 Creating a Partial View 536 Using Strongly