Question

I am trying to write my 1st REST service in servicestack and ormlite. It's not going too bad.

I have managed to write the code that displays all records, records based on and ID and delete a record based on an ID.

Now I am moving onto adding and editing a record and I am getting confused about how to get the data from the request body of the call.

I am doing a

POST: http://localhost:7571/equipment/create/123

with the request body of

[{"eMCo":"1","equipment":"DP112","location":"Field","manufacturer":"","model":"","modelYr":"2013","vinNumber":"","description":"Trevor","status":"A","attachToEquip":"BR118","licensePlateNo":""}]

But in my service I cannot work out how to access the request body data in this function:

public object Post(EMEMTrev request)
    {
        var dbFactory = new OrmLiteConnectionFactory("Data Source=(local);Initial Catalog=Kent;Integrated Security=True", SqlServerDialect.Provider);
        using (IDbConnection db = dbFactory.OpenDbConnection())
        {
            //base.Request.FormData[""]
            db.Insert(request);
        }
        return null;
    }

Here is the complete code... If you can point out ANYTHING I am doing wrong please do !

using ServiceStack;
using ServiceStack.OrmLite;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Data;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;

namespace ViewPoint
{
[Api("Enables viewiing, creation, updating and deletion of equipment from the EMEM table.")]
[Route("/equipment", "GET")]
[Route("/equipment/detail/{equipment}", "GET")]
[Route("/equipment/delete/{equipment}", "DELETE")]
[Route("/equipment/update/{equipment}", "PATCH")]
[Route("/equipment/create/{equipment}", "POST")]

public class EMEMTrev
{
    public string eMCo { get; set; }
    public string equipment { get; set; }
    public string Location { get; set; }
    public string Manufacturer { get; set; }
    public string Model { get; set; }
    public string ModelYr { get; set; }
    public string VINNumber { get; set; }
    public string Description { get; set; }
    public string Status { get; set; }
    public string AttachToEquip { get; set; }
    public string LicensePlateNo { get; set; }
}

public class EMEMTrevResponse
{
    public string eMCo { get; set; }
    public string equipment { get; set; }
    public string Location { get; set; }
    public string Manufacturer { get; set; }
    public string Model { get; set; }
    public string ModelYr { get; set; }
    public string VINNumber { get; set; }
    public string Description { get; set; }
    public string Status { get; set; }
    public string AttachToEquip { get; set; }
    public string LicensePlateNo { get; set; }
    public ResponseStatus ResponseStatus { get; set; } //Where Exceptions get auto-serialized
}


public class EquipmentService : Service
{
    public object Get(EMEMTrev request)
    {
        var dbFactory = new OrmLiteConnectionFactory("Data Source=(local);Initial Catalog=Kent;Integrated Security=True", SqlServerDialect.Provider);
        using (IDbConnection db = dbFactory.OpenDbConnection())
        {
            if (request.equipment == null)
            {
                List<EMEMTrev> results = db.Select<EMEMTrev>();
                return results;
            }
            else
            {
                List<EMEMTrev> results = db.Select<EMEMTrev>(p => p.Where(ev => ev.equipment == request.equipment));
                return results;
            }

        }
    }
    public object Delete(EMEMTrev request)
    {
        var dbFactory = new OrmLiteConnectionFactory("Data Source=(local);Initial Catalog=Kent;Integrated Security=True", SqlServerDialect.Provider);
        using (IDbConnection db = dbFactory.OpenDbConnection())
        {
            db.Delete<EMEMTrev>(p => p.Where(ev => ev.equipment == request.equipment));
        }
        return null;
    }

    public object Post(EMEMTrev request)
    {
        var dbFactory = new OrmLiteConnectionFactory("Data Source=(local);Initial Catalog=Kent;Integrated Security=True", SqlServerDialect.Provider);
        using (IDbConnection db = dbFactory.OpenDbConnection())
        {
            //base.Request.FormData[""]
            db.Insert(request);
        }
        return null;
    }

    public object Patch(EMEMTrev request)
    {
        var dbFactory = new OrmLiteConnectionFactory("Data Source=(local);Initial Catalog=Kent;Integrated Security=True", SqlServerDialect.Provider);
        using (IDbConnection db = dbFactory.OpenDbConnection())
        {
            db.Update(request);
        }
        return null;
    }
}
}

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks

UPDATED CODE:

ServiceEquipment.cs

using ServiceStack;
using ServiceStack.OrmLite;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Data;
using System.Linq;
using System.Net;
using System.Web;

namespace ViewPoint
{
[Api("Enables viewiing, creation, updating and deletion of equipment from the EMEM table. Use a POST to create an EMEM or a PUT to update one.")]
[Route("/equipment", "GET,POST,PUT")]
[Route("/equipment/{equipment}", "GET,DELETE")]

public class EMEMTrev
{
        public string eMCo { get; set; }
        public string equipment { get; set; }
        public string location { get; set; }
        public string manufacturer { get; set; }
        public string model { get; set; }
        public string modelYr { get; set; }
        public string vinNumber { get; set; }
        public string description { get; set; }
        public string status { get; set; }
        public string attachToEquip { get; set; }
        public string licensePlateNo { get; set; }

}

public class EMEMTrevResponse
{
    public EMEMTrev emem { get; set; }
    public ResponseStatus ResponseStatus { get; set; } //Where Exceptions get auto-serialized
}


public class EquipmentService : Service
{
    public object Get(EMEMTrev request)
    {
        var dbFactory = new OrmLiteConnectionFactory("Data Source=(local);Initial Catalog=Kent;Integrated Security=True", SqlServerDialect.Provider);
                    using (IDbConnection db = dbFactory.OpenDbConnection())
        {
            if (request == null)
            {
                List<EMEMTrev> results = db.Select<EMEMTrev>();
                return results;
            }
            else
            {
                List<EMEMTrev> results = db.Select<EMEMTrev>(p => p.Where(ev => ev.equipment == request.equipment));

                return results;
            }

        }
    }
    public object Delete(EMEMTrev request)
    {
        var dbFactory = new OrmLiteConnectionFactory("Data Source=(local);Initial Catalog=Kent;Integrated Security=True", SqlServerDialect.Provider);
        using (IDbConnection db = dbFactory.OpenDbConnection())
        {
            db.Delete<EMEMTrev>(p => p.Where(ev => ev.equipment == request.equipment));
        }
        return new HttpResult
        {
            StatusCode = HttpStatusCode.NoContent,
            Headers =
                           {
                               {HttpHeaders.Location, this.Request.AbsoluteUri.CombineWith(request.equipment)}
                           }
        };
    }

    public object Post(EMEMTrev request)
    {
        var dbFactory = new OrmLiteConnectionFactory("Data Source=(local);Initial Catalog=Kent;Integrated Security=True", SqlServerDialect.Provider);
        using (IDbConnection db = dbFactory.OpenDbConnection())
        {
            db.Insert(request);
        }
        return new HttpResult()
        {
            StatusCode = HttpStatusCode.Created,
            Headers =
                           {
                               {HttpHeaders.Location, base.Request.AbsoluteUri.CombineWith(request.equipment)}
                           }
        };
    }

    public object Put(EMEMTrev request)
    {
        var dbFactory = new OrmLiteConnectionFactory("Data Source=(local);Initial Catalog=Kent;Integrated Security=True", SqlServerDialect.Provider);
        using (IDbConnection db = dbFactory.OpenDbConnection())
        {
            db.Update(request);
        }
        return new HttpResult
        {
            StatusCode = HttpStatusCode.NoContent,
            Headers =
                           {
                               {HttpHeaders.Location, base.Request.AbsoluteUri.CombineWith(request.equipment)}
                           }
        };
    }
}

}

AppHost.cs:

using System.Configuration;
using ServiceStack;
using ServiceStack.Auth;
using ServiceStack.Configuration;
using ServiceStack.Data;
using ServiceStack.OrmLite;

[assembly: WebActivator.PreApplicationStartMethod(typeof(ViewPoint.App_Start.AppHost), "Start")]


/**
* Entire ServiceStack Starter Template configured with a 'Hello' Web Service and a 'Todo' Rest Service.
*
* Auto-Generated Metadata API page at: /metadata
* See other complete web service examples at: https://github.com/ServiceStack/ServiceStack.Examples
*/

namespace ViewPoint.App_Start
{
public class AppHost : AppHostBase
{       
    public AppHost() //Tell ServiceStack the name and where to find your web services
        : base("StarterTemplate ASP.NET Host", typeof(EquipmentService).Assembly) { }

    public override void Configure(Funq.Container container)
    {
        //Set JSON web services to return idiomatic JSON camelCase properties
        ServiceStack.Text.JsConfig.EmitCamelCaseNames = true;

        //Configure User Defined REST Paths
        //Routes
        //  .Add<Hello>("/hello")
        //  .Add<Hello>("/hello/{Name*}");

        //Uncomment to change the default ServiceStack configuration
        //SetConfig(new HostConfig {
        //});

        //Enable Authentication
        //ConfigureAuth(container);

        //Register all your dependencies
        //container.Register(new TodoRepository());         
    }

    /* Example ServiceStack Authentication and CustomUserSession */
    private void ConfigureAuth(Funq.Container container)
    {
        var appSettings = new AppSettings();

        //Default route: /auth/{provider}
        Plugins.Add(new AuthFeature(() => new CustomUserSession(),
            new IAuthProvider[] {
                new CredentialsAuthProvider(appSettings), 
                new FacebookAuthProvider(appSettings), 
                new TwitterAuthProvider(appSettings), 
                new BasicAuthProvider(appSettings), 
            })); 

        //Default route: /register
        Plugins.Add(new RegistrationFeature()); 

        //Requires ConnectionString configured in Web.Config
        var connectionString = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["AppDb"].ConnectionString;
        container.Register<IDbConnectionFactory>(c =>
            new OrmLiteConnectionFactory(connectionString, SqlServerDialect.Provider));

        container.Register<IUserAuthRepository>(c =>
            new OrmLiteAuthRepository(c.Resolve<IDbConnectionFactory>()));

        container.Resolve<IUserAuthRepository>().InitSchema();
    }

    public static void Start()
    {
        new AppHost().Init();
    }
}

}

Was it helpful?

Solution

Your problem is to do with the case difference between your JSON data and your DTO. The mapping is case sensitive. The equipment parameter is populated because the case matches, but the rest of the properties don't.

You can solve this by adding this line to your AppHost Configuration.

JsConfig.EmitCamelCaseNames = true;

This sets the serializer to map the location in your JSON data to Location in your DTO and the other properties, and handles the conversion back when you serialize.

So you can then access the property on the request parameter, and not through the raw data.

Your service looks OK. I can't immediately see any issue with it, I think the issue may then lie with how you are calling the service.

These methods below will help with debugging the issue. I recommend that you try calling the client using this simple HTML page, and see if you get the required fields populated.

Create a file, call it test.html and put it in the bin folder with your ServiceStack service assembly, and navigate to your service path http://localhost:7571/test.html.

<!doctype html>
<html>
    <head>
        <title>Test</title>
        <script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.10.2/jquery.min.js"></script>
        <script>
            function send()
            {
                // Send data to the service
                $.ajax({
                    type: "POST",
                    url: "/equipment/create/DP112",
                    contentType: "application/json",
                    data: JSON.stringify({
                        eMCo: "1",
                        equipment: "DP112",
                        location: "Field",
                        manufacturer: "",
                        model: "",
                        modelYr: "2013",
                        vinNumber: "",
                        description: "Trevor",
                        status: "A",
                        attachToEquip: "BR118",
                        licensePlateNo: ""
                    })
                }).done(function(result){

                });
            }
        </script>
</head>
<body>
    <button onclick="send()">Send Request</button>
</body>
</html>

This html file should provide a properly formed request.

Also consider adding the Request Logger, by adding this line to your AppHost Configure. Then go to http://localhost:7571/requestlogs. See here for more information.

Plugins.Add(new RequestLogsFeature());

Request ContentType:

If the correct content type is not set on the client request then ServiceStack will not populate the values into the request. Setting the contentType on the request to application/json works.

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