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Pro ASP.NET Web API

HTTP Web Services in ASP.NET

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  • With the new ASP.NET Web API framework, HTTP has become a first-class citizen of .NET.
  • Pro ASP.NET Web API shows you how to put this new technology into practice to build flexible, extensible web services that run seamlessly on a range of operating systems and devices.

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxv
  2. Introduction to ASP.NET Web API

    • Tugberk Ugurlu, Alexander Zeitler, Ali Kheyrollahi
    Pages 1-26
  3. Introduction to Asynchronous Programming in .NET

    • Tugberk Ugurlu, Alexander Zeitler, Ali Kheyrollahi
    Pages 27-56
  4. HTTP , REST, and Hypermedia

    • Tugberk Ugurlu, Alexander Zeitler, Ali Kheyrollahi
    Pages 57-74
  5. HttpClient

    • Tugberk Ugurlu, Alexander Zeitler, Ali Kheyrollahi
    Pages 75-94
  6. Sample Application: Application Structure and Domain Model

    • Tugberk Ugurlu, Alexander Zeitler, Ali Kheyrollahi
    Pages 95-139
  7. Sample Application: Building the Web API

    • Tugberk Ugurlu, Alexander Zeitler, Ali Kheyrollahi
    Pages 141-195
  8. Sample Application: Building the Wrapper and Web Client

    • Tugberk Ugurlu, Alexander Zeitler, Ali Kheyrollahi
    Pages 197-214
  9. Routing

    • Tugberk Ugurlu, Alexander Zeitler, Ali Kheyrollahi
    Pages 215-229
  10. Controllers and Actions

    • Tugberk Ugurlu, Alexander Zeitler, Ali Kheyrollahi
    Pages 231-274
  11. Message Handlers

    • Tugberk Ugurlu, Alexander Zeitler, Ali Kheyrollahi
    Pages 275-288
  12. Filters

    • Tugberk Ugurlu, Alexander Zeitler, Ali Kheyrollahi
    Pages 289-324
  13. Media Type Formatters and Model Binding

    • Tugberk Ugurlu, Alexander Zeitler, Ali Kheyrollahi
    Pages 325-363
  14. Input Validation

    • Tugberk Ugurlu, Alexander Zeitler, Ali Kheyrollahi
    Pages 365-413
  15. Dependency Resolution

    • Tugberk Ugurlu, Alexander Zeitler, Ali Kheyrollahi
    Pages 415-430
  16. Unit Testing and Integration Testing

    • Tugberk Ugurlu, Alexander Zeitler, Ali Kheyrollahi
    Pages 431-462
  17. Optimization and Performance

    • Tugberk Ugurlu, Alexander Zeitler, Ali Kheyrollahi
    Pages 463-515
  18. Hosting

    • Tugberk Ugurlu, Alexander Zeitler, Ali Kheyrollahi
    Pages 517-544
  19. Tracing, Logging, and API Documentation

    • Tugberk Ugurlu, Alexander Zeitler, Ali Kheyrollahi
    Pages 545-576
  20. Back Matter

    Pages 577-587

About this book

Pro ASP.NET Web API shows you how to build flexible, extensible web services that run seamlessly on a range of operating systems and devices, from desktops to tablets to smart phones—even the ones we don’t know today.

ASP.NET Web API is a new framework designed to simplify web service architecture. So if you're tired of interoperability issues between inflexible web services and clients tied to specific platforms or programming languages, or if you've ever struggled with WCF, this book is for you.

To start with, you'll get up to speed on Web API's modern HTTP programming model, REST and your hosting options. You'll then dive into building a real application over a series of three chapters, so you can get an immediate feel for how this technology works in practice. The second half of the book features dedicated chapters on topics like routing, controllers, validation and tracing, and the authors close with discussions on performance, hosting and an all-important look at unit testing to help you prepare your application for the real world.

ASP.NET Web API makes HTTP a first-class citizen of .NET. With Pro ASP.NET Web API, you can build HTTP-based web services for your company or business, expose your data to the world across different formats and devices and gain the best possible global reach for your application.

About the authors

Tugberk Ugurlu is a Web Developer and a Microsoft MVP who specializes in software for the tourism industry, where he has worked for the past 10 years. He works mostly with ASP.NET and its different frameworks such as ASP.NET MVC, ASP.NET Web API, and ASP.NET SignalR. After studying travel management at college, he was dragged into programming and has been passionate about ASP.NET and its siblings ever since. Although he gets paid for building software applications for tourism services and products, he is also a very involved member of the community and likes to share his knowledge with others through his blog (http://tugberkugurlu.com) and webcasts, by authoring books, and giving talks on various topics. He currently lives in Istanbul, Turkey and is married to his lovely wife, Nihan.

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Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 59.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 79.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

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