ASP.NET MVC and REST URI's

Question

How would I handle something like the below uri using ASP.NET MVC's routing capability:

http://localhost/users/{username}/bookmarks/ - GET
http://localhost/users/{username}/bookmark/{bookmarkid} - PUT

Which lists the bookmarks for the user in {username}.

Thanks

Answer 1

You can use the [AcceptVerbs] attribute on your action method

public class BookmarksController : Controller
{
    [AcceptVerbs(HttpVerbs.Get)]
    public void Bookmarks(string user)
    {

        //add your bookmark
    }

    [AcceptVerbs(HttpVerbs.Post)]
    public void Bookmarks(string user, int? id)
    {

        //add your bookmark
    }
}

Answer 2

first you need to create a new route in global.aspx

routes.MapRoute("Bookmarks", "{controller}/{user}/{action}/{id}");

then add a new action

public class UsersController : Controller
{
    [AcceptVerbs("Post")]
    public void Bookmarks(string user, int? id)
    {

        //add your bookmark
    }
}