Create route for root path, '/', with ServiceStack

Question

I'm trying to set a RestPath for root, '/', but its not allowing me to. Its saying RestPath '/' on Type 'MainTasks' is not Valid

Is there a way to allow this? I'd like to provide a resource from the root.

[Route("/", "GET")]
public class MainTasks : IReturn<MainTasksResponse>
{
}

Answer 1

You can only match on the Route / Path in ServiceStack with a FallbackRoute, e.g:

[FallbackRoute("/{Path*}")]
public class Fallback
{
    public string Path { get; set; }
}

This uses a wildcard to handle every unmatched route (inc. /foo/bar). Only 1 fallback route is allowed.

There are also a few other ways to handle the default root path /:

1. Change the EndpointHostConfig.DefaultRedirectPath to redirect to the service you wish to use
2. Add a default.cshtml Razor or Markdown View or static default.htm (for HTML requests)
3. Register a EndpointHostConfig.RawHttpHandlers - This is the first handler looked at in ServiceStack's Order of Operations.
4. Register a IAppHost.CatchAllHandlers - This gets called for un-matched requests.
5. Handle the request in a Global Request Filter