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paulthorpe 10 posts 193 karma points

Jul 25, 2017 @ 14:07
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Advice on Common Pitfalls

Extending Umbraco and using the API

Umbraco 7
I have been reading through the Anti-Patterns document found at https://our.umbraco.org/documentation/Reference/Common-Pitfalls/ and I am a little confused with first item "Usage of Singletons and Statics".

I have a controller that calls out to a class that is injected using AutoFac, This class needs to make use of the Umbraco APIs specifically TypedContentAtRoot()

Within My class I have carried out the following
```
UmbracoHelper umbracoHelper = new UmbracoHelper(UmbracoContext.Current);

var MyRootItem = umbracoHelper.TypedContentAtRoot();
```
My question is should I be creating the UmbracoHelper in this way as based on the Common Pitfalls document it states don't use UmbracoContext.Current

Am I missing something How should I create the UmbracoHelper if I shouldn't use UmbracoContext.Current .

I have looked around the web and there are a number discussions but I'm still not clear so any information would be really useful.
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Ismail Mayat 4511 posts 10091 karma points MVP 2x admin c-trib

Jul 25, 2017 @ 14:54
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Paul,

In the past we have also injected umbracohelper in using IOC in this instance it was ninject so:
```
 var umbracoHelper = new UmbracoHelper(UmbracoContext.Current);
```
then
```
 kernel.Bind<IUmbracoService>()
 .ToConstructor(ctorArg => new UmbracoService(contentService, umbracoHelper, loggingService))
            .InRequestScope();
```
The IUmbracoService is our own wrapper that makes use of umbraco helper to get nodes in same way you are eg TypeContentAtRoot()

Regards

Ismail
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Harry Spyrou 212 posts 604 karma points

Jun 05, 2018 @ 10:26
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Hello,

I was going to start a new thread but this one is what I need. I've been reading the Anti patterns and pitfalls, too. I came across this line:
```
private static _request = HttpContext.Current.Request;
```
In one of the websites I developed I have this:
```
string path = System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Request.Path.ToLower();
```
If I understand correctly, this is fine as long as it's not static?
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