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  • Damion 96 posts 331 karma points
    Aug 22, 2019 @ 13:26
    Damion
    0

    run a method in a controller for a custon dashboard

    I'm using the following example code to try to route to a controller for a back-end dashboard.

    public class RegisterCustomBackofficeMvcRouteComponent : IComponent
        {
           private readonly IGlobalSettings _globalSettings;
            public RegisterCustomBackofficeMvcRouteComponent(IGlobalSettings globalSettings)
            {
                _globalSettings = globalSettings;
            }
            public void Initialize()
            {           
                RouteTable.Routes.MapRoute("cats", _globalSettings.GetUmbracoMvcArea() + "/backoffice/cats/{action}/{id}", new
                {
                    controller = "cats",
                    action = "meow",
                    id = UrlParameter.Optional
                });
            }
    
            public void Terminate()
            {
                throw new NotImplementedException();
            }
        }
    

    If the controller is called DashboardController with a method GetAllMediaFolders(), should I change the Initialize to:

    public void Initialize()
            {
                RouteTable.Routes.MapRoute("Dashboard", _globalSettings.GetUmbracoMvcArea() + "/backoffice/Dashboard/{action}/{id}", new
                {
                    controller = "Dashboard",
                    action = "GetAllMediaFolders",
                    id = UrlParameter.Optional
                });
    
            }
    

    I though this would be the way to do it but the method is not firing (I want it to fire when the dashboard appears), I can however place a breakpoint on the initialize and see that being hit.

    thanks

  • Jason Elkin 38 posts 351 karma points MVP 2x c-trib
    Aug 22, 2019 @ 16:27
    Jason Elkin
    101

    Unless you really need to return a view it's best to use WebApi to create an API and consume it in your dashboard with Angular.

    If you use a controller that inherits from Umbraco.Web.WebApi.UmbracoAuthorizedApiController Umbraco will map the routes for you as per the top of the docs.

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