I have a similar issue with custom model and controllers

My error seems to return RenderModel to the view and ignore the custom model I passed in

Hi I am interested in the solution of this issue? Did you get it? Karl

We couldn't make it work so we used javascript instead.

I managed to create a custom model and controller

In the view I used the approach of using a single doc type per controller and multiple templates, with one for each controller action.

I really wanted to use a partial view or a macro but currently that's not supported

 

You need to change the first line of your view :

@inherits Umbraco.Web.Mvc.UmbracoViewPage<UmbracoAzureFredrik.Models.Artist>

But i think this will break your base layout. 

Can I ask why you are using custom view models ?

Maybe you should have a look at the ZBU Models builder. This generates strongly typede models for your document types :

https://github.com/zpqrtbnk/Zbu.ModelsBuilder

And in this video Stéphane explains it in this video : http://uhangout.co.uk/video/NTzb7qQlNzM

Dave

 

 

I want to connect with EF Models (in existing database) and render data to Umbraco Views.

Dave, as you explain -sending the models with @inherits UmbracoViewPage<>- fails because the Models must inherit from RenderModel.

Now I am trying to create a ViewModel class that map this. I will explain it later.

I have been through similar issues and managed to get a working package out there using custom model and controllers with a strongly typed view.

I was also asked why I am using the Umbraco pipeline and using a custom model but when building an integration package I kind of need to.

If you want I can did out the source to show you.

I would appreciate that Steve!

My web application must interact with data managed in Touchscreen desktop computers, where web environment is not possible.

I have been trying diferent packages, but all is still a bit too complex for me. It is being difficult to find precise updated information to do simple things...

Consistent documentation has been an issue I agree. I have offered my services to the Umbraco HQ to help build up documentation but I am still waiting for a reply.

Anyhow, my view and controller snippets are below. My model is a class library which I access using a repository pattern.

How you access your model I guess is up to you.

Here's my view, which imherits from Umbraco but I cast it to my model to give me something like a strongly typed view. Because I'm using a custom model and controller and I don't inherit from the RenderModel in my model I have to do this.

@inherits Umbraco.Web.Mvc.UmbracoViewPage<dynamic>

@using Umbraco.Web.Models

@using LuminousAcuity.Model

@{

    Layout = null;

    List<Organisation> organisations = (List<Organisation>)Model;

    

    RenderModel m = new RenderModel(Umbraco.Content(UmbracoContext.Current.PageId));

    IPublishedContent p = m.Content.Children.Where(x => x.DocumentTypeAlias == "Organisation").FirstOrDefault();

                //I have to use a querystring format for the URL because Umbraco doesnt do custom route if you have custom model amd controller

}

<h2>@m.Content.GetPropertyValue("title")</h2>

<section>

    <article>

        <ul>

            @{ 

                foreach (Organisation org in organisations)

                {

                    <li><a href="@p.Url?taxnumber=@org.TaxNumber">@org.Name</a>

                </li>

                }

            }

        </ul>

    </article>

</section>

Here's my controller, which inherits from Umbraco but I use my own actions and return my custom model. Each action maps to a template and a controller maps to a doctype.

 

 [PluginController("LuminousAcuity")]

    public class OrganisationController : RenderMvcController

    {

 

        X509Certificate2 _certificate;

        

        string _pFXSerialNo;

        string _consumerKey;

        string _userAgent;

 

        public OrganisationController()

        {

            ConfigHelper configHelper = new ConfigHelper("/");

            _pFXSerialNo = configHelper.GetConfigSetting("PFXCertStoreSerialNo");

            _consumerKey = configHelper.GetConfigSetting("ConsumerKey");

            _userAgent = configHelper.GetConfigSetting("UserAgent");

 

            _certificate = CertificateHelper.FindBySerialNumber(_pFXSerialNo);

        }

        //

        // GET: /Organisations/

        public ActionResult Organisations()

        {

            using (IOrganisationRepository<Organisation> r = new OrganisationRepository(_userAgent, _consumerKey, _certificate))

            {

                IEnumerable<Organisation> organisations = r.GetAll();

                return CurrentTemplate(organisations);

            }

        }

    }

Thanks, I will test it.

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