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Koen van Ras 56 posts 361 karma points c-trib

Mar 11, 2019 @ 15:43

Can't find ApplicationContext

Umbraco 8

Hi,

I'm trying to create a content app that inserts and gets data from a custom database table using NPoco.

Now I've created a controller where I want to use the database, though the ApplicationContext can't be found.

Any idea why this happens? Code below.

using MyPlugin.Models.Rdbms;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Web.Http;
using Umbraco.Web.Editors;
using Umbraco.Web.Mvc;

namespace MyPlugin.Controllers
{
    [PluginController("MyPlugin")]
    public class MyPluginBackofficeApiController : UmbracoAuthorizedJsonController
    {
        [HttpPost]
        public IHttpActionResult CreateDbData(double version)
        {
            var database = ApplicationContext.Current.DatabaseContext;

            var myPlugin = new MyPluginDto()
            {
                NodeId = 123,
                Version = version
            };

            return BadRequest(string.Format("Failed to insert data into the database."));
        }
    }
}

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Sebastiaan Janssen 5045 posts 15476 karma points MVP admin hq

Mar 11, 2019 @ 15:58

Try something like this:

namespace MyPlugin.Controllers
{
    [PluginController("MyPlugin")]
    public class MyPluginBackofficeApiController : UmbracoAuthorizedJsonController
    {
        private readonly IScopeProvider _scopeProvider;

        public MyPluginBackofficeApiController(IScopeProvider scopeProvider)
        {
            _scopeProvider = scopeProvider;
        }

        [HttpPost]
        public IHttpActionResult CreateDbData(double version)
        {
            var myPlugin = new MyPluginDto()
            {
                NodeId = 123,
                Version = version
            };

            using (var scope = _scopeProvider.CreateScope())
            {
                //DB Stuff
                scope.Database.Insert<MyPluginDto>(myPlugin);

                //Always complete scope
                scope.Complete();
            }


            return BadRequest(string.Format("Failed to insert data into the database."));
        }
    }
}

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Koen van Ras 56 posts 361 karma points c-trib

Mar 11, 2019 @ 16:36
0
Thanks Sebastiaan!

I implemented your code, now I still have an issue calling my backoffice api in Angular.. I'm using the following code which I call with a button press:
```
$scope.insertToDb = function () {
            $http.post(
                "~/Umbraco/backoffice/MyPlugin.Controllers/MyPluginBackofficeApi/CreateDbData",
                JSON.stringify({ version: "0.2" }));
        };
```
Once I click the button, I get a 404 not found on the url, should I use another URL to call the function?
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Søren Gregersen 441 posts 1884 karma points MVP 2x c-trib

Mar 11, 2019 @ 18:13
1
you have to resolve "~" manually

I would suggest defining the url like this:
```
var umbracoSettings = $window.Umbraco.Sys.ServerVariables.umbracoSettings;
var apiUrl = umbracoSettings.umbracoPath + "/backoffice/yourplugin/controller/";
```
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Koen van Ras 56 posts 361 karma points c-trib

Mar 12, 2019 @ 08:28
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Hi Søren,

Thank you for the suggestion, I tried this but still get a 404 on the url.

With your code it creates the url:
```
/umbraco/backoffice/MyPlugin.Controllers/MyPluginApi/CreateDbData
```
MyPlugin.Controllers is the namespace of my controllers, MyPluginApiController is tha controller and CreateDbData is the method.

Any idea why I still get a 404?
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Søren Gregersen 441 posts 1884 karma points MVP 2x c-trib

Mar 12, 2019 @ 08:49
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If you are using the code from your first post, the controller is named MyPluginBackofficeApiController. The routing just removes "Controller" from the end of the classname, thus making your url:

/umbraco/backoffice/MyPlugin/MyPluginBackofficeApi/CreateDbData
- /umbraco - the path for umbraco, from settings
- /backoffice - area name for all backoffice controllers
- /MyPluigin - area name provided in the PluginController-attribute
- /MyPluginBackofficeApi - the name of the controller, with "Controller" removed
- /CreateDbData - the name of your action (it only accepts POST-requests)
hth :)
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Koen van Ras 56 posts 361 karma points c-trib

Mar 12, 2019 @ 09:29

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Thanks, this worked!

I find it a bit weird tho that I have to use MyPlugin in stead of MyPlugin.Controllers sinces that's the namespace of my API Controllers.

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Sebastiaan Janssen 5045 posts 15476 karma points MVP admin hq

Mar 13, 2019 @ 09:32

2

This is how it always has worked and this is how MVC works, the namespace isn't used anywhere in routes, just the controller name (removing Controller from the route name).

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Koen van Ras 56 posts 361 karma points c-trib

Mar 13, 2019 @ 09:34

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Thanks for the clarification, I didn't know this :)

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