Diplo Razor Form

This package aims to show you an example of how you can create a form in Umbraco 4 using pure Razor scripting (i.e. doesn't require or rely on ASP.NET controls). The intention is to fulfill the following criertia:

• The form must use both server-side and client-side validation.
• It should utilise strongly-typed models to help prevent typo errors and provide full intellisense.
• It musn't place any restrictions on mark-up or layout.
• It should not require any dependency on ASP.NET web-forms (so no runat="server" or ViewState required).
• It should use a simple, unintrusive "honey pot" method to deter spam bots.
• It should prevent accidental re-submission of the form if the page is reloaded.
• Our "business logic" should be separated form our presentation layer (as far as is possible) and be testable.

Whilst this is a fully working form (using a contact form as the example) it is NOT the intention for this package to provide an "out-of-the-box" solution. Instead, it is provided as an example you can learn some techniques and ideas from. It borrows (losely) some of the concepts from MVC to prove that Umbraco 4 can be used to build sites that don't use traditional web-forms concepts.

For a full explanation of how it works please check out my accompanying blog post: Creating an Umbraco Form using pure Razor at http://www.diplo.co.uk/blog/2012/5/24/creating-an-umbraco-form-using-pure-razor.aspx