by | Released February 2013 | ISBN: 9781783285754

Get hands-on experience of building RESTful services for the modern Web using ASP.NET Web APIAbout This VideoApply your current ASP.NET knowledge to make your Web APIs more secure and comply to the global standard in order to make your service RESTfulExplore the possibilities of extending your Web APIs by making use of message handlers, filters, and media formattersComprehensive examples to help you build an end-to-end working solution for a real-use caseIn DetailToday, apps are everywhere, and most of these apps run on complex cloud-based backends. ASP.NET Web API allows you to easily create and deploy Web APIs to be consumed in a RESTful manner by developers to build rich and interactive applications.This video course is a great starting point for any web developer who wants to create simple web APIs in minutes. By applying your knowledge of ASP.NET in conjunction with the information provided in this video tutorial, you will learn to master the art of building RESTful services by example.The video course begins with a brief introduction that will soon get you up to speed with the framework, and will then get you building a fully-functional Web API from scratch during the course of the tutorial.You will learn some of the important features of ASP.NET Web API and how it aligns to the REST standard. You will explore the different implementation strategies and get familiar with some security implementations and ways to extend your APIs, including how to wire up the client side to the service. The tutorial also contains information on automatic documentation generation and deployment strategies such as publishing to Azure.This video tutorial provides you with a comprehensive, clear, and easy-to-follow guide to creating RESTful services with ASP.NET Web API. Show and hide more

1. Chapter 1 : Introduction
   • Definition and Features 00:03:47
   • Relationship with REST 00:03:59
   • ASP.NET Web APIs versus WCF 00:04:01
2. Chapter 2 : A Lap Around the Basics
   • A Uniform Interface 00:03:02
   • The APIController 00:01:36
   • Implementation by Convention 00:06:29
   • Verb to Attributes 00:04:00
3. Chapter 3 : A Hands-on Example: The Book Store
   • An Overview 00:01:14
   • Getting Started 00:02:04
   • Designing the Model 00:02:51
   • Creating the Endpoints 00:09:30
   • The Book Store: Service in Action 00:04:41
4. Chpater 4 : Securing Web APIs
   • Authentication and Authorization 00:02:24
   • Types of Authentication 00:02:44
   • Applying Custom Basic Authentication 00:06:50
   • Enabling SSL and Enforcing HTTPS 00:03:59
5. Chapter 5 : Extensibility
   • Applying Media Formatter 00:05:50
   • Message Handlers 00:04:58
   • Using Filters 00:02:45
   • The Service Resolver 00:04:09
   • Implementing OData 00:03:50
6. Chapter 6 : Interacting with Clients
   • The HttpClient 00:04:03
   • Using HttpClient Message Handlers 00:02:26
   • Creating a Custom Client 00:03:42
   • A Comprehensive Demo of The Book Store App 00:01:52
7. Chapter 7 : Documentation Using Help Pages
   • Adding Help Pages 00:02:40
   • Generating Additional Documentation 00:04:37
   • Adding a Test Client 00:02:11
   • Customizing Help Pages 00:03:00
8. Chapter 8 : Hosting and Deploying
   • Hosting Options 00:02:28
   • A Demo on Self-Hosting 00:04:24
   • A Demo on OWIN Hosting 00:03:03
   • Setting Up the Cloud with Azure 00:01:38
   • Deploying Your Web APIs 00:03:39
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