Category: Coding

Built a .net core api using swagger, dnsclient.net, and rollbar. Have a look here https://github.com/xavier-hernandez/dnsclient-api .

Here is the README:

I created a YAML file built on OpenAPI 3.0 standards for my endpoints(paths) and models. I generated the stub code on https://editor.swagger.io/ then tweaked, fixed, and updated the code. Creating the stub code really gives a great head start.

I kept authentication simple, it’s using an API key sent in the header request. Currently the API key is hardcoded to “1” but maybe later I’ll use a database or something to store API keys. I might host this somewhere if it’s something I find interesting to host. Tie it maybe to a MySQL/MariaDB database.

The library being used to retrieve DNS information is called DnsClient.NET https://github.com/MichaCo/DnsClient.NET and available as a nuget package.

I’m also using https://rollbar.com/ which is an easy way to log errors and information. Maybe if I host it on Azure I’ll use Application Insights.

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Need to hide properties in your JSON result for a .net core API. Add the following line in your Startup.cs file. Just like below.

opts.SerializerSettings.NullValueHandling = NullValueHandling.Ignore

services.AddMvc(options =>
                {
                    options.InputFormatters.RemoveType<Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Formatters.SystemTextJsonInputFormatter>();
		    options.OutputFormatters.RemoveType<Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Formatters.SystemTextJsonOutputFormatter>();
                })
                .AddNewtonsoftJson(opts =>
               {
                    opts.SerializerSettings.ContractResolver = new CamelCasePropertyNamesContractResolver();
                    opts.SerializerSettings.Converters.Add(new StringEnumConverter(new CamelCaseNamingStrategy()));
                    opts.SerializerSettings.NullValueHandling = NullValueHandling.Ignore;
                })
                .AddXmlSerializerFormatters();

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I got this error today and was causing me a headache. I stopped all apps running in IIS Express, tried switching releases, etc. But seems like this is a bug in Visual Studio 2019.

Stop your application, close the solution, delete the .vs folder in the solution, open it back up and it should work.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/58246822/http-error-500-35-ancm-multiple-in-process-applications-in-same-process-asp-ne

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If your working with other developers this file should not be ignored within your .gitignore file. Its useful for environmental and other settings.

I’m not sure why the template I downloaded had it ignored. Seems like its been an issue for a while and has been corrected a few times.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/47377058/should-i-ignore-launchsettings-json-file-from-being-committed-in-git

https://github.com/github/VisualStudio/issues/1405

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All types and type members have an accessibility level, which controls whether they can be used from other code in your assembly or other assemblies. You can use the following access modifiers to specify the accessibility of a type or member when you declare it:

public

The type or member can be accessed by any other code in the same assembly or another assembly that references it.

private

The type or member can be accessed only by code in the same class or struct.

protected

The type or member can be accessed only by code in the same class or struct, or in a class that is derived from that class.

internal

The type or member can be accessed by any code in the same assembly, but not from another assembly.

protected internal

The type or member can be accessed by any code in the assembly in which it is declared, or from within a derived class in another assembly. Access from another assembly must take place within a class declaration that derives from the class in which the protected internal element is declared, and it must take place through an instance of the derived class type.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms173121.aspx

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