Question

Assume i have this model

public partial class Todo
{
    public int id { get; set; }
    public string content { get; set; }
    public bool done { get; set; }
}

And i send this as json data to my controller as a patch request.
This is mearly the action of toggeling a checkbox.
I think it makes sence that i only want to sent that to my server, and not the entire model.

{ "id":1, "done" : true }

What does my WebApi controller need to look like in order to correctly process this, simple, json patch request ? Should i be using web api for this, or should i use a more rpc styled approach with mvc ?

It seems like a very basic thing to do, but i can’t seem to get it right !
I think i might need to use a different parameter in my controller method, but i’m not sure.

Thank you for your time.

Answer 1

You can find PATCH feature in the OData pre-release Nuget package: Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.OData.

Information how you can use it to create an action for handling PATCH can be found in the Partial Updates (PATCH requests) section of the blog post about OData support in ASP.NET Web API.