Question

In my application I would like to something like this

if(settings = null) {
// redirect the request to example.com/setup
}

I have tried to use webactivator for this but it seems it’s to early to to a redirect the request.
Another way is to have a base controller and check every request but that seems like a bad idea.

So, can anyone recommend a solution?

Answer 1

I needed to do the same thing for my opensource project WeBlog. I ended up using a custom controller factory. If the site is not configured, I redirect to the Setup controller by using the following code:

public class WeBlogControllerFactory : DefaultControllerFactory
{
    public override IController CreateController(System.Web.Routing.RequestContext requestContext, string controllerName)
    {
        if (!SiteManager.Any())
        {
            requestContext.RouteData.Values["action"] = "Index";
            requestContext.RouteData.Values["controller"] = "Setup";
            return base.CreateController(requestContext, "Setup");
        }

        return base.CreateController(requestContext, controllerName);
    }
}

To register your custom controller factory, just add this line to the application_start method in the global.asax:

ControllerBuilder.Current.SetControllerFactory(new WeBlogControllerFactory());