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Exercise and Exam Style WebAPI and Routing

The document outlines the requirements for building an ASP.NET Core Web API to manage books in a library, including the creation of a BooksController with various actions for retrieving, adding, updating, and deleting books. It specifies the use of attribute routing, HTTP verbs, and route constraints for each action. Additionally, it includes a bonus challenge for a combined response endpoint and emphasizes the need for testing the API using tools like Swagger or Postman.

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Exercise and Exam Style WebAPI and Routing

The document outlines the requirements for building an ASP.NET Core Web API to manage books in a library, including the creation of a BooksController with various actions for retrieving, adding, updating, and deleting books. It specifies the use of attribute routing, HTTP verbs, and route constraints for each action. Additionally, it includes a bonus challenge for a combined response endpoint and emphasizes the need for testing the API using tools like Swagger or Postman.

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Exercise: ASP.

NET Core Web API and Routing – Library System


You are tasked with building a Web API for managing books in a library. Apply all the
routing concepts we covered (attribute routing, tokens, HTTP verbs, route constraints,
etc.).

Requirements

Controller Setup

• Create a controller named BooksController.

• Use [ApiController] and [Route("api/[controller]")].

Get All Books

• Implement an action GetAllBooks() using [HttpGet].

• Should return a list of book titles ("Harry Potter", "Lord of the Rings", "C#
Programming").

• Request Example: GET /api/books

Get Book by ID

• Implement an action GetBook(int id) using [HttpGet("{id:int}")].

• Should return "Book {id}".

• Request Example: GET /api/books/2 → "Book 2"

Get Book by Title

• Implement an action GetBookByTitle(string title) using


[HttpGet("title/{title:alpha}")].

• Should return "Book titled {title}".

• Request Example: GET /api/books/title/HarryPotter → "Book titled HarryPotter"

Add a New Book

• Implement an action AddBook([FromBody] string book) using [HttpPost].

• Should return "Book {book} added".

• Request Example: POST /api/books with body "The Hobbit"

Update a Book
• Implement an action UpdateBook(int id, [FromBody] string book) using
[HttpPut("{id:int}")].

• Should return "Book {id} updated to {book}".

• Request Example: PUT /api/books/3 with body "Game of Thrones"

Delete a Book

• Implement an action DeleteBook(int id) using [HttpDelete("{id:int}")].

• Should return "Book {id} deleted".

• Request Example: DELETE /api/books/4

Bonus Challenge

• Use [HttpGet("details/{id:int}/{title:alpha}")] to return a combined response like:


"Book {id} is titled {title}"

• Request Example: GET /api/books/details/5/Programming → "Book 5 is titled


Programming"

Deliverables:

• Write the full BooksController code with all required actions.

• Test using Swagger or Postman to ensure all routes work as expected.

Exam Style
Exam Question: [Link] Core Web API – Library System

You are tasked with developing a Web API to manage books in a library. The API should
allow users to:

1. Retrieve a list of all books.


2. Retrieve details of a specific book by its ID.
3. Search for a book by its title.
4. Add a new book to the library.
5. Update the title of an existing book.
6. Delete a book from the library.
7. Retrieve both the ID and title of a book in a single request.

Requirements:

• Implement a controller named BooksController.


• Use attribute routing to define endpoints.
• Apply appropriate HTTP verbs for each operation.
• Use route constraints where necessary to validate input.
• Test your API to ensure that all routes work as intended.

Instructions:

• Write the full BooksController code with all necessary methods.


• Do not include any extra functionality beyond what is described.

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