Custom JSON Result in ASP.NET MVC

Question

I created custom ActionResult (simplified):

public class FastJSONResult : ActionResult
{
    public string JsonData { get; private set; }

    public FastJSONResult(object data)
    {
        JsonData = JSON.Instance.ToJSON(data);
    }

    public override void ExecuteResult(ControllerContext context)
    {
        HttpResponseBase response = context.HttpContext.Response;
        response.ContentType = "application/json";
        response.Output.Write(JsonData);
    }
}

And use it from my WebApi controller:

public ActionResult GetReport()
{
   var report = new Report();
   return new FastJSONResult(report);
}

Now the problem is, despite the fact that in FastJSONResult constructor my object serializes perfectly, ExecuteResult never gets called and in response I end up with object like

{"JsonData":"{my json object as a string value}"}

What am I doing wrong?

Your response looks good, that is the same response you would get if you used return Json(report, JsonRequestBehavior.AllowGet);. Have you tried that? — Davor Zlotrg
– Davor Zlotrg, Commented Oct 10, 2013 at 19:45
@DZL also, my point is, why 'ExecuteResult' is not being called? — Anri
– Anri, Commented Oct 10, 2013 at 20:34
Do you override OnResultExecuting or something like that on your controller? — Davor Zlotrg
– Davor Zlotrg, Commented Oct 10, 2013 at 20:35
@DZL no, but i think this has something to do with WebApi andRegular controllers difference in pipeline. Seems like in WebApi i have to use formatters, not ActionResults — Anri
– Anri, Commented Oct 10, 2013 at 20:38

Anri · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-11 15:14:28Z

Solved it with custom formatter (simplified to post less code)

public class FastJsonFormatter : MediaTypeFormatter
{
  private static JSONParameters _parameters = new JSONParameters()
  {
    public FastJsonFormatter()
    {
      SupportedMediaTypes.Add(new MediaTypeHeaderValue("application/json"));
      SupportedEncodings.Add(new UTF8Encoding(false, true));
    }

    public override bool CanReadType(Type type)
    {
      return true;
    }

    public override bool CanWriteType(Type type)
    {
      return true;
    }

    public override Task<object> ReadFromStreamAsync(Type type, Stream readStream, HttpContent content, IFormatterLogger formatterLogger)
    {
        var task = Task<object>.Factory.StartNew(() => JSON.Instance.ToObject(new StreamReader(readStream).ReadToEnd(), type));
        return task;
    }

    public override Task WriteToStreamAsync(Type type, object value, Stream writeStream, HttpContent content, TransportContext transportContext)
    {
      var task = Task.Factory.StartNew(() =>
      {
         var json = JSON.Instance.ToJSON(value, _parameters);
         using (var w = new StreamWriter(writeStream)) w.Write(json);  
      });
      return task;
    }
}

In WebApiConfig.Register method:

config.Formatters.Remove(config.Formatters.JsonFormatter);
config.Formatters.Add(new FastJsonFormatter());

And now I receive json object properly: Sample

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