C# how to call MVC Action method from console application

Question

I am working on console application which fetch some data and call the MVC3 Action method and pass the fetched data as a parameter to that action method. But my problem is how console application get know that data pass successfully\MVC action method call correctly and on server mvc application is running or not

here is my code :

public static void Main()
{
// Mvc application object intialization
                HomeController object_Mail = new HomeController();
            // Mvc action method call
           object_Mail.mailgateway(mvcemails); //mvcemails parameter passed to Actionmethod               
}

Please guide me...

Thanks, Raj

Baz1nga · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-25 08:37:12Z

10

You cant invoke an MVC action like you have done here, a desktop application and web application are unrelated.. They exist as two distinct entities.. Now if you need to call an mvc action from your desktop application it is like calling any other web end point using your desktop application and you need to create a HTTPRequest..

In your desktop application create a HTTPRequest as follows:

HttpWebRequest request = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create("http://"+ <your mvc action endpoint> )
request.Method = "GET";
//specify other request properties

try
{
    response = (HttpWebResponse)request.GetResponse();
}

if you want to pass some data to your action i.e action parameters you could build your url as follows:

For Get Request

string url = string.Format(
            "http://mysite/somepage?key1={0}&key2={1}",
            Uri.EscapeDataString("value1"),
            Uri.EscapeDataString("value2"));

and For POST REQUEST

webRequest.Method = "POST";
var data=string.Format("key1={0}&key2={1}",Uri.EscapeDataString("value1"),Uri.EscapeDataString("value2")");
StreamWriter requestWriter = new StreamWriter(webRequest.GetRequestStream());
requestWriter.Write();
requestWriter.Close();

edited Jul 25, 2012 at 8:37

answered Jul 25, 2012 at 5:57

Baz1nga

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Raj Over a year ago

ok i got it but how can i pass my (Data) object parameter to mvc action method using above code ie httpwebrequest

Bhushan Firake Over a year ago

@Baz1nga I guess requestWriter.Write() has parameters?

Baz1nga Over a year ago

@BhushanFirake next time I will ensure I compile my code, ensure it is running and have a sample application too.

Azaz ul Haq Over a year ago

I believe, the answer is still not updated. Data variable is never used. It should be requestWriter.Write(data)

Anuraj · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-25 05:59:24Z

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I think you need to use WebClient or HttpWebRequest class to invoke an action method.

answered Jul 25, 2012 at 5:59

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BC. · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-25 06:12:05Z

It's possible to do this in the way you are doing it. However, most web applications have a lot of dependencies that you would need to stub out or mock using a framework like Moq

I frequently reference the DLL containing my MVC apps in unit test libraries, which is equivalent to the scenario you are describing. I use Moq to provide a request context and other dependencies that the controllers require, like session state, database repositories, etc.

If you use fake dependencies, it's possible that your controller action will be useless. In that case, I would follow the advice of the other answers.

This is a big, complicated topic and is discussed on many blogs and other stackoverflow questions about unit testing asp.net mvc.

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