Generating a JS-client based on a ASP.NET WebAPI Controller

Question

In modern web-projects that use RESTful API\'s we often see AJAX-calls like the one below littered around our JavaScript-files.

$.ajax({
    type: \"POST\",
             


        

Answer 1

This excellent another project allows you to do what you asked for. This poject auto-generates JavaScript proxies for MVC and WebApi controllers. And, this project covers WebApi features such as custom ActionName attributes. With this project, you will have also the Intellisense.
http://jsnet.codeplex.com/

Example of Intellisense

window.test = function test() {
/// 

///This example works.
///You have the Intellisense. It's great!!!
///No hard coded url.
///

//-- settings of ajax request.
var a = $dpUrlSet.Customer.Create.$action0.$AjaxSettings();

//-- your parameters of action method
a.data.name = "Scott Gu";
a.data.address = "Somewhere in Redmond";

//-- stringify
a.data = JSON.stringify(a.data);

//-- send ajax request
var xhr = $.ajax(a);

xhr.success(function (id) {
    /// 
Response of ajax request

    //-- settings of ajax request.
    var a = $dpUrlSet.Customer.Update.$action0.$AjaxSettings();

    //-- your parameters of action method
    a.data.id = id;
    a.data.name = "Scott Gu";
    a.data.address = "Somewhere in Seattle";

    //-- stringify
    a.data = JSON.stringify(a.data);

    //-- send ajax request
    var xhr = $.ajax(a);

});
}