ServiceStack: Accessing the HttpRequest in a selfhosted application

Question

I currently have an IIS hosted application that I would like to switch over to use the self-hosted method.

But I\'m having difficulty accessing the session so I can

Answer 1

For ServiceStack 3, you can share request data via the HostContext.Instance.Items Dictionary. For ServiceStack 4, you should use the HostContext.RequestContext.Items Dictionary.

For example, add a request filter in your app host configuration to save the value:

// Put the session into the hostcontext.
RequestFilters.Add((req, res, requestDto) =>
{
  HostContext.Instance.Items.Add("Session", req.GetSession());
});

Then in your authentication token class pull it back out:

public string GetCurrentAuthToken()
{
  var session = HostContext.Instance.Items["Session"] as AuthUserSession;

   if (session != null)
   {
     return session.UserName;
   }

   throw new Exception("No attached session found.");
}