// Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
using System.Threading;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Web.Http.Metadata;
namespace System.Web.Http.Controllers
{
///
/// Describes how a parameter is bound. The binding should be static (based purely on the descriptor) and
/// can be shared across requests.
///
public abstract class HttpParameterBinding
{
private readonly HttpParameterDescriptor _descriptor;
protected HttpParameterBinding(HttpParameterDescriptor descriptor)
{
if (descriptor == null)
{
throw Error.ArgumentNull("descriptor");
}
_descriptor = descriptor;
}
///
/// True iff this binding owns the body. This is important since the body can be a stream that is only read once.
/// This lets us know who is trying to read the body, and enforce that there is only one reader.
///
public virtual bool WillReadBody
{
get { return false; }
}
///
/// True if the binding was successful and ExecuteBinding can be called.
/// False if there was an error determining this binding. This means a developer error somewhere, such as
/// configuration, parameter types, proper attributes, etc.
///
public bool IsValid
{
get { return ErrorMessage == null; }
}
///
/// Get an error message describing why this binding is invalid.
///
public virtual string ErrorMessage
{
get { return null; }
}
public HttpParameterDescriptor Descriptor
{
get { return _descriptor; }
}
///
/// Execute the binding for the given request.
/// On success, this will add the parameter to the actionContext.ActionArguments dictionary.
/// Caller ensures is true.
///
/// metadata provider to use for validation.
/// action context for the binding. This contains the parameter dictionary that will get populated.
/// Cancellation token for cancelling the binding operation. Or a binder can also bind a parameter to this.
/// Task that is signaled when the binding is complete. For simple bindings from a URI, this should be signalled immediately.
/// For bindings that read the content body, this may do network IO.
public abstract Task ExecuteBindingAsync(ModelMetadataProvider metadataProvider, HttpActionContext actionContext, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
///
/// Helper to get the parameter value from the action context's argument dictionary
///
/// action context
/// the value for this parameter in the given action context, or null if the parameter has not yet been set.
protected object GetValue(HttpActionContext actionContext)
{
if (actionContext == null)
{
throw Error.ArgumentNull("actionContext");
}
object value;
actionContext.ActionArguments.TryGetValue(Descriptor.ParameterName, out value);
return value;
}
///
/// Helper to set the result of this parameter binding in the action context's argument dictionary.
///
/// action context.
/// parameter value.
protected void SetValue(HttpActionContext actionContext, object value)
{
if (actionContext == null)
{
throw Error.ArgumentNull("actionContext");
}
actionContext.ActionArguments[Descriptor.ParameterName] = value;
}
}
}