Add support for X-HTTP-Method-Override header on REST requests #814
Conversation
This file contains bidirectional Unicode text that may be interpreted or compiled differently than what appears below. To review, open the file in an editor that reveals hidden Unicode characters.
Learn more about bidirectional Unicode characters
Sometimes a client cannot consume REST services using methods like PUT, DELETE or PATCH, due to browser limitation or firewall rules. Some frameworks provide a workaround using the X-HTTP-Method-Override header to override the method of a request. No change to the route configuration is necessary. The client of the API just informs the override header, and the ERRest library maps routes as expected. Keeping a RESTful API on the server side is the main benefit of that approach. No need for alternate / unRESTfull routes creation. Scott Hanselman talked in more detail about that in [a blog post](http://www.hanselman.com/blog/HTTPPUTOrDELETENotAllowedUseXHTTPMethodOverrideForYourRESTServiceWithASPNETWebAPI.aspx).
|
Hey guys, I'm not sure where is the best place to document this feature. Should I do that in the WOCommunity wiki? |
|
Hi Henrique, the WOCommunity wiki should be good for that kind of information. |
Sign up for free
to join this conversation on GitHub.
Already have an account?
Sign in to comment
Add this suggestion to a batch that can be applied as a single commit.
This suggestion is invalid because no changes were made to the code.
Suggestions cannot be applied while the pull request is closed.
Suggestions cannot be applied while viewing a subset of changes.
Only one suggestion per line can be applied in a batch.
Add this suggestion to a batch that can be applied as a single commit.
Applying suggestions on deleted lines is not supported.
You must change the existing code in this line in order to create a valid suggestion.
Outdated suggestions cannot be applied.
This suggestion has been applied or marked resolved.
Suggestions cannot be applied from pending reviews.
Suggestions cannot be applied on multi-line comments.
Suggestions cannot be applied while the pull request is queued to merge.
Suggestion cannot be applied right now. Please check back later.
Sometimes a client cannot consume REST services using methods like PUT, DELETE or PATCH, due to browser limitation or firewall rules. Some frameworks provide a workaround using the X-HTTP-Method-Override header to override the method of a request. No change to the route configuration is necessary. The client of the API just informs the override header, and the ERRest library maps routes as expected. Keeping a RESTful API on the server side is the main benefit of that approach. No need for alternate / unRESTfull routes creation.
Scott Hanselman talked in more detail about that in a blog post.