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MvcCoreBuilderExtensions Class

Definition

Namespace
Codebelt.Extensions.AspNetCore.Mvc.Formatters.Newtonsoft.Json
Assemblies
Codebelt.Extensions.AspNetCore.Mvc.Formatters.Newtonsoft.Json.dll
Source
src/Codebelt.Extensions.AspNetCore.Mvc.Formatters.Newtonsoft.Json/MvcCoreBuilderExtensions.cs

Extension methods for the IMvcCoreBuilder interface.

public static class MvcCoreBuilderExtensions
Inheritance
MvcCoreBuilderExtensions

Examples

AddMvcCore() provides minimal MVC services for advanced scenarios where you hand-select components, but doesn't automatically include input/output formatters—you must register them explicitly. Switching from System.Text.Json to Newtonsoft.Json with environment-aware exception sensitivity requires manually registering formatters and configuration. The MvcCoreBuilderExtensions class provides chainable extension methods on IMvcCoreBuilder that register Newtonsoft.Json formatters with consistent configuration, eliminating boilerplate and reducing integration errors. This example demonstrates registering and configuring Newtonsoft.Json formatters for advanced scenarios:

using Codebelt.Extensions.AspNetCore.Mvc.Formatters.Newtonsoft.Json;
using Codebelt.Extensions.Newtonsoft.Json.Formatters;
using Cuemon.Diagnostics;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder;
using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;

namespace Examples;

class Program
{
    static void Main()
    {
        var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder();

        var mvcCoreBuilder = builder.Services
            .AddMvcCore()
            .AddNewtonsoftJsonFormatters(options =>
            {
                options.SensitivityDetails = FaultSensitivityDetails.All;
            });

        mvcCoreBuilder.AddNewtonsoftJsonFormattersOptions(options =>
        {
            options.SensitivityDetails = FaultSensitivityDetails.All;
        });

        var app = builder.Build();
        app.MapControllers();
        app.Run();
    }
}

Methods

Name Description
AddNewtonsoftJsonFormatters(IMvcCoreBuilder, Action<NewtonsoftJsonFormatterOptions>)

Adds the JSON serializer formatters to MVC.

AddNewtonsoftJsonFormattersOptions(IMvcCoreBuilder, Action<NewtonsoftJsonFormatterOptions>)

Adds configuration of NewtonsoftJsonFormatterOptions for the application.