How to pass Location header to response with command(API) and query(odata) controllers - api

Question

Scenario
Hi I have command API controller written in ASP.Net core 2.2. Controller inherited from ControllerBase and has attribute ApiController. I would like to add Location header. I have also query odata controller. Odata version: 7.2.2.
Odata codes:
My Odata controller:
[ODataRoutePrefix("categories")]
public class ODataCategoriesController : ODataController
Odata Get action:
[EnableQuery]
[ODataRoute("{id}")]
public async Task<ActionResult<Category>> GetAsync(Guid id)
Startup
opt.EnableEndpointRouting = false;
...
app.UseHttpsRedirection();
app.UseMvc(options =>
{
options.EnableDependencyInjection();
options.Select().Filter().OrderBy().Count().Expand().MaxTop(100).SkipToken();
options.MapODataServiceRoute("odata", "api/odata", GetExplicitEdmModel());
});
Tried
I've tried using CreatedAtAction but I received: InvalidOperationException: No route matches the supplied values.
In my POST controller:
return CreatedAtAction("Get", "ODataCategories", new { id= categoryResponse.Id }, categoryResponse);
Tried 2
I have also tried with return Location header manually. But I recieved:
Header is not present in response.
Code
[HttpPost]
[ProducesResponseType((int)HttpStatusCode.Created)]
[ProducesResponseType((int)HttpStatusCode.BadRequest)]
public async Task<ActionResult<CreateCategoryResponse>> PostCategory(
[FromBody]CreateCategoryCommand createCategoryCommand)
{
CreateCategoryResponse categoryResponse =
await _mediator.Send(createCategoryCommand);
if (categoryResponse == null)
{
return BadRequest();
}
HttpContext.Response.Headers["Location"] =
$"SomeBuiltLocation";
return Created("", categoryResponse);
}
Summary
I am looking for solution which enable me to include Location header. It does not matter if it be with CreatedAt or by hand.

Answer 1

Should be able to create it by hand as well.
[HttpPost]
[ProducesResponseType((int)HttpStatusCode.Created)]
[ProducesResponseType((int)HttpStatusCode.BadRequest)]
public async Task<ActionResult<CreateCategoryResponse>> PostCategory(
[FromBody]CreateCategoryCommand createCategoryCommand) {
CreateCategoryResponse categoryResponse =
await _mediator.Send(createCategoryCommand);
if (categoryResponse == null) {
return BadRequest();
}
var result = new CreatedResult("SomeBuiltLocation", categoryResponse);
return result;
}