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BumbleBee
BumbleBee

Reputation: 10779

Is it possible to make WebApI project and MVC project work in same port

I have a MVC 4.0 project. The structure looks like this.

MySolution   
   BLL
   DAL
   MyProj
   MyAPIProj

DAL contains the .edmx. BLL contains the services that talk with DAL and Models to retain the data. MyProj has controllers and views. Also, it has reference to the DAL and BLL.

All the above mentioned projects are under one solution.

Now the requirement is : we are trying to create a new layer of abstraction using Web API. Instead of the controllers in MyProj talking to the BLL we want to create a WebAPI and Myproj will call the WebApi and after basic validation the WebApi will talk to the BLL and based on the input received by the BLL the response will be sent back to the WebAPI and then to MYProj.

Now from MyProj I am making an .ajax call to MYAPIProj and in MYAPIProj i have reference to the BLL and DAL. My question is I need both applications to use the same port. Is there a way to do that in Visual Studio? If not, what would be the best way to make it work locally.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 721

Answers (1)

Matt Millican
Matt Millican

Reputation: 4054

You can use Host Headers in IIS (locally and on the server) and do something like:

app.mydomain.com
api.mydomain.com

Host Headers in IIS 7: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753195(v=ws.10).aspx

Or you can create the API as an application within your main app so it would look like:

api.mydomain.com/service/ (where service is the application)

Upvotes: 1

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