Web Development using ASP.NET MVC Training

CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION TO ASP.NET MVC

• Review of ASP.NET Web Forms
• Advantages and Disadvantages of Web Forms
• Model-View-Controller Pattern
• ASP.NET MVC
• Advantages and Disadvantages of ASP.NET MVC
• Goals of ASP.NET MVC
• Unit Testing

CHAPTER 2. GETTING STARTED WITH ASP.NET MVC

• An ASP.NET MVC 5 Testbed
• Starter Application
• Simple App with Controller Only
• Action Methods and Routing
• Action Method Return Type
• Rendering a View
• Creating a View in Visual Studio
• The View Web Page
• Dynamic Output
• Razor View Engine
• Embedded Scripts
• Using a Model with a ViewBag
• Controller Using the Model & ViewBag
• View Using the Model and ViewBag
• Using Model Directly 
• A View Using Model in Visual Studio
• View Created by Visual Studio
• Passing Parameters in Query String

CHAPTER 3. ASP.NET MVC ARCHITECTURE

• The Controller in ASP.NET MVC
• The View in ASP.NET MVC
• The Model in ASP.Net MVC
• How MVC Works
• Using Forms
• HTML Helper Functions
• Handling Form Submission
• Model Binding
• Greet View
• Input Validation
• Nullable Type
• Checking Model Validity
• Validation Summary

CHAPTER 4. THE MODEL

• Microsoft Technologies for the Model
• SmallPub Database
• ADO.NET
• Language Integrated Query (LINQ)
• ADO.NET Entity Framework
• SmallPub Tables
• SmallPub Entity Data Model
• Entity Data Model Concepts
• Querying the EDM
• Class Diagram
• Context Class
• List of Categories
• List of Books
• A LINQ Query
• IntelliSense
• Controller
• Web.config
• Using a Parameter
• Modifying a Data Source
• Entity Framework in a Class Library
• Data Access Class Library
• Client Code
• ASP.NET MVC Database Clients
• NuGet Package Manager
• Visual Studio Extensions
• Online Gallery
• Entity Framework 6 via NuGet

CHAPTER 5. THE CONTROLLER

• IController Interface
• A Low Level Controller
• Displaying Context
• Add and Subtract
• Controller Base Class
• Action Methods
• HomeController
• Math Controller
• Invoking MathController
• Receiving Input
• Non-Nullable Parameters
• Nullable Parameters
• Using a Model 
• HTML Output
• Filters
• Asynchronous Controllers

CHAPTER 6. THE VIEW

• Action Results
• JavaScript Object Notation
• Action Method Attributes
• View Responsibility
• A Program without a View
• A Program with a View
• View Page
• Passing Data to the View
• Passing Lists to the View
• HTML Helper Methods
• Link-Building Helpers
• Form Helpers
• Validation Helpers
• Templated Helpers
• Validation in Model
• Validation in Controller
• ValidationMessage Helper

CHAPTER 7. ROUTING

• ASP.NET Routing
• Routing in ASP.NET MVC
• RouteCollectionExtensions Class
• Default Values for URL Parameters
• Using a Default Route
• Home Controller
• Assigning Parameter Values
• Controller Code
• View Code
• Properties of Routes
• UrlParameter Optional
• A Problem with the Route Map
• Matching URLs to Route
• Route Debugging Utility
• Multiple Matches
• Fixing the Bug
• Debugging Routes
• Areas

CHAPTER 8. UNIT TESTING

• Test-Drive Development
• Functional Tests
• Unit Tests
• Test Automation  
• Refactoring 
• Regression Testing
• Unit Testing in ASP.NET MVC
• Installing UNnit via NuGet
• A Test Class Library
• The Model
• Testing the Model
• Structure of Unit Tests
• Assertions
• Visual Studio Unit Framework
• Assert Class
• Assert.AreEqual()
• CollectionAssert Class
• StringAssert Class
• Test Case
• Test Methods, Class, Runner
• Ignoring Tests
• Fixing the Bug
• Testing Controllers
• Classes with External Dependencies
• Dependency Injection
• Mocking Frameworks
• Using Moq
• Models
• Controller
• Index View
• Monthly Payment View  
• Unit Tests
• Inversion of Control (IoC) Containers

CHAPTER 9. SECURITY

• Web Security
• Input Forgery
• Cross-Site Scripting
• Entering JavaScript
• The Attack
• What Allowed the Attack
• Blocking the Attack
• Using Razor
• Session Hijacking
• Cross-Site Request Forgery
• Controller and Model Code
• View Code
• Attacker Code
• The Defense
• SQL Injection
• Using the MVC Framework Securely
• Authorize Attribute
• ChildActionOnly Attribute
• RequireHttps Attribute
• ValidateInput Attribute

CHAPTER 10. Combining ASP.NET MVC and Web Forms

• Using Web Forms in an MVC Application
• Linking and Redirecting from Web Forms Pages to MVC Actions
• Default.aspx
• Sharing Data between ASP.NET MVC and ASP.NET Web Forms
• Using Web Form Controls in MVC Views
• Using MVC in a Web Forms Application
• Steps to Create Hybrid MVC – Web Forms Application
• Web Forms MVC Interop in VS 2013

CHAPTER 11. ASP.NET WEB API 

• REST
• Representation, State and Transfer
• Collections and Elements
• Specifying a Start Page
• Implementing PUT Verb
• Using Fiddler
• Composing a Request
• ASP.NET MVC and We API
• Route Registration
• HTTP Response Codes
• POST Response Code
• HttpResponseException
• Web API Clients
• HttpClient
• Initializing HttpClient
• Issuing a GET Request
• Issuing a POST Request
• Performing CRUD Operations
• Book Repository
• BooksController
• View
• Exercise the Server Using Fiddler
• Client Code: Book Class, Program Class
• ShowBooks()
• AddBooks()
• Update and Delete

CHAPTER 12. Deployment on Windows Azure

• What is Windows Azure?
• A Windows Azure Testbed
• Publish to Azure
• Import Publish Settings
• Manage Azure Subscriptions
• Sign into Windows Azure
• Download Subscripion
• File New Publish Settings
• Create a Site on Windows Azure Publish
• Web Deployment Completed
• Modifying a Web Application
• Publish to a New Site
• Deploy to Original Site
• Publish Preview

CHAPTER 13. CHAPTER DEPLOYMENT IN IIS 7.5

• Internet Information Services
• Installing IIS 7.5
• MVC with IIS 7.5
• .NET Framework Version
• Registering ASP.NET
• Convert to an Application
• XCOPY Deployment