System.Net.Http.Formatting

Kind: Service

Source: Pams/API/Pams.API/Pams.API.csproj (line 1)

Part of: Pams

NuGet package dependency

System.Net.Http.Formatting is a NuGet dependency in the Pams.API project for HTTP media-type formatting in legacy ASP.NET Web API. It handles serialization and deserialization of request and response bodies, including JSON payloads, during API processing.

Diagram

mermaid
sequenceDiagram
    participant Client
    participant PamsAPI as Pams.API
    participant Formatting as System.Net.Http.Formatting

    Client->>PamsAPI: Send HTTP request with JSON body
    PamsAPI->>Formatting: Deserialize request content
    Formatting-->>PamsAPI: Return model object
    PamsAPI->>Formatting: Serialize response content
    Formatting-->>Client: Return HTTP response with JSON body

Usage

ts
type PamsRecord = {
  id: string;
  name: string;
};

async function getPamsRecord(id: string): Promise<PamsRecord> {
  const response = await fetch(`/api/pams/${encodeURIComponent(id)}`, {
    headers: {
      Accept: "application/json",
    },
  });

  if (!response.ok) {
    throw new Error(`Pams.API request failed: ${response.status}`);
  }

  return response.json() as Promise<PamsRecord>;
}

AI Coding Instructions

• Keep System.Net.Http.Formatting references aligned with the legacy ASP.NET Web API pipeline in Pams.API.
• Ensure API clients send Content-Type: application/json for JSON request bodies and request JSON responses with Accept: application/json.
• Check formatter configuration before changing serialization behavior, including property naming and null-value handling.
• Avoid removing the package while controllers or configuration still depend on media-type formatter types.

Used by

1 reference from 1 file. Each is a place in this repository where the symbol is actually used — go read one rather than trusting an example.

Injected or called by (1)

• Pams.API — Pams/API/Pams.API/Pams.API.csproj:1