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In thi s arti cl e we wi l l descri be the Li fecycl e of an ASP. Net Web API message.
Lifecycle of ASP.net Web API Message
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Introduction
In this article we will describe the Lifecycle of an ASP. Net Web API message. We know that the ASP. Net Web API
is a framework that helps build the services over the HTTP server. It provides the lightweight services used by
multiple clients and devices of the platform to access the data via the API. For transferring the data over the wire ,
it uses the JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) and Extensible Markup Language (XML)
Now we will define the Lifecycle of an ASP. Net Web API Message from the client to the server and the server to
the client. The request is generated by the client using HttpRequest and the return response is generated by
HttpResponse.
Diagram of Web API Pipeline

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ASP.Net Hosting: When we perform the ASP.Net hosting then the Lifecycle starts from
HttpControllerHeader which is the implementation of IHttpAsyncHandler and the responsibility of it is to
send the request to the HttpServer pipeline.
Self Hosting: In self hosting the HttpServer pipeline starts from the HttpSelfHostServer that performs the
implementation of HttpServer and the responsibility is that it can be directly listen to the HTTP request.
HTTP Message Handler
After leaving the service host the request travels in the pipeline as a HttpRequestMessage. There is the Handler
used in the Lifecycle.
Delegating Handler
This handler is provided to you as a Message of the request before passing onto the rest of the pipeline. The
response message can be sent through the delegating handler. And other messages can be monitored and
filtered at this point.
Routing Dispatcher
When the request is made using the option Delegation Handler it can be passed to the Routing Dispatcher. The
dispatcher checks whether the Route Handler is Null. If the the Route Handler is null then it is passed to the next
step in the pipeline.
If it is not null then there are many handlers for routing the message and the desired request is passed to the
handler. We select the matching message handler to handle the request.
Controllers
After leaving the service host the request is travels in the pipeline as a HttpRequestMessage. These are the
handlers used in the Lifecycle.
Authorization Filter
In the control section the first step is passed to the authorization. If there are Authorization Filters available and
the authorization is failed by the request then the request is truncated and sent as a auth failure response.
Model Binding
If the authorization test is successful then it is passed to the model binding section. It is not a single-step process.
If we want to see the model binding process then it looks like the following.
View of Model Binding
In the model binding we can see the three parts of the HTTP request; they are URI, Headers and Entity Body.
URI
The URI works as a ModelBinderParameterBinder object that checks that there are custom IModelBinder an
IValueProvider.
Formatter Binding
The Entity body of the model binding is managed by the FrmatterParameterBinding. If there is a request that
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needs to utilize one or two Media Type Formatters then it is piped through the appropriate Media Type
Formatter.
HTTP parameter binding
There is a need for the entire request to be piped through the HTTP parameter binding module, if there is a
custom HTTP Parameter Binding module.
Action Filter
After completion of the Model Binding the Action Filter is done. It is invoked two times in the pipeline before the
OnExecuting event and after the OnExecution event.
Action Invoker
The action invoker invokes the actions of the control. It binds and models the state for invoking the action in
HttpActionContext. It can invoke the action and also return the message in the form of a HttpResponseMessage. If
there is an Exception at the time of invoking the action then the exception is routed to the Exception Filter that can
send the Error Message.
Controller Action
Controller Action executes the Action Method code. And it generates the HttpResponseMessage.
Result Conversion
Now we see the image of the Result Conversion:
HttpResponseMessage: The message is directly passed in it and nothing needs conversion.
Void: The action method returns the void result in it and there is a need for conversion into a
HttpPesponseMessage.
If the Action Method returns any other type then the Content Negotiation and Media Type Formatters are
used. The Content Negotiation checks that we can return the requested content using the appropriate
Media Type formatter.
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