Create WSDL for an ASP.Net Core ApiController

Question

I am creating a service using ASP.Net Core. The service is based on the ApiController.

[ApiController]
public class XmlALaCarteServiceController : ControllerBase
{
    private IXmlALaCarteConnectionProvider _connectionProvider;

    public XmlALaCarteServiceController(IXmlALaCarteConnectionProvider connectionProvider)
    {
        _connectionProvider = connectionProvider;
    }

    [Route("api/XmlALaCarteService/V1/InitializeConnection")]
    [HttpGet]
    public ActionResult<InitializeResponse> InitializeConnection([FromQuery] InitializeRequest request)
    {
        InitializeResponse result = _connectionProvider.CreateConnection(request.Map()).Map();

        return result;
    }

    [Route("api/XmlALaCarteService/V1/GetDataAsXML")]
    [HttpGet("{id}")]
    public ActionResult<XmlDocument> GetDataAsXML(DataRequest request)
    {
        return new XmlDocument();
    }

}

If I am not mistaken, other people can connect to my service and perform the actions on it.

We used to have the same service but as an asmx. This asmx came with a WSDL. Is there a way to have the same for my new service?

Answer 1

To have your .Net Core webapi produce a WSDL/DISCO LIKE definition look at SwaggerUI by SmartBear: Swagger UI.

NuGet Packages: Swashbuckle.AspNetCore.Swagger & Swashbuckle.AspNetCore