Custom Json Dictionary Serialization with RestSharp/ASP.NET WebApi

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I would like to use RestSharp to connect to my ASP.NET WebApi services. The WebApi handles model binding automatically, but it's very specific about how it receives json. For example, consider the following:

Public Class DTO
    Property JsonDictionary As Dictionary(Of String, String)
End Class

The ASP.NET WebApi will Model-bind this appropriately if I send this to my POST:

{
    "JsonDictionary[0].Key":"key1",
    "JsonDictionary[0].Value":"value1"
}

I would like to use RestSharp or JSON.NET to serialize dictionaries in this format and send Content-Type: application/json. Can I use these to accomplish my goal or will I need to write my own serializer? Any help is appreciated.

John Jelinek · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-03 16:04:06Z

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It became a difficult chore to implement a Json.NET MediaTypeFormatter for ASP.NET WebApi, so I chunked WebApi and decided to go with ServiceStack instead. Much better!

answered Apr 3, 2012 at 16:04

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John Sheehan · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-31 06:26:30Z

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The default JSON serializer is just JSON.NET already, so whatever you pass to AddBody() will be serialized using that if Request.DataFormat = DataFormat.Json.

answered Mar 31, 2012 at 6:26

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Darrel Miller Over a year ago

The beta that is currently on Nuget doesn't use JSON.Net. You can either wait until the VS RC to get that, or go straight for the latest source on codeplex.

John Jelinek Over a year ago

So you're saying that if I upgrade to WebApi from CodePlex, then I'll be able to model bind with more flexible JSON options rather than explicitly in the format listed in the original post?

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