new-controller

Create New API Controller

Scaffold a controller that follows REST conventions and delegates all logic to services.

Required Pattern

[ApiController]
[Route("api/[controller]")]
[Authorize]
public class {EntityName}Controller(
    I{EntityName}Service service,
    ILogger<{EntityName}Controller> logger) : ControllerBase
{
    [HttpGet("{id:guid}")]
    [ProducesResponseType(typeof({EntityName}Dto), StatusCodes.Status200OK)]
    [ProducesResponseType(typeof(ProblemDetails), StatusCodes.Status404NotFound)]
    public async Task<IActionResult> GetById(Guid id, CancellationToken ct)
    {
        var result = await service.GetByIdAsync(id, ct);
        return result is not null ? Ok(result) : NotFound();
    }

    [HttpPost]
    [ProducesResponseType(typeof({EntityName}Dto), StatusCodes.Status201Created)]
    [ProducesResponseType(typeof(ValidationProblemDetails), StatusCodes.Status400BadRequest)]
    public async Task<IActionResult> Create([FromBody] Create{EntityName}Request request, CancellationToken ct)
    {
        var result = await service.CreateAsync(request, ct);
        return CreatedAtAction(nameof(GetById), new { id = result.Id }, result);
    }

    [HttpPut("{id:guid}")]
    [ProducesResponseType(StatusCodes.Status204NoContent)]
    [ProducesResponseType(typeof(ProblemDetails), StatusCodes.Status404NotFound)]
    public async Task<IActionResult> Update(Guid id, [FromBody] Update{EntityName}Request request, CancellationToken ct)
    {
        var success = await service.UpdateAsync(id, request, ct);
        return success ? NoContent() : NotFound();
    }

    [HttpDelete("{id:guid}")]
    [ProducesResponseType(StatusCodes.Status204NoContent)]
    public async Task<IActionResult> Delete(Guid id, CancellationToken ct)
    {
        await service.DeleteAsync(id, ct);
        return NoContent();
    }
}

Rules

• Controllers handle HTTP concerns ONLY — no business logic
• Delegate ALL work to services via DI
• Return ProblemDetails for errors (RFC 9457)
• Use [ProducesResponseType] for OpenAPI documentation
• CancellationToken on every action method
• Use [Authorize] at class level, [AllowAnonymous] where needed