I have been looking into implementing partial updates using the HTTP PATCH method using ServiceStack.net and the JSON Patch format (RFC 6902) This is of interest since many updates do not neatly match the PUT method, which often is used for full entity updates (all properties). PATCH is intended to do one or more partial […]
One of ServiceStack’s benefits is having one service method endpoint output to all supported serializers. The exact same code will output formats for JSON, XML, CSV, and even HTML. If you are motivated, you are also free to add your own. Now in the case of CSV output, the web browser handling the download will […]
Introduction Recently, i started developing my first ServiceStack.net web service. As part of it, i found a need to add authentication to the service. Since my web service is connecting to a legacy application with its own custom user accounts, authentication, and authorization (roles), i decided to use the ServiceStack Auth model, and implement a […]