關於Web Api的HelpPage文檔註釋問題

以前使用Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.HelpPage的時候，一直爲返回對象的註釋發愁，覺得這是個BUG。

 

 

 這個註釋的解決辦法其實要從其原理理解就明白了。

由於HelpPage是讀取的XML文件生成的，你的對象沒有生成XML文件，固然顯示的是空的。

那麼解決的辦法以下，

1.將你的返回對象所在的庫也生成XML文件，右鍵屬性--生成。都選XML項，配置好XML文件生成路徑。

2.在原有的基礎上，寫一個讀取多個XML文件的方法。代碼以下：

/// <summary>A custom <see cref="IDocumentationProvider"/> that reads the API documentation from a collection of XML documentation files.</summary>
    public class MultiXmlDocumentationProvider : IDocumentationProvider, IModelDocumentationProvider
    {
        /*********
    ** Properties
    *********/
        /// <summary>The internal documentation providers for specific files.</summary>
        private readonly XmlDocumentationProvider[] Providers;


        /*********
        ** Public methods
        *********/
        /// <summary>Construct an instance.</summary>
        /// <param name="paths">The physical paths to the XML documents.</param>
        public MultiXmlDocumentationProvider(params string[] paths)
        {
            this.Providers = paths.Select(p => new XmlDocumentationProvider(p)).ToArray();
        }

        /// <summary>Gets the documentation for a subject.</summary>
        /// <param name="subject">The subject to document.</param>
        public string GetDocumentation(MemberInfo subject)
        {
            return this.GetFirstMatch(p => p.GetDocumentation(subject));
        }

        /// <summary>Gets the documentation for a subject.</summary>
        /// <param name="subject">The subject to document.</param>
        public string GetDocumentation(Type subject)
        {
            return this.GetFirstMatch(p => p.GetDocumentation(subject));
        }

        /// <summary>Gets the documentation for a subject.</summary>
        /// <param name="subject">The subject to document.</param>
        public string GetDocumentation(HttpControllerDescriptor subject)
        {
            return this.GetFirstMatch(p => p.GetDocumentation(subject));
        }

        /// <summary>Gets the documentation for a subject.</summary>
        /// <param name="subject">The subject to document.</param>
        public string GetDocumentation(HttpActionDescriptor subject)
        {
            return this.GetFirstMatch(p => p.GetDocumentation(subject));
        }

        /// <summary>Gets the documentation for a subject.</summary>
        /// <param name="subject">The subject to document.</param>
        public string GetDocumentation(HttpParameterDescriptor subject)
        {
            return this.GetFirstMatch(p => p.GetDocumentation(subject));
        }

        /// <summary>Gets the documentation for a subject.</summary>
        /// <param name="subject">The subject to document.</param>
        public string GetResponseDocumentation(HttpActionDescriptor subject)
        {
            return this.GetFirstMatch(p => p.GetDocumentation(subject));
        }


        /*********
        ** Private methods
        *********/
        /// <summary>Get the first valid result from the collection of XML documentation providers.</summary>
        /// <param name="expr">The method to invoke.</param>
        private string GetFirstMatch(Func<XmlDocumentationProvider, string> expr)
        {
            return this.Providers
                .Select(expr)
                .FirstOrDefault(p => !String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(p));
        }
    }

 3.替換HelpPageConfig裏面的讀取方法：

//config.SetDocumentationProvider(new XmlDocumentationProvider(HttpContext.Current.Server.MapPath("~/App_Data/XmlDocument.xml")));
config.SetDocumentationProvider(new MultiXmlDocumentationProvider(HttpContext.Current.Server.MapPath("~/App_Data/XmlDocument.xml"), HttpContext.Current.Server.MapPath("~/App_Data/Api.xml")));

Api.xml爲你生成的對象XML文件。

 而後從新生成就OK了。

固然生成的XML文件路徑要根據本身項目的路徑配置好。