Sitecore MVC: What it is and why it's important
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Sitecore is making a move: the shift from Sitecore's web forms to Sitecore MVC has been a gradual one, but it's ramping up quickly. Stay in the know with this primer on what it is and why it's important
![MVC as you know it: Controllers
public class CustomerController : Controller
{
//
// POST: /Customer/Edit/5
[AcceptVerbs(HttpVerbs.Post)]
public ActionResult Edit(int id, FormCollection collection)
{
try
{
// TODO: Add update logic here
return RedirectToAction("Index");
}
catch
{
return View();
}
}
}](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/sitecoremvc-whatisitandwhybother-141105110621-conversion-gate02/85/Sitecore-MVC-What-it-is-and-why-it-s-important-6-320.jpg)
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Sitecore MVC: What it is and why it's important
- 1. What is Sitecore MVC? Out on the razor’s edge Prepared by: Jason St-Cyr and Nick Allen
- 2. What is Sitecore MVC? • MVC as you may know it • Sitecore MVC • Why bother moving to Sitecore MVC? Resources
- 4. MVC as you may know it • ASP.NET MVC - Model, View, Controller pattern - Interactions are routed through controllers, no post-backs - Views mapped to REST-friendly URLs - Light-weight, highly testable framework - No View State or server-based forms - Razor as the view engine - Convention over configuration Toronto | Ottawa | New York | Calgary | São Paulo | Florianópolis 4
- 5. MVC as you know it: Route registration public class MvcApplication : System.Web.HttpApplication { public static void RegisterRoutes(RouteCollection routes) { routes.IgnoreRoute("{resource}.axd/{*pathInfo}"); routes.MapRoute( "Default", // Route name "{controller}/{action}/{id}", // URL with parameters new { controller = "Home", action = "Index", id = "" } // Parameter defaults ); } protected void Application_Start() { RegisterRoutes(RouteTable.Routes); } }
- 6. MVC as you know it: Controllers public class CustomerController : Controller { // // POST: /Customer/Edit/5 [AcceptVerbs(HttpVerbs.Post)] public ActionResult Edit(int id, FormCollection collection) { try { // TODO: Add update logic here return RedirectToAction("Index"); } catch { return View(); } } }
- 7. Sitecore MVC • Sitecore MVC != ASP.NET MVC - Can use MVC routing, but defaults to using Sitecore as routing engine - Sitecore constructs page based on placeholder settings and presentation details, just like with Web Forms - Individual components are defined as Controller Renderings or View Renderings - Instead of ‘controller-per-page’, Sitecore uses ‘controller-per-rendering’ - Sitecore will run in “MVC mode” if: a) An MVC route is matched b) Item layout is an MVC view Toronto | Ottawa | New York | Calgary | São Paulo | Florianópolis 7
- 8. Sitecore MVC: Controller vs. View Renderings • Controller Rendering • Executes Controller you build • Can specify relative or fully qualified class for controller • Controller logic builds model and determines views • Controller is similar to code-behind of an ASCX • View Rendering • Sitecore becomes the Controller • Directly binds to an associated .cshtml file • Requires a model item, which binds directly to rendering model class • Useful for ‘presentation-only’ renderings (e.g. layout renderings) Toronto | Ottawa | New York | Calgary | São Paulo | Florianópolis 8
- 9. Why bother? • Sitecore is going MVC - Sitecore 8: all UIs in SPEAK • Developers want to work with MVC solutions - Separation of concerns (presentation vs code-behind) - Makes unit testing easier (if you do it right) - Re-use logic and models more easily between views - More control over rendered HTML (no view state garbage) • Clients are beginning to ask for MVC solutions - Doing both > Only web forms • Web Forms will go away (many years from now, but still…) Toronto | Ottawa | New York | Calgary | São Paulo | Florianópolis 9
- 10. Resources
- 11. Sitecore Community Docs • http://sitecore-community. github.io/docs/documentation/Sitecore%20MV C/index.html • Contains links to online content submitted by the Sitecore community. • Key links: - Anything by Martina Welander - Creating a Visual Studio Project for Sitecore MVC - Sample Sitecore MVC project (used in Youtube tutorial videos) Toronto | Ottawa | New York | Calgary | São Paulo | Florianópolis 11
- 12. MSDN and others • ASP.NET MVC Overview: - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/ library/dd381412(v=vs.100).aspx • Getting Started with ASP.NET MVC 5 - http://www.asp.net/mvc/overview/getting-started/ introduction/getting-started • PluralSight ASP.NET MVC 5 Fundamentals - http://www.pluralsight.com/courses/aspdotnet-mvc5- fundamentals
- 13. Jason St-Cyr Solution Architect and Sitecore MVP, nonlinear digital Lessons Learned Background in .NET software development and Application Lifecycle Management Contact me: [email protected] Around the web: Technical Blog: http://theagilecoder.wordpress.com LinkedIn Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jason-st-cyr/26/a73/645 Nonlinear Thinking: http://www.nonlinearcreations.com/Digital/how-we-think Twitter: @AgileStCyr
- 14. Nick Allen Solution Architect and Sitecore MVP, nonlinear digital Lessons Learned Background in .NET software development Contact me: [email protected] Around the web: Technical Blog: http://sitecorecreative.wordpress.com LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickallen80 Nonlinear Thinking: http://www.nonlinearcreations.com/Digital/how-we-think Twitter: @sitecoretweet