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Revised: ASP.NET MVC and the Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF)

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:19:47 GMT

A while ago, I did a blog post on combining ASP.NET MVC and MEF (Managed Extensibility Framework), making it possible to "plug" controllers and views into your application as a module. I received a lot of positive feedback as well as a hard question from Dan Swatik who was experiencing a Server Error with this approach. Here's a better approach to ASP.NET MVC and MEF.

Custom Controller Factory in ASP.NET MVC

Sat, 09 May 2009 14:11:38 GMT

Introducing Controller Factory in ASP.NET MVC

IRouteHandler in ASP.NET MVC

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 03:00:20 GMT

Keyvan explains how to write a RouteHandler that checks for banned IPs and blocks any further processing

What is this Managed Extensibility Framework thing all about ?

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:31:12 GMT

Another IoC Container From Microsoft ? Add-in Framework ? What the heck is it ? Sidar tries to answer.

Building a Configuration Binder for MEF with POCO Support

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:16:12 GMT

MEF doesn't support POCO injection and XML Configuration off the shelf. Sidar implements an XML congiguration binding mechanism on top of MEF, and the article gives an insight about what to expect from MEF Extensibility models in detail.

Exploring MEF Extensibility Points

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:46:03 GMT

The ways of extending Managed Extensibility Framework is discussed in this post, Custom Binders and Value Resolvers dug deeper.

Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF) at a Glance

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:31:02 GMT

A Hands-On overview to Dependency Injection Managed Extensibility Framework and the first CTP.

Managed Extensibility Framework Preview Available

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:44:55 GMT

The MEF provides developers with a framework to easily add extensibility to their applications and with minimal impact on existing code. The application developer can define extension points according to the functionality required of an extension, while the extension developer uses those points to interact with the application.

Tapping Into The "Projects" Pad

Tue, 14 Aug 2007 14:52:09 GMT

A short introduction to adding your own buttons to #develop's Projects Pad (the equivalent to Visual Studio's Solution Explorer).

Tapping Into The Solution Explorer

Tue, 14 Aug 2007 14:47:58 GMT

A short introduction to adding your own buttons to Visual Studio's Solution Explorer.

.NET Application Extensibility, Part 2

Fri, 23 Feb 2007 19:46:01 GMT

An msdn article about the upcoming System.Adding namespace in the Base Class Library (BCL), available in the next release of Visual Studio® (code-named "Orcas"). This is the first one. Check the first one too: http://www.dotnetkicks.com/clr/NET_Application_Extensibility_article_about_the_upcoming_System_Addin