GravySoft.Razor.StringGenerator

GravySoft.Razor.StringGenerator.AspNetCore

GravySoft.Razor.StringGenerator.NetFramework

Service for rendering Razor MVC views to strings. This can be used for sending emails, generating PDFs, and any number of things.

You must also install either GravySoft.Razor.StringGenerator.AspNetCore or GravySoft.Razor.StringGenerator.NetFramework.

Usage

1. Inject an IRazorViewToStringRenderer to your class.

private IRazorViewToStringRenderer renderer;
public ExampleClass(IRazorViewToStringRenderer renderer) => this.renderer = renderer;

2. Execute your call.

string text = await renderer.RenderViewToStringAsync("~/Views/Email.cshtml", new EmailModel
{
    FirstName = "John",
    LastName = "Doe",
    FavoriteColors = new List<string> { "Red", "Purple", "Orange" }
});

Make sure you use the full path of the view

Registering Services

The service needs to be registered in as scoped so that it has access to a request HttpContext.

Microsoft Dependency Injection (.NET Core & Standalone .NET Framework)

In Startup.ConfigureServices

services.AddScoped<IRazorViewToStringRenderer, RazorViewToStringRenderer>();

Ninject (Sitefinity)

In your NinjectModule

Bind<RazorViewToStringRenderer>().To<IRazorViewToStringRenderer>();

Changelog

1.0.0

• Initial Release