MVC with SharePoint

Question

Hi,

1. We are looking to use the MVC Framework in our SP Application.
2. This is what we are trying to accomplish... A virtual directory within the SPSite which can host and run MVC. for e.g., /_layouts/MVC/

Any hints on the required configuration changes (if at all this is possible) will be very helpful.

Kind regards, Ashish Sharma

Answer 1

I would recommend running your virtual directory in it's own app pool. I'm leveraging MVC on some other Microsoft products and the app pool's Managed Pipeline Mode must = 'Integrated' for MVC.

Answer 2

You're going to have a hoot of a time de-inheriting everything (modules, handlers, assemblies, namespaces) in the MVC app's web.config. I would recommend that instead of trying to get MVC working inside of the same IIS web site, why not just run your app outside of SharePoint? Joel Oleson just blogged about using "widgets" or "web parts" as a form of SharePoint integration:

Joel Oleson

Answer 3

ScottGu has stated that the MS MVC is currently integrating with SharePoint - http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2008/02/12/asp-net-mvc-framework-road-map-update.aspx#5792984

Answer 4

Hi,

We are using the same approach that you have suggested and it has worked for a POC project. We host a virtual directory within the _layouts directory. You don't even need to give it its own application pool.

Just make sure that you have the MVC web.config in the created virtual directory. Strip out the parts for User management, etc added by Visual Studio.

The nice thing is you can use the SPContext, etc and they work the same way as they would in a webform page.

Kind Regards, Ashish

Answer 5

Ashish,

I'd like to setup MVC inside a SharePoint _layouts folder as you have done.

I was wondering if you can use the SharePoint master page?

Regards Garth

Answer 6

Ashish

This might be of interest to you http://www.codeplex.com/SharePointMVC

I published it about 5 minutes ago.

It is basically a library to help rendering ASP.MVC inside a SharePoint masterpage.

Still early days but u get the idea.

Regards

Simon

Answer 7

windbell write this:

http://simone.codeplex.com/wikipage?title=Host%20Aps.Net%20Mvc

Answer 8

I have heard from the MS MVC team that there is no plans for Sharepoint to use MVC. However MVC can be used with Sharepoint with a few tweaks

The following sharepoint site, www.themedicinecabinet.co.uk, was built using ASP.net MVC 2.

This article explains how this was done http://vspug.com/mbailey/files/2010/04/Using-ASP.NET-MVC-2-with-Sharepoint-Publishing.pdf