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ABP MVC and Razor Pages UI - AbpPageModel, abp tag helpers (abp-card, abp-dynamic-form, abp-modal), JavaScript abp.ajax/abp.auth/abp.notify, DataTables integration, bundle/minification. Use when working on MVC or Razor Pages UI in ABP projects.

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ABP MVC / Razor Pages UI

Docs: https://abp.io/docs/latest/framework/ui/mvc-razor-pages/overall

Razor Page Model

public class IndexModel : AbpPageModel
{
    private readonly IBookAppService _bookAppService;

    public List<BookDto> Books { get; set; }

    public IndexModel(IBookAppService bookAppService)
    {
        _bookAppService = bookAppService;
    }

    public async Task OnGetAsync()
    {
        var result = await _bookAppService.GetListAsync(
            new PagedAndSortedResultRequestDto()
        );
        Books = result.Items.ToList();
    }
}

Razor Page View

@page
@model IndexModel

<abp-card>
    <abp-card-header>
        <abp-row>
            <abp-column size-md="_6">
                <h2>@L["Books"]</h2>
            </abp-column>
            <abp-column size-md="_6" class="text-end">
                <abp-button button-type="Primary"
                            id="NewBookButton"
                            text="@L["NewBook"].Value" />
            </abp-column>
        </abp-row>
    </abp-card-header>
    <abp-card-body>
        <abp-table striped-rows="true" id="BooksTable">
            <thead>
                <tr>
                    <th>@L["Name"]</th>
                    <th>@L["Price"]</th>
                    <th>@L["Actions"]</th>
                </tr>
            </thead>
            <tbody>
                @foreach (var book in Model.Books)
                {
                    <tr>
                        <td>@book.Name</td>
                        <td>@book.Price</td>
                        <td>
                            <abp-button button-type="Primary" size="Small"
                                        text="@L["Edit"].Value" />
                        </td>
                    </tr>
                }
            </tbody>
        </abp-table>
    </abp-card-body>
</abp-card>

ABP Tag Helpers

Cards

<abp-card>
    <abp-card-header>Header</abp-card-header>
    <abp-card-body>Content</abp-card-body>
    <abp-card-footer>Footer</abp-card-footer>
</abp-card>

Buttons

<abp-button button-type="Primary" text="@L["Save"].Value" />
<abp-button button-type="Danger" icon="fa fa-trash" />

Forms

<abp-dynamic-form abp-model="Book" asp-page="/Books/CreateModal">
    <abp-modal>
        <abp-modal-header title="@L["NewBook"].Value" />
        <abp-modal-body>
            <abp-form-content />
        </abp-modal-body>
        <abp-modal-footer buttons="@(AbpModalButtons.Save | AbpModalButtons.Cancel)" />
    </abp-modal>
</abp-dynamic-form>

Tables

<abp-table striped-rows="true" hoverable-rows="true">
    <!-- content -->
</abp-table>

Localization

@* In Razor views/pages *@
<h1>@L["Books"]</h1>

@* With parameters *@
<p>@L["WelcomeMessage", Model.UserName]</p>

JavaScript API

// Localization
var text = abp.localization.getResource('BookStore')('Books');

// Authorization
if (abp.auth.isGranted('BookStore.Books.Create')) {
    // Show create button
}

// Settings
var maxCount = abp.setting.get('BookStore.MaxItemCount');

// Ajax with automatic error handling
abp.ajax({
    url: '/api/app/book',
    type: 'POST',
    data: JSON.stringify(bookData)
}).then(function(result) {
    // Success
});

// Notifications
abp.notify.success('Book created successfully!');
abp.notify.error('An error occurred!');

// Confirmation
abp.message.confirm('Are you sure?').then(function(confirmed) {
    if (confirmed) {
        // User confirmed
    }
});

DataTables Integration

var dataTable = $('#BooksTable').DataTable(
    abp.libs.datatables.normalizeConfiguration({
        serverSide: true,
        paging: true,
        ajax: abp.libs.datatables.createAjax(bookService.getList),
        columnDefs: [
            {
                title: l('Name'),
                data: 'name'
            },
            {
                title: l('Price'),
                data: 'price',
                render: function(data) {
                    return data.toFixed(2);
                }
            },
            {
                title: l('Actions'),
                rowAction: {
                    items: [
                        {
                            text: l('Edit'),
                            visible: abp.auth.isGranted('BookStore.Books.Edit'),
                            action: function(data) {
                                editModal.open({ id: data.record.id });
                            }
                        },
                        {
                            text: l('Delete'),
                            visible: abp.auth.isGranted('BookStore.Books.Delete'),
                            confirmMessage: function(data) {
                                return l('BookDeletionConfirmationMessage', data.record.name);
                            },
                            action: function(data) {
                                bookService.delete(data.record.id).then(function() {
                                    abp.notify.success(l('SuccessfullyDeleted'));
                                    dataTable.ajax.reload();
                                });
                            }
                        }
                    ]
                }
            }
        ]
    })
);

Modal Pages

CreateModal.cshtml:

@page
@model CreateModalModel

<abp-dynamic-form abp-model="Book" asp-page="/Books/CreateModal">
    <abp-modal>
        <abp-modal-header title="@L["NewBook"].Value" />
        <abp-modal-body>
            <abp-form-content />
        </abp-modal-body>
        <abp-modal-footer buttons="@(AbpModalButtons.Save | AbpModalButtons.Cancel)" />
    </abp-modal>
</abp-dynamic-form>

CreateModal.cshtml.cs:

public class CreateModalModel : AbpPageModel
{
    [BindProperty]
    public CreateBookDto Book { get; set; }

    private readonly IBookAppService _bookAppService;

    public CreateModalModel(IBookAppService bookAppService)
    {
        _bookAppService = bookAppService;
    }

    public async Task<IActionResult> OnPostAsync()
    {
        await _bookAppService.CreateAsync(Book);
        return NoContent();
    }
}

Bundle & Minification

Configure<AbpBundlingOptions>(options =>
{
    options.StyleBundles.Configure(
        StandardBundles.Styles.Global,
        bundle => bundle.AddFiles("/styles/my-styles.css")
    );
});