Separate MVC and webAPI controller route - asp.net-mvc

Question

I have created a WebApi project, which has multiple WebApi controllers. As per my requirement I have to add an MVC controller to my WebApi project. My client side code is making an ajax request to that MVC controller with {ControllerName/ActionMethodName}. I have multiple routes in my global.asax file:
routes.IgnoreRoute("{resource}.axd/{*pathInfo}");
routes.MapHttpRoute(
name: "DefaultApi",
routeTemplate: "api/{controller}/{action}/{id}",
defaults: new { id = RouteParameter.Optional }
);
routes.MapHttpRoute(
name: "ActionRoute",
routeTemplate: "api/{controller}/{id}",
defaults: new { id = RouteParameter.Optional }
);
routes.MapRoute(
name: "Default",
url: "{controller}/{action}/{id}",
defaults: new { controller = "Home", action = "Index", id = UrlParameter.Optional }
);
Below is my ReportServiceBaseController:
protected virtual ReportServiceBase CreateReportService();
[HttpPost]
public JsonResult LoadDocumentInfo(LoadDocumentInfoRequest request);
[HttpPost]
public JsonResult LoadDocumentMapInfo(LoadDocumentMapInfoRequest request);
[HttpPost]
public JsonResult LoadDocumentMapInfoFull(LoadDocumentMapInfoFullRequest request);
[HttpPost]
public JsonResult LoadPageInfo(LoadPageInfoRequest request);
I am inheriting that controller in a ReportService controller:
public class ReportServiceController : ReportServiceBaseController
{
protected override PerpetuumSoft.Reporting.WebViewer.Server.ReportServiceBase CreateReportService()
{
return new ServiceClass();
}
}
The client side URL which is making the request:
"http://" + hostName + "/ReportService/LoadDocumentInfo"
I think the WebApi route is suppressing the MVC Controller route. How can I separate the MVC Controller route from the WebApi route?

Answer 1

You can create a new config class of WebApi, ApiRouteConfig.cs, within App_Start.
namespace Mvc4App
{
public class ApiRouteConfig
{
public static void RegisterRoutes(RouteCollection routes)
{
routes.MapHttpRoute(
name: "ActionRoute",
routeTemplate: "api/{controller}/{id}",
defaults: new { id = RouteParameter.Optional }
);
}
}
}
Then, edit Global.asax.cs, to call ApiRouteConfig.RegisterRoutes(RouteTable.Routes);