asp.net-core-mvc Getting started with asp.net-core-mvc Add MVC Middleware

Example

If you created an empty project, or you still don't have mvc configured in your application, you can add dependency:

"Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc": "1.0.1"

To your project.json file under "dependencies".

And register MVC middleware in your Startup class:

public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
{
    ...
    services.AddMvc();
}

Note that we have both services.AddMvc() and services.AddMvcCore(). If you are starting with asp.net core, or you want it the way it is, you should keep with services.AddMvc(). But if you want an advanced experience, you can start with a minimal MVC pipeline and add features to get a customized framework using services.AddMvcCore(). See this discussion for more information about AddMvcCore

public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
{
    services
        .AddMvcCore()
        .AddAuthorization()
        .AddJsonFormatters(j => j.Formatting = Formatting.Indented);
}

Now you can tell your application builder to use the mvc:

public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IHostingEnvironment env, ILoggerFactory loggerFactory)
{
    ...
    app.UseMvc();
}

or with default routing:

app.UseMvc(routes =>
{
    routes.MapRoute(
        name: "default",
        template: "{controller=Home}/{action=Index}/{id?}");
});