Getting started with ASP.NET OData WebApi

Published on April 11, 2016

Some notes just for future reference.

There are two packages for implementing OData services in ASP.NET:

• Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.OData for OData v3, and depends on:
• Microsoft.Data.OData
• Microsoft.AspNet.OData for OData v4, and depends on:
• Microsoft.OData.Core
• Microsoft.OData.Edm
• Microsoft.Spatial

To implement an OData v4 service (a server), follow the steps at:

http://odata.github.io/WebApi/

To implement a C# client:

1. Create a new C# project, e.g., a C# console application.
2. In Visual Studio, go to Extensions and Updates, then select Online, search and install OData v4 Client Code Generator.
3. Add a new item of type OData Client file and set MetadataDocumentUri with your service $metadata URI, e.g., http://localhost:17666/$metadata
4. Save and when the Security Warning dialogue pops up, click OK.
5. Then, copy and paste the sample from http://www.asp.net/web-api/overview/odata-support-in-aspnet-web-api/odata-v4/create-an-odata-v4-client-app