Hvordan lage en enkel e-post konvertering web API i ASP.NET Core
Å opprette en mikroservice eller Web API for e-postkonvertering gjør det mulig for andre applikasjoner å utnytte konverteringsfunksjonaliteten uten å integrere hele Aspose.Email-biblioteket.Denne tilnærmingen gir en sentralisert, skalerbar løsning som kan tjene flere kunder, apper eller systemer. Ved hjelp av ASP.NET Core og Asposa.email LowCode Converter, kan du bygge en robust RESTful service som aksepterer e‐postfiler via HTTP-oppføringer og returnerer konvertert filer for nedlasting.
Hvorfor bygge en e-post konverterings API?
En dedikert e-post konvertering API tilbyr flere fordeler:
- Centralisert behandling : Enkel service håndterer all konverteringslogikk
- Cross-Platform Access : Enhver applikasjon kan bruke API via HTTP
- Skalerbarhet : Utvikle uavhengig og skala basert på etterspørsel
- Technology Independence : Kundene trenger ikke .NET eller Aspose.Email avhengigheter
- Microservice Architecture : Pass på moderne distribuerte applikasjonsmønstre
- Resource Management : Sentralisert kontroll over behandlingsressurser
Prerequisites
Før du bygger e-post konvertering API, sørg for at du har:
- ASP.NET Core 6.0 eller høyere utviklingsmiljø
- Visual Studio 2022 eller Visual Studio Code med C#-utvidelser
- Aspose.Email NuGet pakke
- Basisk kunnskap om RESTful API design
- Forståelse av filopptak / nedlasting i web APIs
Steg 1: Sett opp API-prosjektet
Skap et nytt ASP.NET Core Web API-prosjekt:
dotnet new webapi -n EmailConverterApi
cd EmailConverterApi
dotnet add package Aspose.Email
dotnet add package Swashbuckle.AspNetCore
Oppsummering av prosjektet (EmailConverterApi.csproj
):
<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">
<PropertyGroup>
<TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
<Nullable>enable</Nullable>
<ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
</PropertyGroup>
<ItemGroup>
<PackageReference Include="Aspose.Email" Version="24.3.0" />
<PackageReference Include="Swashbuckle.AspNetCore" Version="6.5.0" />
</ItemGroup>
</Project>
Steg 2: Skap e-postkonverterkontrolleren
Opprett en omfattende kontroller som håndterer e-postkonverteringsoperasjoner:
using Aspose.Email.LowCode;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
namespace EmailConverterApi.Controllers
{
[ApiController]
[Route("api/[controller]")]
[Produces("application/json")]
public class EmailConverterController : ControllerBase
{
private readonly ILogger<EmailConverterController> _logger;
private readonly IConfiguration _configuration;
private readonly long _maxFileSize;
private readonly string[] _allowedExtensions = { ".eml", ".msg" };
private readonly string[] _supportedOutputFormats = { "html", "eml", "msg", "mhtml", "mht" };
public EmailConverterController(ILogger<EmailConverterController> logger, IConfiguration configuration)
{
_logger = logger;
_configuration = configuration;
_maxFileSize = _configuration.GetValue<long>("MaxFileSize", 10 * 1024 * 1024); // 10MB default
}
/// <summary>
/// Converts an email file to the specified format
/// </summary>
/// <param name="emailFile">The email file to convert (EML or MSG)</param>
/// <param name="format">Output format (html, eml, msg, mhtml, mht)</param>
/// <param name="filename">Optional custom filename for the output</param>
/// <returns>The converted file for download</returns>
[HttpPost("convert")]
[ProducesResponseType(typeof(FileResult), 200)]
[ProducesResponseType(typeof(ApiErrorResponse), 400)]
[ProducesResponseType(typeof(ApiErrorResponse), 500)]
public async Task<IActionResult> ConvertEmail(
[Required] IFormFile emailFile,
[FromQuery, Required] string format = "html",
[FromQuery] string? filename = null)
{
var requestId = Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N")[..8];
_logger.LogInformation("Starting conversion request {RequestId} for file: {FileName}, format: {Format}",
requestId, emailFile?.FileName, format);
try
{
// Validate request
var validationResult = ValidateRequest(emailFile, format);
if (validationResult != null)
{
_logger.LogWarning("Validation failed for request {RequestId}: {Error}", requestId, validationResult.Message);
return validationResult;
}
// Create in-memory output handler
var outputHandler = new MemoryOutputHandler();
// Perform conversion
using var inputStream = emailFile!.OpenReadStream();
await ConvertEmailInternal(inputStream, emailFile.FileName, outputHandler, format);
// Get converted content
var convertedContent = outputHandler.GetContent();
var outputFileName = filename ?? GenerateOutputFileName(emailFile.FileName, format);
var contentType = GetContentType(format);
_logger.LogInformation("Successfully converted {RequestId}: {InputFile} -> {OutputFile} ({Size} bytes)",
requestId, emailFile.FileName, outputFileName, convertedContent.Length);
// Return file for download
return File(convertedContent, contentType, outputFileName);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
_logger.LogError(ex, "Conversion failed for request {RequestId}: {Error}", requestId, ex.Message);
return StatusCode(500, new ApiErrorResponse
{
Message = "Internal server error during conversion",
RequestId = requestId
});
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets information about supported formats and API capabilities
/// </summary>
[HttpGet("info")]
[ProducesResponseType(typeof(ApiInfoResponse), 200)]
public IActionResult GetApiInfo()
{
return Ok(new ApiInfoResponse
{
SupportedInputFormats = _allowedExtensions,
SupportedOutputFormats = _supportedOutputFormats,
MaxFileSizeMB = _maxFileSize / (1024 * 1024),
Version = "1.0.0",
Description = "Email format conversion API powered by Aspose.Email"
});
}
/// <summary>
/// Health check endpoint
/// </summary>
[HttpGet("health")]
[ProducesResponseType(typeof(HealthResponse), 200)]
public IActionResult HealthCheck()
{
return Ok(new HealthResponse
{
Status = "Healthy",
Timestamp = DateTime.UtcNow,
Version = "1.0.0"
});
}
private IActionResult? ValidateRequest(IFormFile? emailFile, string format)
{
if (emailFile == null || emailFile.Length == 0)
{
return BadRequest(new ApiErrorResponse { Message = "No file provided or file is empty" });
}
if (emailFile.Length > _maxFileSize)
{
return BadRequest(new ApiErrorResponse
{
Message = $"File size exceeds maximum allowed size of {_maxFileSize / (1024 * 1024)}MB"
});
}
var extension = Path.GetExtension(emailFile.FileName)?.ToLowerInvariant();
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(extension) || !_allowedExtensions.Contains(extension))
{
return BadRequest(new ApiErrorResponse
{
Message = $"Unsupported file format. Allowed formats: {string.Join(", ", _allowedExtensions)}"
});
}
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(format) || !_supportedOutputFormats.Contains(format.ToLowerInvariant()))
{
return BadRequest(new ApiErrorResponse
{
Message = $"Unsupported output format. Supported formats: {string.Join(", ", _supportedOutputFormats)}"
});
}
return null;
}
private static async Task ConvertEmailInternal(Stream inputStream, string fileName, IOutputHandler outputHandler, string format)
{
switch (format.ToLowerInvariant())
{
case "html":
await Converter.ConvertToHtml(inputStream, fileName, outputHandler);
break;
case "eml":
await Converter.ConvertToEml(inputStream, fileName, outputHandler);
break;
case "msg":
await Converter.ConvertToMsg(inputStream, fileName, outputHandler);
break;
case "mhtml":
await Converter.ConvertToMhtml(inputStream, fileName, outputHandler);
break;
case "mht":
await Converter.ConvertToMht(inputStream, fileName, outputHandler);
break;
default:
throw new ArgumentException($"Unsupported conversion format: {format}");
}
}
private static string GenerateOutputFileName(string inputFileName, string format)
{
var nameWithoutExtension = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(inputFileName);
return $"{nameWithoutExtension}.{format.ToLowerInvariant()}";
}
private static string GetContentType(string format) => format.ToLowerInvariant() switch
{
"html" => "text/html",
"eml" => "message/rfc822",
"msg" => "application/vnd.ms-outlook",
"mhtml" => "message/rfc822",
"mht" => "message/rfc822",
_ => "application/octet-stream"
};
}
}
Trinn 3: Skapa In-Memory Output Handler
Lag en tilpasset utgangshandler som fanger konvertert innhold i hukommelse:
using Aspose.Email.LowCode;
using System.Text;
namespace EmailConverterApi.Services
{
/// <summary>
/// Output handler that captures converted content in memory for API responses
/// </summary>
public class MemoryOutputHandler : IOutputHandler
{
private byte[]? _content;
private string? _fileName;
public async Task AddOutputStream(string name, Func<Stream, Task> writeAction)
{
_fileName = name;
using var memoryStream = new MemoryStream();
await writeAction(memoryStream);
_content = memoryStream.ToArray();
}
public void AddOutputStream(string name, Action<Stream> writeAction)
{
_fileName = name;
using var memoryStream = new MemoryStream();
writeAction(memoryStream);
_content = memoryStream.ToArray();
}
public byte[] GetContent()
{
return _content ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("No content has been written to this handler");
}
public string GetContentAsString()
{
var content = GetContent();
return Encoding.UTF8.GetString(content);
}
public string GetFileName()
{
return _fileName ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("No file name available");
}
public bool HasContent => _content != null && _content.Length > 0;
}
}
Steg 4: Lagre responsmodeller
Definer strukturerte responsmodeller for API:
namespace EmailConverterApi.Models
{
/// <summary>
/// Standard error response model
/// </summary>
public class ApiErrorResponse
{
public string Message { get; set; } = string.Empty;
public string? RequestId { get; set; }
public DateTime Timestamp { get; set; } = DateTime.UtcNow;
public string? Details { get; set; }
}
/// <summary>
/// API information response model
/// </summary>
public class ApiInfoResponse
{
public string[] SupportedInputFormats { get; set; } = Array.Empty<string>();
public string[] SupportedOutputFormats { get; set; } = Array.Empty<string>();
public long MaxFileSizeMB { get; set; }
public string Version { get; set; } = string.Empty;
public string Description { get; set; } = string.Empty;
}
/// <summary>
/// Health check response model
/// </summary>
public class HealthResponse
{
public string Status { get; set; } = string.Empty;
public DateTime Timestamp { get; set; }
public string Version { get; set; } = string.Empty;
public Dictionary<string, object>? AdditionalInfo { get; set; }
}
/// <summary>
/// Conversion request model for batch operations
/// </summary>
public class BatchConversionRequest
{
public string OutputFormat { get; set; } = "html";
public bool ZipOutput { get; set; } = true;
public string? CustomPrefix { get; set; }
}
/// <summary>
/// Batch conversion result
/// </summary>
public class BatchConversionResult
{
public int TotalFiles { get; set; }
public int SuccessfulConversions { get; set; }
public int FailedConversions { get; set; }
public List<ConversionError> Errors { get; set; } = new();
public string? OutputFileName { get; set; }
}
/// <summary>
/// Individual conversion error details
/// </summary>
public class ConversionError
{
public string FileName { get; set; } = string.Empty;
public string ErrorMessage { get; set; } = string.Empty;
}
}
Steg 5: Legg til Batch Conversion Support
Utvid kontrolløren for å støtte batch konverteringer:
/// <summary>
/// Converts multiple email files and returns them as a ZIP archive
/// </summary>
/// <param name="emailFiles">Multiple email files to convert</param>
/// <param name="request">Batch conversion settings</param>
/// <returns>ZIP file containing all converted emails</returns>
[HttpPost("convert-batch")]
[ProducesResponseType(typeof(FileResult), 200)]
[ProducesResponseType(typeof(ApiErrorResponse), 400)]
[ProducesResponseType(typeof(ApiErrorResponse), 500)]
public async Task<IActionResult> ConvertEmailBatch(
[Required] IFormFileCollection emailFiles,
[FromForm] BatchConversionRequest request)
{
var requestId = Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N")[..8];
_logger.LogInformation("Starting batch conversion request {RequestId} for {FileCount} files, format: {Format}",
requestId, emailFiles.Count, request.OutputFormat);
try
{
if (!emailFiles.Any())
{
return BadRequest(new ApiErrorResponse { Message = "No files provided for batch conversion" });
}
if (!_supportedOutputFormats.Contains(request.OutputFormat.ToLowerInvariant()))
{
return BadRequest(new ApiErrorResponse
{
Message = $"Unsupported output format: {request.OutputFormat}"
});
}
var results = new List<(string FileName, byte[] Content, bool Success, string? Error)>();
// Process each file
foreach (var file in emailFiles)
{
try
{
var validationResult = ValidateRequest(file, request.OutputFormat);
if (validationResult != null)
{
results.Add((file.FileName, Array.Empty<byte>(), false, "Validation failed"));
continue;
}
var outputHandler = new MemoryOutputHandler();
using var inputStream = file.OpenReadStream();
await ConvertEmailInternal(inputStream, file.FileName, outputHandler, request.OutputFormat);
results.Add((file.FileName, outputHandler.GetContent(), true, null));
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
_logger.LogError(ex, "Failed to convert file {FileName} in batch {RequestId}", file.FileName, requestId);
results.Add((file.FileName, Array.Empty<byte>(), false, ex.Message));
}
}
// Create ZIP archive
var zipContent = CreateZipArchive(results, request);
var zipFileName = $"converted_emails_{DateTime.Now:yyyyMMdd_HHmmss}.zip";
_logger.LogInformation("Batch conversion {RequestId} completed: {Success}/{Total} successful",
requestId, results.Count(r => r.Success), results.Count);
return File(zipContent, "application/zip", zipFileName);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
_logger.LogError(ex, "Batch conversion failed for request {RequestId}: {Error}", requestId, ex.Message);
return StatusCode(500, new ApiErrorResponse
{
Message = "Internal server error during batch conversion",
RequestId = requestId
});
}
}
private static byte[] CreateZipArchive(List<(string FileName, byte[] Content, bool Success, string? Error)> results, BatchConversionRequest request)
{
using var zipStream = new MemoryStream();
using (var archive = new System.IO.Compression.ZipArchive(zipStream, System.IO.Compression.ZipArchiveMode.Create, true))
{
// Add successful conversions
foreach (var (fileName, content, success, _) in results.Where(r => r.Success))
{
var outputFileName = GenerateOutputFileName(fileName, request.OutputFormat);
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(request.CustomPrefix))
{
outputFileName = $"{request.CustomPrefix}_{outputFileName}";
}
var entry = archive.CreateEntry(outputFileName);
using var entryStream = entry.Open();
entryStream.Write(content, 0, content.Length);
}
// Add error log if there were failures
var failures = results.Where(r => !r.Success).ToList();
if (failures.Any())
{
var errorLog = string.Join("\n", failures.Select(f => $"{f.FileName}: {f.Error}"));
var errorEntry = archive.CreateEntry("conversion_errors.txt");
using var errorStream = errorEntry.Open();
using var writer = new StreamWriter(errorStream);
writer.Write(errorLog);
}
}
return zipStream.ToArray();
}
Steg 6: Konfigurere applikasjonen
Sett inn applikasjonen med riktig konfigurasjon i Program.cs
:
using EmailConverterApi.Services;
using Microsoft.OpenApi.Models;
var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
// Add services
builder.Services.AddControllers();
builder.Services.AddEndpointsApiExplorer();
builder.Services.AddSwaggerGen(c =>
{
c.SwaggerDoc("v1", new OpenApiInfo
{
Title = "Email Converter API",
Version = "v1",
Description = "RESTful API for converting email files between different formats using Aspose.Email",
Contact = new OpenApiContact
{
Name = "API Support",
Email = "support@example.com"
}
});
// Include XML comments if available
var xmlFile = $"{System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().Name}.xml";
var xmlPath = Path.Combine(AppContext.BaseDirectory, xmlFile);
if (File.Exists(xmlPath))
{
c.IncludeXmlComments(xmlPath);
}
});
// Configure file upload limits
builder.Services.Configure<IISServerOptions>(options =>
{
options.MaxRequestBodySize = 50 * 1024 * 1024; // 50MB
});
// Add CORS if needed
builder.Services.AddCors(options =>
{
options.AddPolicy("AllowAll", policy =>
{
policy.AllowAnyOrigin()
.AllowAnyHeader()
.AllowAnyMethod();
});
});
// Add logging
builder.Logging.AddConsole();
builder.Logging.AddDebug();
var app = builder.Build();
// Configure pipeline
if (app.Environment.IsDevelopment())
{
app.UseSwagger();
app.UseSwaggerUI(c =>
{
c.SwaggerEndpoint("/swagger/v1/swagger.json", "Email Converter API V1");
c.RoutePrefix = string.Empty; // Swagger at root
});
}
app.UseHttpsRedirection();
app.UseCors("AllowAll");
app.UseAuthorization();
app.MapControllers();
app.Run();
Steg 7: Konfigurering av innstillinger
Legg til konfigurasjon i appsettings.json
:
{
"Logging": {
"LogLevel": {
"Default": "Information",
"Microsoft.AspNetCore": "Warning",
"EmailConverterApi": "Debug"
}
},
"AllowedHosts": "*",
"MaxFileSize": 52428800,
"ConversionSettings": {
"DefaultOutputFormat": "html",
"EnableBatchConversion": true,
"MaxBatchSize": 10,
"TempDirectory": "temp"
}
}
Steg 8: Legg til feil håndtering mellomvare
Skap global feil håndtering middleware:
using System.Net;
using System.Text.Json;
namespace EmailConverterApi.Middleware
{
public class GlobalErrorHandlingMiddleware
{
private readonly RequestDelegate _next;
private readonly ILogger<GlobalErrorHandlingMiddleware> _logger;
public GlobalErrorHandlingMiddleware(RequestDelegate next, ILogger<GlobalErrorHandlingMiddleware> logger)
{
_next = next;
_logger = logger;
}
public async Task InvokeAsync(HttpContext context)
{
try
{
await _next(context);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
_logger.LogError(ex, "An unhandled exception occurred");
await HandleExceptionAsync(context, ex);
}
}
private static async Task HandleExceptionAsync(HttpContext context, Exception exception)
{
context.Response.ContentType = "application/json";
var (statusCode, message) = exception switch
{
ArgumentException => (HttpStatusCode.BadRequest, exception.Message),
FileNotFoundException => (HttpStatusCode.NotFound, "Requested file not found"),
UnauthorizedAccessException => (HttpStatusCode.Unauthorized, "Access denied"),
NotSupportedException => (HttpStatusCode.BadRequest, "Operation not supported"),
_ => (HttpStatusCode.InternalServerError, "An error occurred while processing your request")
};
context.Response.StatusCode = (int)statusCode;
var response = new
{
message = message,
statusCode = (int)statusCode,
timestamp = DateTime.UtcNow
};
await context.Response.WriteAsync(JsonSerializer.Serialize(response));
}
}
}
// Register middleware in Program.cs
app.UseMiddleware<GlobalErrorHandlingMiddleware>();
Steg 9: Eksempler på bruk av kunden
cURL eksempler
Konverter en enkelt fil:
curl -X POST "https://localhost:5001/api/emailconverter/convert?format=html" \
-H "Content-Type: multipart/form-data" \
-F "emailFile=@sample.eml" \
-o converted.html
Få API informasjon:
curl -X GET "https://localhost:5001/api/emailconverter/info"
C# klient eksempler
public class EmailConverterClient
{
private readonly HttpClient _httpClient;
public EmailConverterClient(HttpClient httpClient)
{
_httpClient = httpClient;
}
public async Task<byte[]> ConvertEmailAsync(string filePath, string outputFormat = "html")
{
using var form = new MultipartFormDataContent();
using var fileStream = File.OpenRead(filePath);
using var fileContent = new StreamContent(fileStream);
fileContent.Headers.ContentType = new System.Net.Http.Headers.MediaTypeHeaderValue("application/octet-stream");
form.Add(fileContent, "emailFile", Path.GetFileName(filePath));
var response = await _httpClient.PostAsync($"/api/emailconverter/convert?format={outputFormat}", form);
response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
return await response.Content.ReadAsByteArrayAsync();
}
}
JavaScript klient eksempler
async function convertEmail(file, format = 'html') {
const formData = new FormData();
formData.append('emailFile', file);
const response = await fetch(`/api/emailconverter/convert?format=${format}`, {
method: 'POST',
body: formData
});
if (!response.ok) {
throw new Error(`Conversion failed: ${response.statusText}`);
}
return await response.blob();
}
Conclusion
Bygg en e-post konvertering Web API med ASP.NET Core og Aspose.Email LowCode Converter skaper en kraftig, gjenbrukbar tjeneste som gir:
- Centralisert behandling : Enkel tjeneste håndterer alle e-postkonverteringer
- Cross-Platform Access : HTTP-basert grensesnitt fungerer med enhver klientteknologi
- Skalerbarhet : Oppsett og skala uavhengig av klientapplikasjoner
- Omfattende funksjoner : Støtte for flere formater, batchbehandling og feilbehandling
- Production Ready : Inkluderer logging, konfigurasjon, validering og dokumentasjon
Denne API-arkitekturen gjør det mulig for organisasjoner å gi e-postkonversjonskapasiteter som en tjeneste, støtte flere applikasjoner og brukssaker mens opprettholde sentralisert kontroll over behandlingslogikk og ressurser.