This library will help you to convert your stringly typed API URL's to strongly typed ones.

To use it, first add its package to your ASP.NET Core Web-API application:

dotnet add package ApiUrlsGenerator

Then add its services to your services registration pipeline:

#if DEBUG
builder.Services.AddApiUrlsGenerator(options =>
                                     {
                                         options.OutputFolder = @"..\Shared";
                                         options.OutputFileName = "ApiUrls.cs";
                                         options.DefaultNamespace = "StronglyTypedApiUrls";
                                     });
#endif

With the above settings, a new OutputFileName file will be created in the OutputFolder and this new class has the specified DefaultNamespace namespace. Note: if the OutputFolder doesn't exist, nothing will happen.

After adding the above settings, run the application to create the ApiUrls.cs file. Note: After each changes to the route definitions of your action methods, you should run the application to update ApiUrls.cs file automatically. Now instead of writing a URL like:

var secretUrl = "api/WeatherForecast/_secretUrl";

You can replace it with a compiler/refactoring friendly version:

var secretUrl = ApiUrls.WeatherForecast.HttpGet.SecretUrl;

Here you can find a sample controller and another one in a new area, with the generated ApiUrls.cs file.