transfer sitemap.xml http request to route handler in ASP.NET MVC

Question

I'm trying to add a route that will transfer all sitemap.xml requests to a custom request handler I made.

I tried using the following code:

        routes.Add(new Route("sitemap.xml", new Helpers.SiteMapRouteHandler()));
        routes.MapRoute(
            "Default",                                              
            "{controller}/{action}/{id}",                           
            new { controller = "Home", action = "Index", id = "" }  
        );

But when I make a link using Url.Action():

Url.Action("Index", new { controller = "About"})

I get the following when I try to navigate to the XML file:

/sitemap.xml?action=Index&controller=About

What am I doing wrong?

ANSWER:

I used this solution:

Specifying exact path for my ASP.NET Http Handler

where do you have it in your list of routes? It appears pretty generic, so it would be matching on all requests. You may want to use Phil Haack's Route Debugger to help you out. — Jonathan Bates
– Jonathan Bates, Commented Feb 7, 2011 at 15:58

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 10:34:29Z

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If you want to route to and action instead to a request handler

You could add a route like this

routes.MapRoute(
        "Sitemap",
        "sitemap.xml",
        new { controller = "Home", action = "SiteMap" }
        );

as mentioned here - MVC: How to route /sitemap.xml to an ActionResult? and it worked for me

Update: Also ensure that <modules runAllManagedModulesForAllRequests="true"> is set.

edited May 23, 2017 at 10:34

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answered Sep 17, 2011 at 8:35

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ARM · Accepted Answer · 2011-02-07 13:50:53Z

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I'm not sure if this will solve the problem, but it's worth a try:

routes.Add(
    new Route(
        "{request}",
        new RouteValueDictionary(new { id = "" }),  // this might be the tricky part to change
        new RouteValueDictionary(new { request = "sitemap.xml" }),
        new Helpers.SiteMapRouteHandler()
    ));

answered Feb 7, 2011 at 13:50

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Shay Over a year ago

no, it doesnt work. I get HTTP 404 when trying to get /sitemap.xml

ARM Over a year ago

Wish I could have been more help. Only other thing I can think of is to try setting both RVD to (new { request = "sitemap.xml" })

miyconst · Accepted Answer · 2014-12-23 10:09:36Z

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You have to add a handler to web.config file.

<add name="SitemapFileHandler" path="sitemap.xml" verb="GET" type="System.Web.Handlers.TransferRequestHandler" preCondition="integratedMode,runtimeVersionv4.0"/>

And configure your routes:

routes.RouteExistingFiles = true;

Read more here: http://weblogs.asp.net/jongalloway//asp-net-mvc-routing-intercepting-file-requests-like-index-html-and-what-it-teaches-about-how-routing-works

answered Dec 23, 2014 at 10:09

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