File: LinkGenerator.cs
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// Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 
using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
 
namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Routing;
 
/// <summary>
/// Defines a contract to generate absolute and related URIs based on endpoint routing.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// <para>
/// Generating URIs in endpoint routing occurs in two phases. First, an address is bound to a list of
/// endpoints that match the address. Secondly, each endpoint's <c>RoutePattern</c> is evaluated, until
/// a route pattern that matches the supplied values is found. The resulting output is combined with
/// the other URI parts supplied to the link generator and returned.
/// </para>
/// <para>
/// The methods provided by the <see cref="LinkGenerator"/> type are general infrastructure, and support
/// the standard link generator functionality for any type of address. The most convenient way to use
/// <see cref="LinkGenerator"/> is through extension methods that perform operations for a specific
/// address type.
/// </para>
/// </remarks>
public abstract class LinkGenerator
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Generates a URI with an absolute path based on the provided values and <see cref="HttpContext"/>.
    /// </summary>
    /// <typeparam name="TAddress">The address type.</typeparam>
    /// <param name="httpContext">The <see cref="HttpContext"/> associated with the current request.</param>
    /// <param name="address">The address value. Used to resolve endpoints.</param>
    /// <param name="values">The route values. Used to expand parameters in the route template.</param>
    /// <param name="ambientValues">The values associated with the current request. Optional.</param>
    /// <param name="pathBase">
    /// An optional URI path base. Prepended to the path in the resulting URI. If not provided, the value of <see cref="HttpRequest.PathBase"/> will be used.
    /// </param>
    /// <param name="fragment">An optional URI fragment. Appended to the resulting URI.</param>
    /// <param name="options">
    /// An optional <see cref="LinkOptions"/>. Settings on provided object override the settings with matching
    /// names from <c>RouteOptions</c>.
    /// </param>
    /// <returns>A URI with an absolute path, or <c>null</c>.</returns>
    [SuppressMessage("ApiDesign", "RS0026:Do not add multiple public overloads with optional parameters", Justification = "Required to maintain compatibility")]
    public abstract string? GetPathByAddress<TAddress>(
        HttpContext httpContext,
        TAddress address,
        RouteValueDictionary values,
        RouteValueDictionary? ambientValues = default,
        PathString? pathBase = default,
        FragmentString fragment = default,
        LinkOptions? options = default);
 
    /// <summary>
    /// Generates a URI with an absolute path based on the provided values.
    /// </summary>
    /// <typeparam name="TAddress">The address type.</typeparam>
    /// <param name="address">The address value. Used to resolve endpoints.</param>
    /// <param name="values">The route values. Used to expand parameters in the route template.</param>
    /// <param name="pathBase">An optional URI path base. Prepended to the path in the resulting URI.</param>
    /// <param name="fragment">An optional URI fragment. Appended to the resulting URI.</param>
    /// <param name="options">
    /// An optional <see cref="LinkOptions"/>. Settings on provided object override the settings with matching
    /// names from <c>RouteOptions</c>.
    /// </param>
    /// <returns>A URI with an absolute path, or <c>null</c>.</returns>
    [SuppressMessage("ApiDesign", "RS0026:Do not add multiple public overloads with optional parameters", Justification = "Required to maintain compatibility")]
    public abstract string? GetPathByAddress<TAddress>(
        TAddress address,
        RouteValueDictionary values,
        PathString pathBase = default,
        FragmentString fragment = default,
        LinkOptions? options = default);
 
    /// <summary>
    /// Generates an absolute URI based on the provided values and <see cref="HttpContext"/>.
    /// </summary>
    /// <typeparam name="TAddress">The address type.</typeparam>
    /// <param name="httpContext">The <see cref="HttpContext"/> associated with the current request.</param>
    /// <param name="address">The address value. Used to resolve endpoints.</param>
    /// <param name="values">The route values. Used to expand parameters in the route template.</param>
    /// <param name="ambientValues">The values associated with the current request. Optional.</param>
    /// <param name="scheme">
    /// The URI scheme, applied to the resulting URI. Optional. If not provided, the value of <see cref="HttpRequest.Scheme"/> will be used.
    /// </param>
    /// <param name="host">
    /// The URI host/authority, applied to the resulting URI. Optional. If not provided, the value <see cref="HttpRequest.Host"/> will be used.
    /// See the remarks section for details about the security implications of the <paramref name="host"/>.
    /// </param>
    /// <param name="pathBase">
    /// An optional URI path base. Prepended to the path in the resulting URI. If not provided, the value of <see cref="HttpRequest.PathBase"/> will be used.
    /// </param>
    /// <param name="fragment">An optional URI fragment. Appended to the resulting URI.</param>
    /// <param name="options">
    /// An optional <see cref="LinkOptions"/>. Settings on provided object override the settings with matching
    /// names from <c>RouteOptions</c>.
    /// </param>
    /// <returns>A URI with an absolute path, or <c>null</c>.</returns>
    /// <remarks>
    /// <para>
    /// The value of <paramref name="host" /> should be a trusted value. Relying on the value of the current request
    /// can allow untrusted input to influence the resulting URI unless the <c>Host</c> header has been validated.
    /// See the deployment documentation for instructions on how to properly validate the <c>Host</c> header in
    /// your deployment environment.
    /// </para>
    /// </remarks>
    [SuppressMessage("ApiDesign", "RS0026:Do not add multiple public overloads with optional parameters", Justification = "Required to maintain compatibility")]
    public abstract string? GetUriByAddress<TAddress>(
        HttpContext httpContext,
        TAddress address,
        RouteValueDictionary values,
        RouteValueDictionary? ambientValues = default,
        string? scheme = default,
        HostString? host = default,
        PathString? pathBase = default,
        FragmentString fragment = default,
        LinkOptions? options = default);
 
    /// <summary>
    /// Generates an absolute URI based on the provided values.
    /// </summary>
    /// <typeparam name="TAddress">The address type.</typeparam>
    /// <param name="address">The address value. Used to resolve endpoints.</param>
    /// <param name="values">The route values. Used to expand parameters in the route template.</param>
    /// <param name="scheme">The URI scheme, applied to the resulting URI.</param>
    /// <param name="host">
    /// The URI host/authority, applied to the resulting URI.
    /// See the remarks section for details about the security implications of the <paramref name="host"/>.
    /// </param>
    /// <param name="pathBase">An optional URI path base. Prepended to the path in the resulting URI.</param>
    /// <param name="fragment">An optional URI fragment. Appended to the resulting URI.</param>
    /// <param name="options">
    /// An optional <see cref="LinkOptions"/>. Settings on provided object override the settings with matching
    /// names from <c>RouteOptions</c>.
    /// </param>
    /// <returns>An absolute URI, or <c>null</c>.</returns>
    /// <remarks>
    /// <para>
    /// The value of <paramref name="host" /> should be a trusted value. Relying on the value of the current request
    /// can allow untrusted input to influence the resulting URI unless the <c>Host</c> header has been validated.
    /// See the deployment documentation for instructions on how to properly validate the <c>Host</c> header in
    /// your deployment environment.
    /// </para>
    /// </remarks>
    [SuppressMessage("ApiDesign", "RS0026:Do not add multiple public overloads with optional parameters", Justification = "Required to maintain compatibility")]
    public abstract string? GetUriByAddress<TAddress>(
        TAddress address,
        RouteValueDictionary values,
        string scheme,
        HostString host,
        PathString pathBase = default,
        FragmentString fragment = default,
        LinkOptions? options = default);
}