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Add BSON support for Json.NET MediaTypeFormatter

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I'm so happy to see Json.NET being baked into Web API, however, I still have to write my own custom MediaTypeFormatter to support Bson. Json.NET supports this very easily using the same JsonSerializer.

Bson uses the same JsonSerializer / JsonSerializerSettings. BsonReader and BsonWriter inherit from JsonReader, JsonWriter respectively.

Please consider adding support for this. Thanks!

See discussion: http://aspnetwebstack.codeplex.com/discussions/359698

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Rask wrote Jul 10, 2012 at 9:13 PM

I'd like to see Web API support BSON as an alternative to JSON or XML for all request results.

mudnug wrote Jul 24, 2012 at 9:45 PM

Here's a sample custom MediaTypeFormatter I came across:
http://www.strathweb.com/2012/07/bson-binary-json-and-how-your-web-api-can-be-even-faster/

mardsystems wrote Nov 1, 2012 at 2:51 PM

And MessagePack support too:
http://www.strathweb.com/2012/09/boost-up-your-asp-net-web-api-with-messagepack/

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