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Having to build URL from scratch vs localhost:<<PORT NUMBER>> in IDE test environment

Currently I am having to switch my code back and forth for deployment vs local debugging:

Deployment:

public static string PerformRedirect(string usehttps, string servername, string serverport, string webpage)
{
string urltouse = "";

if (usehttps == "YES")
{

//urltouse = "https://" + servername + ":" + serverport + "/" + webpage;
urltouse = "https://" + servername + "/" + webpage;
}
else
{
//urltouse = "http://" + servername + ":" + serverport + "/" + webpage;
urltouse = "http://" + servername + "/" + webpage;
}

return urltouse;
}

localhost development and debugging:

public static string PerformRedirect(string usehttps, string servername, string serverport, string webpage)
{
string urltouse = "";

if (usehttps == "YES")
{

urltouse = "https://" + servername + ":" + serverport + "/" + webpage;
//urltouse = "https://" + servername + "/" + webpage;
}
else
{
urltouse = "http://" + servername + ":" + serverport + "/" + webpage;
//urltouse = "http://" + servername + "/" + webpage;
}

return urltouse;
}

Is there a way to set this up so I do not have to remember to change my code before publishing -- or -- not have to remember to change it back for testing on localhost?

MUST localhost always include a port number? Is this so it does not conflict with IIS on my local machine?

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Carl Tawn

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Todd Gerbert

If you're redirecting to another page on the same server you can just do Response.Redirect("someOtherPage.aspx") without needing to worry about the protocol, server name and port number.

But it looks like this function's job is to switch between HTTP and HTTPS URLs on the same server, in the same site?

In that case, you could use a function like below which will take whatever server name and port number the current URL is using and substitute in a new scheme part of the URL (http or https) and path.

private string GetRedirectURL(string pageName, bool ssl)
{
	string scheme = ssl ? "https" : "http";

	UriBuilder newUrl = new UriBuilder();
	newUrl.Scheme = scheme;
	newUrl.Host = Request.Url.Host;
	if (!Request.Url.IsDefaultPort)
		newUrl.Port = Request.Url.Port;
	newUrl.Path = pageName;
	return newUrl.ToString();
}

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Todd Gerbert

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Tom Knowlton

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tgerbert:

Will your code still work if PORT number is being inserted by Cassini?

Tom Knowlton

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tgerbert:

And...will it run the same in localhost vs deployed live?

Todd Gerbert

Yes, and yes. It uses whatever the current URL is and only changes the http(s) part and the path part, thus if the website is running under Cassini on port 50083 (e.g. the url is http://localhost:50083/yoursite/default.aspx) and you call GetRedirectURL("/someFolder/SomePage.aspx", true) it would return https://localhost:50083/someFolder/Somepage.aspx

Todd Gerbert

...also note that it always constructs an aboslute path, meaning if the current URL is http://localhost/yourSite/Default.aspx and you call GetRedirectURL("page2.aspx", true) the result will be https://localhost/page2.aspx, and not https://localhost/yourSite/page2.aspx

Have a look around in the documentation at the Uri and UriBuilder classes as I'm sure you can be clever enough to fix that if it's necessary.

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Tom Knowlton

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Tom Knowlton

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Gah.........what did I press?

This is solved and the points go to tgerbert (450) and cart tawn (50) grade: A

Tom Knowlton

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thx

Having to build URL from scratch vs localhost:&lt;&lt;PORT NUMBER&gt;&gt; in IDE test environment

Having to build URL from scratch vs localhost:<<PORT NUMBER>> in IDE test environment