WhatToWatch.API

A ASP Net Core 2.1 Web API which serves as the backend service for the WhatToWatch Android Application.

Motivation

WhatToWatch is a mobile app that is designed to reduce the streamer's difficulty in searching the right movie to watch. Many kinds of research have found that people 20% time searching rather than enjoying the content.

Tech/framework used

• ASP Net Core 2.1
• AWS Lambda
• Built with - Visual Studio

Project Files

• Controllers\ValuesController - example Web API controller
• Controllers\MovieController - Place where magic happens

AWS Tips

Note the following will work only with ASP Net Core 2.x and not with the latest 3.x

• Waiting for an official support for 3.x from AWS.

Once you have edited your template and code you can deploy your application using the Amazon.Lambda.Tools Global Tool from the command line.

Install Amazon.Lambda.Tools Global Tools if not already installed.

    dotnet tool install -g Amazon.Lambda.Tools

Deploy application

    cd "WhatToWatch.API/src/WhatToWatch.API"
    dotnet lambda deploy-serverless