Umbraco-CMS/src/Umbraco.Web/WebApi/UmbracoApiController.cs

using System;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Http;
using Umbraco.Core;
using Umbraco.Core.Services;
using Umbraco.Web.Security;

namespace Umbraco.Web.WebApi
{
    public abstract class UmbracoApiController : ApiController
    {
        protected UmbracoApiController()
            : this(UmbracoContext.Current)
        {

        }

        protected UmbracoApiController(UmbracoContext umbracoContext)
        {
            if (umbracoContext == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("umbracoContext");
            UmbracoContext = umbracoContext;
            InstanceId = Guid.NewGuid();
            Umbraco = new UmbracoHelper(umbracoContext);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Tries to retreive the current HttpContext if one exists.
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns></returns>
        protected Attempt<HttpContextBase> TryGetHttpContext()
        {
            object context;
            if (Request.Properties.TryGetValue("MS_HttpContext", out context))
            {
                var httpContext = context as HttpContextBase;
                if (httpContext != null)
                {
                    return new Attempt<HttpContextBase>(true, httpContext);
                }
            }
            if (HttpContext.Current != null)
            {
                return new Attempt<HttpContextBase>(true, new HttpContextWrapper(HttpContext.Current));
            }

            return Attempt<HttpContextBase>.False;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Returns the current ApplicationContext
        /// </summary>
        public ApplicationContext ApplicationContext
        {
            get { return UmbracoContext.Application; }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Returns a ServiceContext
        /// </summary>
        public ServiceContext Services
        {
            get { return ApplicationContext.Services; }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Returns a DatabaseContext
        /// </summary>
        public DatabaseContext DatabaseContext
        {
            get { return ApplicationContext.DatabaseContext; }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Returns an UmbracoHelper object
        /// </summary>
        public UmbracoHelper Umbraco { get; private set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Returns the current UmbracoContext
        /// </summary>
        public UmbracoContext UmbracoContext { get; private set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Useful for debugging
        /// </summary>
        internal Guid InstanceId { get; private set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Returns the WebSecurity instance
        /// </summary>
        public WebSecurity Security
        {
            get { return UmbracoContext.Security; }
        }
    }
}