| 1 | What is endpoint metadata, and how do attributes like [Authorize] and custom metadata attach to a specific route for later inspection by middleware? ASP.NET Core › Endpoint Metadata, Route Constraints & Templates | ASP.NET Core | Endpoint Metadata, Route Constraints & Templates | Intermediate |
| 2 | How do you write custom middleware or an endpoint filter that reads endpoint metadata to conditionally alter its behavior per-route? ASP.NET Core › Endpoint Metadata, Route Constraints & Templates | ASP.NET Core | Endpoint Metadata, Route Constraints & Templates | Advanced |
| 3 | What is route grouping via MapGroup, and how does it let you apply shared route prefixes, metadata, and filters to a set of related minimal API endpoints? ASP.NET Core › Endpoint Metadata, Route Constraints & Templates | ASP.NET Core | Endpoint Metadata, Route Constraints & Templates | Intermediate |
| 4 | How do you generate a URL for a named route or endpoint programmatically, rather than hardcoding URL strings throughout the application (like in a Location header for a 201 Created response)? ASP.NET Core › Endpoint Metadata, Route Constraints & Templates | ASP.NET Core | Endpoint Metadata, Route Constraints & Templates | Advanced |
| 5 | What is a route template in ASP.NET Core, and how do route parameters like {id} work within one? ASP.NET Core › Endpoint Metadata, Route Constraints & Templates | ASP.NET Core | Endpoint Metadata, Route Constraints & Templates | Beginner |
| 6 | How do route constraints (like {id:int} or {id:guid}) restrict which requests match a given route, and why are they useful? ASP.NET Core › Endpoint Metadata, Route Constraints & Templates | ASP.NET Core | Endpoint Metadata, Route Constraints & Templates | Intermediate |
| 7 | How does route template precedence work when multiple routes could potentially match the same incoming URL? ASP.NET Core › Endpoint Metadata, Route Constraints & Templates | ASP.NET Core | Endpoint Metadata, Route Constraints & Templates | Intermediate |
| 8 | How do you define optional route parameters, and what's the difference between an optional parameter and one with a default value? ASP.NET Core › Endpoint Metadata, Route Constraints & Templates | ASP.NET Core | Endpoint Metadata, Route Constraints & Templates | Intermediate |
| 9 | How do route parameter transformers let you customize the casing convention of generated URLs, such as converting PascalCase action names to kebab-case URLs? ASP.NET Core › Endpoint Metadata, Route Constraints & Templates | ASP.NET Core | Endpoint Metadata, Route Constraints & Templates | Intermediate |
| 10 | How do complex/composite route segments (combining literal text and a parameter in the same segment, like {fileName}.{extension}) work? ASP.NET Core › Endpoint Metadata, Route Constraints & Templates | ASP.NET Core | Endpoint Metadata, Route Constraints & Templates | Intermediate |
| 11 | How would you implement a custom route constraint (IRouteConstraint) for a domain-specific validation pattern, like a product SKU format? ASP.NET Core › Endpoint Metadata, Route Constraints & Templates | ASP.NET Core | Endpoint Metadata, Route Constraints & Templates | Advanced |
| 12 | How would you implement a catch-all route parameter to handle a variable-depth URL path, like a file browser or wiki-style page hierarchy? ASP.NET Core › Endpoint Metadata, Route Constraints & Templates | ASP.NET Core | Endpoint Metadata, Route Constraints & Templates | Advanced |
| 13 | How would you implement route-based API versioning using route templates and constraints without a dedicated versioning library? ASP.NET Core › Endpoint Metadata, Route Constraints & Templates | ASP.NET Core | Endpoint Metadata, Route Constraints & Templates | Advanced |
| 14 | How would you debug why a specific request isn't matching the route you expect it to, using ASP.NET Core's routing diagnostics? ASP.NET Core › Endpoint Metadata, Route Constraints & Templates | ASP.NET Core | Endpoint Metadata, Route Constraints & Templates | Advanced |
| 15 | How would you design a route structure and constraint strategy for a large, RESTful API with deeply nested resource hierarchies (like organizations/{orgId}/projects/{projectId}/tasks/{taskId})? ASP.NET Core › Endpoint Metadata, Route Constraints & Templates | ASP.NET Core | Endpoint Metadata, Route Constraints & Templates | Advanced |
| 16 | How do you organize and group endpoints in Swagger UI by tags or API version? ASP.NET Core › API Documentation with Swagger/OpenAPI | ASP.NET Core | API Documentation with Swagger/OpenAPI | Intermediate |
| 17 | How do you restrict access to a minimal API endpoint or endpoint group using authorization, given minimal APIs don't use controller attributes? ASP.NET Core › Authorization | ASP.NET Core | Authorization | Intermediate |
| 18 | How do you organize a large number of minimal API endpoints without ending up with an enormous, unwieldy Program.cs file? ASP.NET Core › Controllers vs Minimal APIs | ASP.NET Core | Controllers vs Minimal APIs | Intermediate |
| 19 | How would you exclude specific endpoints or entire controllers from appearing in the generated Swagger documentation? ASP.NET Core › API Documentation with Swagger/OpenAPI | ASP.NET Core | API Documentation with Swagger/OpenAPI | Advanced |
| 20 | What is the fundamental structural difference between controller-based APIs (MVC) and minimal APIs in ASP.NET Core? ASP.NET Core › Controllers vs Minimal APIs | ASP.NET Core | Controllers vs Minimal APIs | Beginner |
| 21 | What is the difference between versioning at the API level (entire controller/group) versus versioning individual actions within a shared controller? ASP.NET Core › API Versioning | ASP.NET Core | API Versioning | Intermediate |
| 22 | How does the [Authorize] attribute interact with Razor Pages, given they don't use the traditional controller/action model? ASP.NET Core › Authorization | ASP.NET Core | Authorization | Intermediate |
| 23 | Can a single ASP.NET Core project use both controllers and minimal APIs simultaneously, and what are valid reasons to do so? ASP.NET Core › Controllers vs Minimal APIs | ASP.NET Core | Controllers vs Minimal APIs | Intermediate |
| 24 | How does route-to-code discoverability differ between controllers' attribute-based routing and minimal APIs' explicit registration, and what are the trade-offs for large codebases? ASP.NET Core › Controllers vs Minimal APIs | ASP.NET Core | Controllers vs Minimal APIs | Intermediate |
| 25 | How does the underlying request execution pipeline differ in performance between controllers and minimal APIs, and what accounts for the difference? ASP.NET Core › Controllers vs Minimal APIs | ASP.NET Core | Controllers vs Minimal APIs | Advanced |
| 26 | How would you decide between controllers and minimal APIs for a new project, weighing team familiarity, project complexity, and long-term maintainability? ASP.NET Core › Controllers vs Minimal APIs | ASP.NET Core | Controllers vs Minimal APIs | Advanced |
| 27 | How does CORS interact with an API gateway or reverse proxy sitting in front of multiple backend microservices? ASP.NET Core › CORS (Cross-Origin Resource Sharing) | ASP.NET Core | CORS (Cross-Origin Resource Sharing) | Advanced |