The Endpoints Explorer window only recognizes literal strings for routes. For example, the following declaration shows up in the Endpoints Explorer window:

public static class MyEndpoints {
  public static void MapMyEndpoints(this IEndpointRouteBuilder routes) {
    var group = routes.MapGroup("api/test");
    group.MapGet("/{id}", TestGetMethod);
}}

However, the following is invisible to the Endpoints Explorer window:

public static class MyEndpoints {
  private const string ApiBase = "api/Test";
  public static void MapMyEndpoints(this IEndpointRouteBuilder routes) {
    var group = routes.MapGroup(ApiBase);
    group.MapGet($"{ApiBase}/{id}", TestGetMethod);
}}

This can be a significant limitation, since it forces the declaration literal route strings that may be spread across many solution files, and other projects that may consume the API.

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• Content: Use .http files in Visual Studio 2022
• Content Source: aspnetcore/test/http-files.md
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