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Architecture Guide: ASP.NET MVC Framework + N-tier + Entity Framework and Many More

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If you want to use ASP.NET MVC framework but is strugling to get things arrange to confidently use for your next business project. This Article is just for you. The article guide you to use ASP.NET MVC framework to architect a small Document Management System.
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
using System.Linq;
using System.Security.Principal;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Mvc;
using System.Web.Routing;
using System.Web.Security;
using MvcDemo.Models;

namespace MvcDemo.Controllers
{

    [HandleError]
    public class AccountController : Controller
    {

        // This constructor is used by the MVC framework to instantiate the controller using
        // the default forms authentication and membership providers.
        public AccountController()
            : this(null, null)
        {
        }

        // This constructor is not used by the MVC framework but is instead provided for ease
        // of unit testing this type. See the comments in AccountModels.cs for more information.
        public AccountController(IFormsAuthenticationService formsService, IMembershipService membershipService)
        {
            FormsService = formsService ?? new FormsAuthenticationService();
            MembershipService = membershipService ?? new AccountMembershipService();
        }

        public IFormsAuthenticationService FormsService
        {
            get;
            private set;
        }

        public IMembershipService MembershipService
        {
            get;
            private set;
        }

        protected override void Initialize(RequestContext requestContext)
        {
            if (requestContext.HttpContext.User.Identity is WindowsIdentity)
            {
                throw new InvalidOperationException("Windows authentication is not supported.");
            }
            else
            {
                base.Initialize(requestContext);
            }
        }

        protected override void OnActionExecuting(ActionExecutingContext filterContext)
        {
            ViewData["PasswordLength"] = MembershipService.MinPasswordLength;

            base.OnActionExecuting(filterContext);
        }

        [Authorize]
        public ActionResult ChangePassword()
        {
            return View();
        }

        [Authorize]
        [HttpPost]
        public ActionResult ChangePassword(ChangePasswordModel model)
        {
            if (ModelState.IsValid)
            {
                if (MembershipService.ChangePassword(User.Identity.Name, model.OldPassword, model.NewPassword))
                {
                    return RedirectToAction("ChangePasswordSuccess");
                }
                else
                {
                    ModelState.AddModelError("", "The current password is incorrect or the new password is invalid.");
                }
            }

            // If we got this far, something failed, redisplay form
            return View(model);
        }

        public ActionResult ChangePasswordSuccess()
        {
            return View();
        }

        public ActionResult LogOff()
        {
            FormsService.SignOut();

            return RedirectToAction("Index", "Home");
        }

        public ActionResult LogOn()
        {
            return View();
        }

        [HttpPost]
        [SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Design", "CA1054:UriParametersShouldNotBeStrings",
            Justification = "Needs to take same parameter type as Controller.Redirect()")]
        public ActionResult LogOn(LogOnModel model, string returnUrl)
        {
            if (ModelState.IsValid)
            {
                if (MembershipService.ValidateUser(model.UserName, model.Password))
                {
                    FormsService.SignIn(model.UserName, model.RememberMe);
                    if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(returnUrl))
                    {
                        return Redirect(returnUrl);
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        return RedirectToAction("Index", "Home");
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    ModelState.AddModelError("", "The user name or password provided is incorrect.");
                }
            }

            // If we got this far, something failed, redisplay form
            return View(model);
        }

        public ActionResult Register()
        {
            return View();
        }

        [HttpPost]
        public ActionResult Register(RegisterModel model)
        {
            if (ModelState.IsValid)
            {
                // Attempt to register the user
                MembershipCreateStatus createStatus = MembershipService.CreateUser(model.UserName, model.Password, model.Email);

                if (createStatus == MembershipCreateStatus.Success)
                {
                    FormsService.SignIn(model.UserName, false /* createPersistentCookie */);
                    return RedirectToAction("Index", "Home");
                }
                else
                {
                    ModelState.AddModelError("", ErrorCodeToString(createStatus));
                }
            }

            // If we got this far, something failed, redisplay form
            return View(model);
        }

        private static string ErrorCodeToString(MembershipCreateStatus createStatus)
        {
            // See http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=177550 for
            // a full list of status codes.
            switch (createStatus)
            {
                case MembershipCreateStatus.DuplicateUserName:
                    return "Username already exists. Please enter a different user name.";

                case MembershipCreateStatus.DuplicateEmail:
                    return "A username for that e-mail address already exists. Please enter a different e-mail address.";

                case MembershipCreateStatus.InvalidPassword:
                    return "The password provided is invalid. Please enter a valid password value.";

                case MembershipCreateStatus.InvalidEmail:
                    return "The e-mail address provided is invalid. Please check the value and try again.";

                case MembershipCreateStatus.InvalidAnswer:
                    return "The password retrieval answer provided is invalid. Please check the value and try again.";

                case MembershipCreateStatus.InvalidQuestion:
                    return "The password retrieval question provided is invalid. Please check the value and try again.";

                case MembershipCreateStatus.InvalidUserName:
                    return "The user name provided is invalid. Please check the value and try again.";

                case MembershipCreateStatus.ProviderError:
                    return "The authentication provider returned an error. Please verify your entry and try again. If the problem persists, please contact your system administrator.";

                case MembershipCreateStatus.UserRejected:
                    return "The user creation request has been canceled. Please verify your entry and try again. If the problem persists, please contact your system administrator.";

                default:
                    return "An unknown error occurred. Please verify your entry and try again. If the problem persists, please contact your system administrator.";
            }
        }

    }
}

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