Startup.cs

using Microsoft.AspNet.Builder;
using Microsoft.AspNet.Hosting;
using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;

namespace MyAPI
{
    public class Startup
    {
        //MS: Entry point for the application.
        //KM: This function doesn't do anything useful except being required by Microsoft to do nothing useful.
        //KM: Somehow it starts something somewhere, as if getting here didn't require starting something already.
        public static void Main(string[] args) => WebApplication.Run<Startup>(args);

        //MS: This method gets called by the runtime. Use this method to add services to the container.
        //MS: For more information on how to configure your application, visit http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=398940
        //KM: More Microsoft BS requiring to create this method just to write a few lines of code to add some services, because we can't just write a few lines of code without stupid classes and methods.
        //KM: No idea what's IServiceCollection and why we need it, but going with the flow.
        public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
        {
            //MS: Add framework services.
            //KM: I guess this enables some MVC features, just no idea why we have to add the same thing again in the "Configure" class below.
            services.AddMvc();

            //KM: Enable API/Controller access from all clients.
            //KM: Haven't tested this yet, but it's supposed to allow this server (or specifically Controller) to accept external requests from any host or IP address.
            //KM: Based on http://stackoverflow.com/questions/31942037/how-to-enable-cors-in-asp-net-5
            services.AddCors(options => options.AddPolicy("AllowAll", p => p.AllowAnyOrigin().AllowAnyMethod().AllowAnyHeader()));
        }

        //MS: This method gets called by the runtime. Use this method to configure the HTTP request pipeline.
        //KM: HTTP request pipeline my ass. Can't you learn plain English for God's sake?
        //KM: I'm guessing this class is again needed just to add a few lines of code specifying some .NET features I may need to use.
        //KM: No idea what's IApplicationBuilder and why we need it, but going with the flow.
        public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app)
        {
            //KM: Guessing this is needed to run this app on IIS. KM:TODO:Figure out if we want to use IIS or how to replace it with Kestrel
            app.UseIISPlatformHandler();
            
            //KM: I guess this also enables some MVC features
            app.UseMvc();

            //KM: Include something named "Cors" to allow Controller to accept requests from external IPs. Because life would be too easy if anyone could just run anything they want from anywhere.
            //KM: Based on http://stackoverflow.com/questions/31942037/how-to-enable-cors-in-asp-net-5
            app.UseCors("AllowAll");
        }

        //Note: database connection string is stored in Globals.cs

    }
}