Bootgrid WebAPI Request / Response Handling

BootgridExample.cs

using System.Collections.Generic;
using Newtonsoft.Json;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web.Http;
using System.Web.Http.Description;

namespace Projektname.BootgridStuff {

	/// <summary>
	///     Represents a xhr request from a bootgrid component
	/// </summary>
	public class BootgridRequest {

		/// <summary>
		///     The current page number
		/// </summary>
		[JsonProperty( PropertyName = "current" )]
		public int Current { get; set; }

		/// <summary>
		///     The number of items to display
		/// </summary>
		[JsonProperty( PropertyName = "rowCount" )]
		public int RowCount { get; set; }

		/// <summary>
		///     A list of properties and directions to sort by
		/// </summary>
		[JsonProperty( PropertyName = "sort" )]
		public Dictionary<string , string> Sort { get; set; }

		/// <summary>
		///     The search phrase for filtering the results
		/// </summary>
		[JsonProperty( PropertyName = "searchPhrase" )]
		public string SearchPhrase { get; set; }

	}

	/// <summary>
	///     Represents a response for the bootgrid component
	/// </summary>
	/// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
	public class BootgridResponse<T> {

		/// <summary>
		///     The current page number
		/// </summary>
		[JsonProperty( PropertyName = "current" )]
		public int Current { get; set; }

		/// <summary>
		///     The number of items to display
		/// </summary>
		[JsonProperty( PropertyName = "rowCount" )]
		public int RowCount { get; set; }

		/// <summary>
		///     The result list
		/// </summary>
		[JsonProperty( PropertyName = "rows" )]
		public List<T> Rows { get; set; }

		/// <summary>
		///     The total number of items for the request
		/// </summary>
		[JsonProperty( PropertyName = "total" )]
		public int Total { get; set; }

	}
	
	public class WhateverModel {

		public string Id { get; set; }

		public string Something { get; set; }

	}
	
	public class SomeApiController : ApiController {

		private readonly List<WhateverModel> _whatevers;

		public SomeApiController() {
			_whatevers = new List<WhateverModel>();
		}

		[ResponseType( typeof (BootgridResponse<WhateverModel>) )]
		public IHttpActionResult PostLookup( BootgridRequest whateverRequest ) {
			var allValues = _whatevers.Where( item => item.Something == whateverRequest.SearchPhrase ).ToList();
			
			return Ok(new BootgridResponse<WhateverModel> {
				Total = allValues.Count() ,
				Current = request.Current ,
				RowCount = request.RowCount ,
				Rows = allValues.Skip( (request.Current - 1) * request.RowCount )
                            .Take( request.RowCount )
                            .ToList() ,
			});
		}

	}

}