Article 12 from 30 : How to use MVC web project for auto-hosted and provider-hosted sharepoint apps

This post is article 12 from the 30 Articles App series for SharePoint

Today, I will discuss about how you can use the MVC4 web project with your provider or Auto hosted app. And so you can take all the advantages of the latest MVC 4 features with SharePoint Apps.

1) Let’s start with auto/Provider hosted App with default template.

2) Add new project -> select web -> MVC4 web project and create.

3) Add TokenHelper.cs file

4) Add below references to MVC web project.

1. Microsoft.Identity
2. Microsoft.Identity.Extentions you can find it here : C:\Windows\Microsoft.Net\assembly\GAC_MSIL\Microsoft.IdentityModel.Extensions\v4.0_2.0.0.0__69c3241e6f0468ca\Microsoft.IdentityModel.Extensions.dll
3. Microsoft.SharePoint.client
4. Microsoft.SharePoint.client.runtime
5. System.identitymodel

5) Changes to web.config file:

Add appropriate clientId and client Secret under -> section.

6) Make sure that your MVC web is SSL enabled.

7) Now reference this MVC web project as remoteApp web project for your Auto/Provider Hosted App.

right click the SharePoint App project -> choose properties.

Change the property of SharePoint App project -> Web project => select above mvc web project

Done. Now you can use you MVC web project with SharePoint Auto/provider hosted app.

Hope that helps..!!