Null exception when calling app.UseCofoundry();

[Kenan Kajkus]

I am trying to update to cofoundry 0.11 but when I call app.UseCofoundry() in my Startup procedure i get this Exception:

System.ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null. (Parameter 'source')
   at System.Linq.ThrowHelper.ThrowArgumentNullException(ExceptionArgument argument)
   at System.Linq.Enumerable.OfType[TResult](IEnumerable source)
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Infrastructure.PageActionDescriptorProvider..ctor(IEnumerable`1 pageRouteModelProviders, IOptions`1 mvcOptionsAccessor, IOptions`1 pagesOptionsAccessor)
   at System.RuntimeMethodHandle.InvokeMethod(Object target, Span`1& arguments, Signature sig, Boolean constructor, Boolean wrapExceptions)
   at System.Reflection.RuntimeConstructorInfo.Invoke(BindingFlags invokeAttr, Binder binder, Object[] parameters, CultureInfo culture)
   at Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.ServiceLookup.CallSiteRuntimeResolver.VisitConstructor(ConstructorCallSite constructorCallSite, RuntimeResolverContext context)
   at Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.ServiceLookup.CallSiteVisitor`2.VisitCallSiteMain(ServiceCallSite callSite, TArgument argument)
   at Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.ServiceLookup.CallSiteRuntimeResolver.VisitRootCache(ServiceCallSite callSite, RuntimeResolverContext context)
   at Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.ServiceLookup.CallSiteVisitor`2.VisitCallSite(ServiceCallSite callSite, TArgument argument)
   at Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.ServiceLookup.CallSiteRuntimeResolver.VisitIEnumerable(IEnumerableCallSite enumerableCallSite, RuntimeResolverContext context)
   at Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.ServiceLookup.CallSiteVisitor`2.VisitCallSiteMain(ServiceCallSite callSite, TArgument argument)
   at Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.ServiceLookup.CallSiteVisitor`2.VisitNoCache(ServiceCallSite callSite, TArgument argument)
   at Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.ServiceLookup.CallSiteVisitor`2.VisitCallSite(ServiceCallSite callSite, TArgument argument)
   at Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.ServiceLookup.CallSiteRuntimeResolver.VisitConstructor(ConstructorCallSite constructorCallSite, RuntimeResolverContext context)
   at Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.ServiceLookup.CallSiteVisitor`2.VisitCallSiteMain(ServiceCallSite callSite, TArgument argument)
   at Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.ServiceLookup.CallSiteRuntimeResolver.VisitRootCache(ServiceCallSite callSite, RuntimeResolverContext context)
   at Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.ServiceLookup.CallSiteVisitor`2.VisitCallSite(ServiceCallSite callSite, TArgument argument)
   at Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.ServiceLookup.CallSiteRuntimeResolver.VisitConstructor(ConstructorCallSite constructorCallSite, RuntimeResolverContext context)
   at Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.ServiceLookup.CallSiteVisitor`2.VisitCallSiteMain(ServiceCallSite callSite, TArgument argument)
   at Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.ServiceLookup.CallSiteRuntimeResolver.VisitRootCache(ServiceCallSite callSite, RuntimeResolverContext context)
   at Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.ServiceLookup.CallSiteVisitor`2.VisitCallSite(ServiceCallSite callSite, TArgument argument)
   at Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.ServiceLookup.CallSiteRuntimeResolver.Resolve(ServiceCallSite callSite, ServiceProviderEngineScope scope)
   at Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.ServiceProvider.CreateServiceAccessor(Type serviceType)
   at System.Collections.Concurrent.ConcurrentDictionary`2.GetOrAdd(TKey key, Func`2 valueFactory)
   at Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.ServiceProvider.GetService(Type serviceType, ServiceProviderEngineScope serviceProviderEngineScope)
   at Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.ServiceProvider.GetService(Type serviceType)
   at Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.ServiceProviderServiceExtensions.GetRequiredService(IServiceProvider provider, Type serviceType)
   at Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.ServiceProviderServiceExtensions.GetRequiredService[T](IServiceProvider provider)
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder.ControllerEndpointRouteBuilderExtensions.GetOrCreateDataSource(IEndpointRouteBuilder endpoints)
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder.ControllerEndpointRouteBuilderExtensions.MapControllerRoute(IEndpointRouteBuilder endpoints, String name, String pattern, Object defaults, Object constraints, Object dataTokens)
   at Cofoundry.Web.Admin.AdminApiRouteBuilderContext`1.AddVerbRoute(String verbActionName, String path, String actionName)
   at Cofoundry.Web.Admin.AdminApiRouteBuilderContext`1.AddGetRoute(String path, String actionName)
   at Cofoundry.Web.Admin.AdminApiRouteBuilderContext`1.MapGet()
   at Cofoundry.Web.Admin.AdminApiRouteRegistration.MapAccountApiRoutes(IEndpointRouteBuilder routeBuilder)
   at Cofoundry.Web.Admin.AdminApiRouteRegistration.RegisterRoutes(IEndpointRouteBuilder routeBuilder)
   at Cofoundry.Web.RouteInitializer.Initialize(IEndpointRouteBuilder routeBuilder)
   at Cofoundry.Web.AddEndpointRoutesStartupConfigurationTask.RegisterInjectedRoutes(IEndpointRouteBuilder routes)
   at Cofoundry.Web.AddEndpointRoutesStartupConfigurationTask.GetRoutes(IEndpointRouteBuilder routes)
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder.EndpointRoutingApplicationBuilderExtensions.UseEndpoints(IApplicationBuilder builder, Action`1 configure)
   at Cofoundry.Web.AddEndpointRoutesStartupConfigurationTask.Configure(IApplicationBuilder app)
   at Cofoundry.Web.UseCofoundryStartupExtension.UseCofoundry(IApplicationBuilder application, Action`1 configBuilder)
   at MartinaKajkus.Startup.Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IWebHostEnvironment env) in C:\Users\Kenan\RiderProjects\MartinaKajkus\src\MartinaKajkus\Startup.cs:line 41
   at MartinaKajkus.Program.Main(String[] args) in C:\Users\Kenan\RiderProjects\MartinaKajkus\src\MartinaKajkus\Program.cs:line 18

My Main:

 public static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
            
            var startup = new Startup(builder.Configuration);
            startup.ConfigureServices(builder.Services);
            
            var app = builder.Build();
            
            startup.Configure(app, app.Environment);

            using (var scope = app.Services.CreateScope())
            {
                var db = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<SiteDbContext>();
                db.Database.Migrate();
            }
            
            app.Run();
        }

My Startup:

public class Startup
    {
        public Startup(IConfiguration configuration)
        {
            Configuration = configuration;
        }

        public IConfiguration Configuration { get; }

        // This method gets called by the runtime. Use this method to add services to the container.
        public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
        {
            services.AddDbContext<SiteDbContext>();
            services
                .AddControllersWithViews()
                .AddCofoundry(Configuration);
        }

        // This method gets called by the runtime. Use this method to configure the HTTP request pipeline.
        public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IWebHostEnvironment env)
        {
            if (env.IsDevelopment())
            {
                app.UseDeveloperExceptionPage();
            }
            else
            {
                app.UseExceptionHandler("/Home/Error");
                // The default HSTS value is 30 days. You may want to change this for production scenarios, see https://aka.ms/aspnetcore-hsts.
                app.UseHsts();
            }

            app.UseHttpsRedirection();
            app.UseMiddleware<VisitorCounterMiddleware>();
            app.UseCofoundry();
        }
    }

[Joel Mitchell]

Hi there, some things to look at first:

1. What version are you upgrading from?
2. What .NET version are you targeting? 0.11.x targets .NET 6
3. The error is triggered when Cofoundry tries to register a controller route using the .NET MVC method MapControllerRoute, the stack bounces through various DI methods and ends up in PageActionDescriptorProvider, so it could also be an unrelated DI issue. Perhaps you could check you have any non-cofoundry bits registered with the DI container.
4. You could also try using the minimal hosting mode program.cs shown in the v0.11 release post, and checking the linked Microsoft .NET 6 upgrade notes.

[Joel Mitchell]

Also, if you're using Razor pages in your app you'll need to use .AddMvc() instead of .AddControllersWithViews(). Perhaps you could try that anyway as the stack trace looks like it's trying to use the RazorPages PageActionDescriptorProvider.

[Kenan Kajkus]

Hey @HeyJoel, thank you very much. Actually it was the .AddMvc(). But how does it come that with older versions of cofoundry this was not an issue?

[Joel Mitchell]

I'm not certain, but thinking back to the .NET 6 migration I think the ASP.NET team made some changes around what was/was not registered when using AddControllersWithViews(). So it depends what else you're using in your app. Cofoundry itself does work with just AddControllersWithViews(), as shown in the sample app, but maybe it's just safer to use AddMvc() in our samples.