jsonapi/Controllers/UserController.cs

using System;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;

namespace jsonapi.Controllers
{
	[ApiController]
	[Route("user")]
	[Produces("application/json")]
	public class UserController : ControllerBase
	{
		private IConfiguration configuration;

		private Library.JsonFileReader jsonFileReader;

		public UserController(IConfiguration config)
		{
			configuration = config;
			jsonFileReader = Library.JsonFileReader.GetInstance();
		}

		[HttpGet("{id}")]

		public IActionResult Get(string id)
		{

			string worldPath = configuration.GetSection("jsonapi").GetValue<string>("world");
			var fileName = worldPath + "/users.json";

			try
			{
				var json = jsonFileReader.Read(fileName);
				string userFilePath = worldPath + "/users/" + json[id] + ".json";
				try
				{
					var userJson = jsonFileReader.Read(userFilePath);
					dynamic simpleUser = new
					{
						name = userJson["name"],
					};
					return Ok(simpleUser);

				}
				catch (Exception)
				{
					dynamic errorObject = new
					{
						errorCode = StatusCodes.Status404NotFound,
						errorMessage = "404 Error: Invalid user data."
					};
					return StatusCode(errorObject.errorCode, errorObject);
				}

			}
			catch (Exception)
			{
				dynamic errorObject = new
				{
					errorCode = StatusCodes.Status500InternalServerError,
					errorMessage = "500 Error: Something went wrong. Please contact the administrator for assistance."
				};
				return StatusCode(errorObject.errorCode, errorObject);
			}
		}
	}
}