How to bundle resources for ASP.NET MVC areas?

Question

How would you do the resource bundling for asp.net mvc areas? Is this regulated by the ASP.NET MVC framework just like the AreaRegistration for routes?

I could make a BundleConfig class inside the area and call this from the global BundleConfig inside the App_Start folder but this doens't feel good to me.

I can't find any information on this subject. Any help our thoughts are appreciated.

Answer 1

I was hoping this was somehow more regulated - but after diving into the framework code the answer to this is negative.

What I decided to do is the following:

Solution Structure

• Areas:
  • Admin
    • RouteConfig.cs
    • BundleConfig.cs
    • AdminAreaRegistration.cs

RouteConfig.cs

internal static class RouteConfig
{
    internal static void RegisterRoutes(AreaRegistrationContext context)
    {
        //add routes
    }
}

BundleConfig.cs

internal static class BundleConfig
{
    internal static void RegisterBundles(BundleCollection bundles)
    {           
        //add bundles
    }
}

AdminAreaRegistration.cs

public class AdminAreaRegistration : AreaRegistration
{
    public override string AreaName
    {
        get
        {
            return "Admin";
        }
    }

    public override void RegisterArea(AreaRegistrationContext context)
    {
        RegisterRoutes(context);
        RegisterBundles();
    }

    private void RegisterRoutes(AreaRegistrationContext context)
    {
        RouteConfig.RegisterRoutes(context);
    }

    private void RegisterBundles()
    {
        BundleConfig.RegisterBundles(BundleTable.Bundles);            
    }       
}