Force CamelCase on ASP.NET WebAPI Per Controller

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Thanks to @KiranChalla I was able to achieve this easier than I thought.

Here is the pretty simple class I created:

using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web.Http.Controllers;
using System.Net.Http.Formatting;
using Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization;

public class CamelCaseControllerConfigAttribute : Attribute, IControllerConfiguration 
{
  public void Initialize(HttpControllerSettings controllerSettings, HttpControllerDescriptor controllerDescriptor)
  {
    var formatter = controllerSettings.Formatters.OfType<JsonMediaTypeFormatter>().Single();
    controllerSettings.Formatters.Remove(formatter);

    formatter = new JsonMediaTypeFormatter
    {
      SerializerSettings = {ContractResolver = new CamelCasePropertyNamesContractResolver()}
    };

    controllerSettings.Formatters.Add(formatter);

  }
}

Then just add the attribute to any Controller class you want CamelCase.

[CamelCaseControllerConfig]

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