Inject framework HttpClient to support prerendering behavior on server instead of baking in the HttpClient on the client project

DeepDrftWeb/DeepDrftWeb.csproj

@@ -24,9 +24,4 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly.Server" Version="9.*" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
-
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <Folder Include="Components\Pages\Auth\" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-
 </Project>

DeepDrftWeb/Program.cs

@@ -1,18 +1,20 @@
 using DeepDrftWeb;
 using MudBlazor.Services;
 using DeepDrftWeb.Components;
-using DeepDrftWeb.Data;
-using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 
 var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
 
 // Add MudBlazor services
 builder.Services.AddMudServices();
 
+// Add HttpClient services for prerendering
+builder.Services.AddHttpClient("DeepDrft.API", client => client.BaseAddress = new Uri(Startup.GetKestrelUrl(builder)));
+builder.Services.AddScoped(sp => 
+    sp.GetRequiredService<IHttpClientFactory>().CreateClient("DeepDrft.API"));
+
 Startup.ConfigureDomainServices(builder);
 
-var hostUrl = builder.Configuration.GetValue<string>("ASPNETCORE_URLS")?.Split(';').First() ?? throw new Exception("ASPNETCORE_URLS undefined");
-DeepDrftWeb.Client.Startup.ConfigureDomainServices(builder.Services, hostUrl);
+DeepDrftWeb.Client.Startup.ConfigureDomainServices(builder.Services);
 
 builder.Services.AddControllers();
 

DeepDrftWeb/Startup.cs

@@ -16,6 +16,32 @@ public static class Startup
         // Add Track services
         builder.Services.AddScoped<TrackRepository>();
         builder.Services.AddScoped<TrackService>();
+    }
+    
+    public static string GetKestrelUrl(this WebApplicationBuilder builder)
+    {
+        // Check all the places Kestrel URL can be configured
+        var urls = builder.Configuration["ASPNETCORE_URLS"] 
+                   ?? builder.Configuration["urls"];
+                  
+        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(urls))
+        {
+            return urls.Split(';')[0].Trim();
+        }
 
+        // Check Kestrel endpoints configuration
+        var kestrelSection = builder.Configuration.GetSection("Kestrel:Endpoints");
+        var firstEndpoint = kestrelSection.GetChildren().FirstOrDefault();
+        var endpointUrl = firstEndpoint?["Url"];
+        
+        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(endpointUrl))
+        {
+            return endpointUrl;
+        }
+
+        // ASP.NET Core defaults
+        return builder.Environment.IsDevelopment() 
+            ? "https://localhost:5001" 
+            : "http://localhost:5000";
     }
 }

DeepDrftWeb/appsettings.Development.json

@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@
       "Default": "Information",
       "Microsoft.AspNetCore": "Warning"
     }
-  }
+  },
+  "DetailedErrors": true
 }