Routing a custom controller in Orchard CMS - asp.net-mvc-3

Question

I'm having some trouble setting up the routing to a custom controller in Orchard.
I've created a View:
#model dynamic
#{
Script.Require("jQuery");
}
#using (Html.BeginForm("Send", "Email", FormMethod.Post, new { id = "contactUsForm" }))
{
<fieldset>
<legend>Contact Us</legend>
<div class="editor-label">Name:</div>
<div class="editor-field">
#Html.TextBox("Name", "", new {style = "width: 200px"})
</div>
<div class="editor-label">Email Address:</div>
<div class="editor-field">
#Html.TextBox("Email", "", new {style = "width: 200px"})
</div>
<div class="editor-label">Telephone Number:</div>
<div class="editor-field">
#Html.TextBox("Telephone", "", new {style = "width: 200px"})
</div>
<div class="editor-label">Message:</div>
<div class="editor-field">
#Html.TextArea("Message", "", new {style = "width: 200px"})
</div>
<br/>
<input id="ContactUsSend" type="button" value="Submit" />
</fieldset>
}
#using (Script.Foot()) {
<script>
$(function() {
$('#ContactUsSend').click(function () {
alert('#Url.Action("Send", "Email")');
var formData = $("#contactUsForm").serializeArray();
$.ajax({
type: "POST",
url: '#Url.Action("Send", "Email")',
data: formData,
dataType: "json",
success: function (data) {
alert(data);
}
});
});
});
</script>
}
With a Controller:
public class EmailController : Controller
{
[HttpPost]
public ActionResult Send()
{
var orchardServices = DependencyResolver.Current.GetService<IOrchardServices>();
var messageHandler = DependencyResolver.Current.GetService<IMessageManager>();
var svc = new ContactUsService(orchardServices, messageHandler);
svc.DoSomething();
return new EmptyResult();
}
}
And setup the route:
public class Routes : IRouteProvider {
public void GetRoutes(ICollection<RouteDescriptor> routes) {
foreach (var routeDescriptor in GetRoutes()) {
routes.Add(routeDescriptor);
}
}
public IEnumerable<RouteDescriptor> GetRoutes() {
return new[] {
new RouteDescriptor {
Priority = 15,
Route = new Route(
"ContactUsWidget",
new RouteValueDictionary {
{"area", "ContactUsWidget"},
{"controller", "Email"},
{"action", "Send"}
},
new RouteValueDictionary(),
new RouteValueDictionary {
{"area", "ContactUsWidget"}
},
new MvcRouteHandler())
}
};
}
}
But when I click the submit button, it tries to post to
OrchardLocal/Contents/Email/Send
and obviously fails. Can anyone point me in the direction of what I'm doing wrong?

Answer 1

Try this:
#using (Html.BeginForm("Send", "Email", new { area = "Your.Module" }, FormMethod.Post, new { id = "contactUsForm" }))
Adding the area is like an extra clause that ensures only your module is searched for a matching controller/action method pair.