Tip for a WebApi, Json and System.Net.Http.Formatting exception

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My colleague, Brian, had this problem and posted it on our Slack channel. I suggested he share it out further, and since he isn’t blogging yet (I keep encouraging him to do so), I offered to post it for him.

He thinks this would mainly happen to something other than an MVC site.  In his case it was a console application which didn't have WebApi packages included by default. There was a pretty popular solution that involved by passing the ReadAsAsync<MyModel>() call and instead doing a ReadAsStream() then using Json.Net directly to Deserialize the stream into an object, but he found a better different way.

TIP: If you are having problems consuming a webAPI with ReadAsAsync<SomeClass>() and you get an error with Newtonsoft.Json and System.Net.Http.Formatting, remove the "old" reference to System.Net.Http.Formatting from your project and install this package: https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.Client/

Here is the exception he was getting.

System.AggregateException was caught

  HResult=-2146233088

  Message=One or more errors occurred.

  Source=mscorlib

  StackTrace:

       at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.ThrowIfExceptional(Boolean includeTaskCanceledExceptions)

       at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.Wait(Int32 millisecondsTimeout, CancellationToken cancellationToken)

       at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.Wait()

       at <namespace-was-here>.UserInactivityMonitor.Program.Main(String[] args) in <file-path-was-here>\Program.cs:line 33

  InnerException: System.IO.FileLoadException

       HResult=-2146234304

       Message=Could not load file or assembly 'Newtonsoft.Json, Version=4.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=30ad4fe6b2a6aeed' or one of its dependencies. The located assembly's manifest definition does not match the assembly reference. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80131040)

       Source=System.Net.Http.Formatting

       FileName=Newtonsoft.Json, Version=4.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=30ad4fe6b2a6aeed

       FusionLog==== Pre-bind state information ===

LOG: DisplayName = Newtonsoft.Json, Version=4.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=30ad4fe6b2a6aeed

 (Fully-specified)

LOG: Appbase = file:///<file-path-was-here>/bin/Debug/

LOG: Initial PrivatePath = NULL

Calling assembly : System.Net.Http.Formatting, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35.

===

LOG: This bind starts in default load context.

LOG: Using application configuration file: <config file name was here>

LOG: Using host configuration file: 

LOG: Using machine configuration file from C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\config\machine.config.

LOG: Post-policy reference: Newtonsoft.Json, Version=4.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=30ad4fe6b2a6aeed

LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///<application-path-was-here>/bin/Debug/Newtonsoft.Json.DLL.

WRN: Comparing the assembly name resulted in the mismatch: Major Version

ERR: Failed to complete setup of assembly (hr = 0x80131040). Probing terminated.

       StackTrace:

            at System.Net.Http.Formatting.JsonMediaTypeFormatter..ctor()

            at System.Net.Http.Formatting.MediaTypeFormatterCollection.CreateDefaultFormatters()

            at System.Net.Http.HttpContentExtensions.ReadAsAsync[T](HttpContent content)

            at <namespace-was-here>.UserInactivityController.<GetAccessToken>d__1e.MoveNext() in <file-path-was-here>\UserInactivityController.cs:line 130

         --- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---

            at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)

            at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)

            at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter`1.GetResult()

            at <namesapce-was-here>.UserInactivityController.<GetInactiveUsers>d__b.MoveNext() in <file-path-was-here>\UserInactivityController.cs:line 58

         --- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---

            at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)

            at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)

            at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter`1.GetResult()

            at <namesapce-was-here>.UserInactivityController.<InactivateUsers>d__3.MoveNext() in <file-path-was-here>\UserInactivityController.cs:line 36

         --- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---

            at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)

            at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)

            at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.GetResult()

            at <namesapce-was-here>.UserInactivityController.<Run>d__0.MoveNext() in <file-path-was-here>\UserInactivityController.cs:line 29

       InnerException: