VintaSoft Imaging .NET SDK 15.0: Documentation for Web developer
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    Add web DICOM viewer to a "Vue and ASP.NET Core" application
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    This tutorial shows how to create a blank "Vue and ASP.NET Core" application in Visual Studio .NET 2026 and add web DICOM viewer to "Vue and ASP.NET Core" application.

    Here are steps, which must be done:
    1. Create a blank "Vue and ASP.NET Core" application.

      • Open Visual Studio .NET 2026 and create a new application of "Vue and ASP.NET Core" type:

      • Configure the application to use .NET 10.0:
    2. "VueApp1.Server" project: Add references to the Vintasoft nuget-packages to "VueApp1.Server" project.

      Add references to the nuget-packages "Vintasoft.Imaging.Dicom.AspNetCore.ApiControllers" and "Vintasoft.Imaging.Jpeg2000Codec" to the "VueApp1.Server" project. Other necessary nuget-packages will be added automatically.



    3. "VueApp1.Server" project: Specify drawing engine, which should be used by VintaSoft Imaging .NET SDK for drawing of 2D graphics.

      If "VueApp1.Server" project must be used in Windows or Linux, SkiaSharp drawing engine should be used.
      If "VueApp1.Server" project must be used in Windows only, System.Drawing or SkiaSharp drawing engine should be used.

      Here are steps, which should be made for using SkiaSharp engine:
      • Add reference to the "Vintasoft.Imaging.Drawing.SkiaSharp" nuget-package. Reference to the "SkiaSharp" nuget-package version 3.119.0 will be added automatically.
      • Open "Program.cs" file in "VueApp1.Server" project, add code line "Vintasoft.Imaging.Drawing.SkiaSharp.SkiaSharpDrawingFactory.SetAsDefault();" at the beginning of file - added code specifies that VintaSoft Imaging .NET SDK should use SkiaSharp library for drawing of 2D graphics.

      Here are steps, which should be made for using System.Drawing engine:
      • Add reference to the "Vintasoft.Imaging.Gdi" nuget-package.
      • Open "Program.cs" file in "VueApp1.Server" project, add code line "Vintasoft.Imaging.Drawing.Gdi.GdiGraphicsFactory.SetAsDefault();" at the beginning of file - added code specifies that VintaSoft Imaging .NET SDK should use System.Drawing library for drawing of 2D graphics.

    4. "VueApp1.Server" project: Create web services, which allow to upload/download file, manage image collection, get information about images, get thumbnails, render image tiles, extract/search text and annotate document.

      • Create web service that allows to upload/download file

        • Press the right mouse button on the "Controllers" folder and select the "Add => Controller..." menu from context menu
        • Select "Empty API controller" template, set the controller name to the "MyVintasoftFileApiController" and press the "Add" button
        • Specify that MyVintasoftFileApiController class is derived from Vintasoft.Imaging.AspNetCore.ApiControllers.VintasoftFileApiController class

          Here are source codes of MyVintasoftFileApiController class:
          namespace VueApp1.Server.Controllers
          {
              public class MyVintasoftFileApiController : Vintasoft.Imaging.AspNetCore.ApiControllers.VintasoftFileApiController
              {
          
                  public MyVintasoftFileApiController(IWebHostEnvironment hostingEnvironment)
                      : base(hostingEnvironment)
                  {
                  }
          
              }
          }
          
      • Create web service that allows to work with DICOM images

        • Press the right mouse button on the "Controllers" folder and select the "Add => Controller..." menu from context menu
        • Select "Empty API controller" template, set the controller name to the "MyVintasoftDicomApiController" and press the "Add" button
        • Specify that MyVintasoftDicomApiController class is derived from Vintasoft.Imaging.Dicom.AspNetCore.ApiControllers.VintasoftDicomApiController class

          Here are source codes of MyVintasoftDicomApiController class:
          using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
          using Vintasoft.Imaging.Dicom.AspNetCore.ApiControllers;
          
          namespace VueApp1.Server.Controllers
          {
              public class MyVintasoftDicomApiController : VintasoftDicomApiController
              {
          
                  public MyVintasoftDicomApiController(IWebHostEnvironment hostingEnvironment)
                      : base(hostingEnvironment)
                  {
                  }
          
              }
          }
          
    5. "VueApp1.Server" project: Copy the default test PDF document to a server side.

      • Create folder "UploadedImageFiles\SessionID" in "VueApp1.Server" project and copy test DICOM file "<SdkInstallPath>\VintaSoft\Imaging .NET 15.0\Examples\ASP.NET Core\CSharp\AspNetCoreImagingDemo\wwwroot\UploadedImageFiles\LossyJpeg_Monochrome2_000.0000.dcm" to the folder. This file will be displayed in DICOM viewer.
    6. Delete files, which are not necessary in this tutorial.

      • Delete files "WeatherForecast.cs" and "Controllers\WeatherForecastController.cs" in "VueApp1.Server" project - the WeatherForecast Web API controller is not necessary in this tutorial.

      • Delete files "src\components\TheWelcome.vue", "src\components\WelcomeItem.vue" in "vueapp1.client" project - this Vue-component is not necessary in this tutorial.

      • Open file "src\App.vue" in "vueapp1.client" project and delete code that uses the following Vue-components: HelloWorld, TheWelcome - these Vue-components are not necessary in this tutorial.
        Here are source codes of "App.vue" file after update:
        <script setup>
        </script>
        
        <template>
            <main>
            </main>
        </template>
        
        <style scoped>
        </style>
        
        
    7. Compile the solution for restoring TypeScript-dependencies in "vueapp1.client" project.

    8. "vueapp1.client" project: Add JavaScript files to the "vueapp1.client" project.

      • Copy files Vintasoft.Shared.js, Vintasoft.Imaging.js and Vintasoft.Imaging.Dicom.js from "<InstallPath>\VintaSoft Imaging .NET 15.0\Bin\JavaScript\" folder to the root folder of "vueapp1.client" project.

      • Copy files Vintasoft.Imaging.css and Vintasoft.Imaging.Dicom.css from "<InstallPath>\VintaSoft Imaging .NET 15.0\Bin\JavaScript\" folder to the root folder of "vueapp1.client" project.

      • Specify, which "standard" dialogs should be used by web DICOM viewer
        • If web DICOM viewer should use ready-to-use "standard" Bootstrap dialogs:
          • Add "bootstrap" Node-module to the "package.json" file. Rebuild the project for refreshing Node-modules.
            Here are source codes of "package.json" file after update:
            {
              "name": "vueapp1.client",
              "version": "0.0.0",
              "private": true,
              "type": "module",
              "engines": {
                "node": "^20.19.0 || >=22.12.0"
              },
              "scripts": {
                "dev": "vite",
                "build": "vite build",
                "preview": "vite preview",
                "lint": "eslint . --fix --cache"
              },
              "dependencies": {
                "vue": "^3.5.26"
              },
              "devDependencies": {
                "@eslint/js": "^9.39.2",
                "@vitejs/plugin-vue": "^6.0.3",
                "bootstrap": "~5.3.8",
                "eslint": "^9.39.2",
                "eslint-plugin-vue": "~10.6.2",
                "globals": "^17.0.0",
                "vite": "^7.3.0",
                "vite-plugin-vue-devtools": "^8.0.5"
              }
            }
            
            
          • Copy Vintasoft.Imaging.Dialogs.Bootstrap.js and Vintasoft.Imaging.Dicom.Dialogs.Bootstrap.js files from "<InstallPath>\VintaSoft Imaging .NET 15.0\Bin\JavaScript\" folder to the root folder of "vueapp1.client" project.

        • If web DICOM viewer should use ready-to-use "standard" jQuery UI-dialogs:
          • Add "jquery-ui-dist" Node-module to the "package.json" file. Rebuild the project for refreshing Node-modules.
          • Copy Vintasoft.Imaging.Dialogs.jQueryUI.js and Vintasoft.Imaging.Dicom.Dialogs.jQueryUI.js files from "<InstallPath>\VintaSoft Imaging .NET 15.0\Bin\JavaScript\" folder into "src\app\assets\" folder.

        • If web DICOM viewer should use custom "standard" dialogs, please read how to create custom "standard" dialogs here.

      • Add references to Vintasoft JavaScript files to the header of "index.html" file in "vueapp1.client" project.
        Add links to the Vintasoft CSS-files to the "index.html" file in "vueapp1.client" project.
        Add link to the "bootstrap.css" file to the "index.html" file in "vueapp1.client" project.


        Here are source codes of "index.html" file after update:
        <!DOCTYPE html>
        <html lang="en">
        <head>
            <meta charset="UTF-8">
            <link rel="icon" href="/favicon.ico">
            <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
            <title>Vite App</title>
        
            <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="node_modules/bootstrap/dist/css/bootstrap.css" />
            <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="Vintasoft.Imaging.css">
            <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="Vintasoft.Imaging.Dicom.css">
        
            <script src="Vintasoft.Shared.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
            <script src="Vintasoft.Imaging.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
            <script src="Vintasoft.Imaging.Dicom.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
            <script src="Vintasoft.Imaging.Dialogs.Bootstrap.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
            <script src="Vintasoft.Imaging.Dicom.Dialogs.Bootstrap.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
        </head>
        <body>
            <div id="app"></div>
            <script type="module" src="/src/main.js"></script>
        </body>
        </html>
        
        
    9. "vueapp1.client" project: Create Vue-component that allows to view DICOM images.

      • In "vueapp1.client" project in folder "src\components\" create "DicomViewerDemo.vue" file that will contain source codes of Vue-component:
        • Select "Add => New Item..." context menu for folder "src\components\" in "vueapp1.client" project => "Add new item" dialog will appear
        • Install template "Vue TypeScript Template" from internet if template is not installed in Visual Studio
        • Select "Vue TypeScript Template" type for new item
        • Set "DicomViewerDemo.vue" as element name
        • Click the "Add" button => dialog will be closed and file "DicomViewerDemo.vue" will be added into folder "src\components\"

        In DicomViewerDemo.vue file add template that represents page header and div-element that displays DICOM viewer:


        In DicomViewerDemo.vue file change script type from TypeScript to JavaScript:


        In DicomViewerDemo.vue file add 'mounted' function (contains JavaScript code that initializes and creates web DICOM viewer):


        In DicomViewerDemo.vue file add CSS-style for Vue-component:


        Here is HTML/CSS/JavaScript code of DicomViewerDemo Vue-component:
        <template>
          <h1>VintaSoft DICOM Viewer (ASP.NET Core + Vue)</h1>
        
          <div id="dicomControlContainer" class="dicomControlContainer"></div>
        </template>
        
        <script lang="js">
          import { defineComponent } from 'vue';
        
          export default defineComponent({
            mounted() {
              setTimeout(__init, 500);
            }
          });
        
          function __init() {
            // set the session identifier
            Vintasoft.Shared.WebImagingEnviromentJS.set_SessionId("SessionID");
        
            // specify web services, which should be used by Vintasoft Web DICOM Viewer
            Vintasoft.Shared.WebServiceJS.defaultFileService =
              new Vintasoft.Shared.WebServiceControllerJS("/vintasoft/api/MyVintasoftFileApi");
            Vintasoft.Shared.WebServiceJS.defaultDicomService =
              new Vintasoft.Shared.WebServiceControllerJS("/vintasoft/api/MyVintasoftDicomApi");
        
            // create DICOM control settings
            var dicomControlSettings = new Vintasoft.Imaging.Dicom.WebDicomControlSettingsJS("dicomControlContainer", "dicomControl");
            // create DICOM control
            var dicomControl = new Vintasoft.Imaging.Dicom.WebDicomControlJS(dicomControlSettings);
        
            // subscribe to the "warningOccured" event of DICOM control
            Vintasoft.Shared.subscribeToEvent(dicomControl, "warningOccured", function (event, eventArgs) { alert(eventArgs.message); });
        
            // add DICOM file "LossyJpeg_Monochrome2_000.0000.dcm" to the DICOM control
            dicomControl.addFiles(["LossyJpeg_Monochrome2_000.0000.dcm"]);
          }
        </script>
        
        <style scoped>
          h1 {
            width: 1200px;
            text-align: center;
          }
        
          .dicomControlContainer {
            width: 1200px;
            height: 800px;
          }
        </style>
        
        

      • Add created Vue-component to the Vue-application code - "src\App.vue" file.


        Here are source codes of "App.vue" file after update:
        <script setup>import DicomViewerDemo from './components/DicomViewerDemo.vue'</script>
        
        <template>
            <main>
                <DicomViewerDemo />
            </main>
        </template>
        
        <style scoped>
        </style>
        
        

      • Open "vite.config.js" file in "vueapp1.client" project and specify that Vue.js aplication can have access to the ASP.NET Core Web API controller "/vintasoft/api/" in "VueApp1.Server" project:
        import { fileURLToPath, URL } from 'node:url';
        
        import { defineConfig } from 'vite';
        import plugin from '@vitejs/plugin-vue';
        import fs from 'fs';
        import path from 'path';
        import child_process from 'child_process';
        import { env } from 'process';
        
        const baseFolder =
            env.APPDATA !== undefined && env.APPDATA !== ''
                ? `${env.APPDATA}/ASP.NET/https`
                : `${env.HOME}/.aspnet/https`;
        
        const certificateName = "vueapp1.client";
        const certFilePath = path.join(baseFolder, `${certificateName}.pem`);
        const keyFilePath = path.join(baseFolder, `${certificateName}.key`);
        
        if (!fs.existsSync(baseFolder)) {
            fs.mkdirSync(baseFolder, { recursive: true });
        }
        
        if (!fs.existsSync(certFilePath) || !fs.existsSync(keyFilePath)) {
            if (0 !== child_process.spawnSync('dotnet', [
                'dev-certs',
                'https',
                '--export-path',
                certFilePath,
                '--format',
                'Pem',
                '--no-password',
            ], { stdio: 'inherit', }).status) {
                throw new Error("Could not create certificate.");
            }
        }
        
        const target = env.ASPNETCORE_HTTPS_PORT ? `https://localhost:${env.ASPNETCORE_HTTPS_PORT}` :
            env.ASPNETCORE_URLS ? env.ASPNETCORE_URLS.split(';')[0] : 'https://localhost:7140';
        
        // https://vitejs.dev/config/
        export default defineConfig({
            plugins: [plugin()],
            resolve: {
                alias: {
                    '@': fileURLToPath(new URL('./src', import.meta.url))
                }
            },
            server: {
                proxy: {
                    '^/vintasoft/api/': {
                        target,
                        secure: false
                    }
                },
                port: parseInt(env.DEV_SERVER_PORT || '63870'),
                https: {
                    key: fs.readFileSync(keyFilePath),
                    cert: fs.readFileSync(certFilePath),
                }
            }
        })
        
        

    10. Run the "Vue and ASP.NET Core" application and see the result.