ServiceStack default Razor view with service - servicestack

Question

I want to host a very simple razor page inside a self host SS app.
I need the / path to resolve to the default.cshtml - this works out of the box.
But i need to access the user auth session inside the view. To do this I am guessing I need a service to create the model for default.cshtml
Everything I have tried so far doesn't work and I can't create a DefaultRequest with route / as that isn't allowed.
Anyone got any clues as to what I need to do?
I have tried with fall back route but no luck:
[FallbackRoute("/{Path*}")]
public class Fallback
{
public string Path { get; set; }
}
public class DefaultService : Service
{
public DefaultService ()
{
}
public object Get(Fallback request){
return new HttpResult() // #6
{
View = "Rockstars" // #1
};
}
}

Answer 1

Your typed UserAuth session is directly accessible in your Razor Views base ViewPageBase with base.SessionAs, e.g:
#{
var session = base.SessionAs<CustomUserSession>();
}
You've also got access to your dynamic session bag with base.SessionBag as well as base.IsAuthenticated to determine if the user is authenticated or not.
Fallback Route
In order to invoke a Service to handle your default page you need to use a Fallback Route, e.g:
[FallbackRoute("/{Path*}")]
public class DefaultPage
{
public string Path { get; set; }
}
A Fallback Service can be used to handle every unmatched request including the root / page.