Json.net powered json value provider for asp.net mvc with fix for resetting the http request stream position before deserializing json.

JsonNetValueProviderFactory

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
using Newtonsoft.Json;
using Newtonsoft.Json.Converters;
using System.Web.Mvc;
using System.IO;
using System.Globalization;
using System.Dynamic;

public class JsonNetValueProviderFactory 
        : ValueProviderFactory
    {
        public override IValueProvider GetValueProvider(ControllerContext controllerContext)
        {
            // first make sure we have a valid context
            if (controllerContext == null)
                throw new ArgumentNullException("controllerContext");

            // now make sure we are dealing with a json request
            if (!controllerContext.HttpContext.Request.ContentType.StartsWith("application/json", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                return null;

            controllerContext.HttpContext.Request.InputStream.Position = 0;
            // get a generic stream reader (get reader for the http stream)
            StreamReader streamReader = new StreamReader(controllerContext.HttpContext.Request.InputStream);
            // convert stream reader to a JSON Text Reader
            JsonTextReader JSONReader = new JsonTextReader(streamReader);
            // tell JSON to read
            if (!JSONReader.Read())
                return null;

            // make a new Json serializer
            JsonSerializer JSONSerializer = new JsonSerializer();
            // add the dyamic object converter to our serializer
            JSONSerializer.Converters.Add(new ExpandoObjectConverter());

            // use JSON.NET to deserialize object to a dynamic (expando) object
            Object JSONObject;
            // if we start with a "[", treat this as an array
            if (JSONReader.TokenType == JsonToken.StartArray)
                JSONObject = JSONSerializer.Deserialize<List<ExpandoObject>>(JSONReader);
            else
                JSONObject = JSONSerializer.Deserialize<ExpandoObject>(JSONReader);

            // create a backing store to hold all properties for this deserialization
            Dictionary<string, object> backingStore = new Dictionary<string, object>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
            // add all properties to this backing store
            AddToBackingStore(backingStore, String.Empty, JSONObject);
            // return the object in a dictionary value provider so the MVC understands it
            return new DictionaryValueProvider<object>(backingStore, CultureInfo.CurrentCulture);
        }

        private static void AddToBackingStore(Dictionary<string, object> backingStore, string prefix, object value)
        {
            IDictionary<string, object> d = value as IDictionary<string, object>;
            if (d != null)
            {
                foreach (KeyValuePair<string, object> entry in d)
                {
                    AddToBackingStore(backingStore, MakePropertyKey(prefix, entry.Key), entry.Value);
                }
                return;
            }

            IList<object> l = value as IList<object>;
            if (l != null)
            {
                for (int i = 0; i < l.Count; i++)
                {
                    AddToBackingStore(backingStore, MakeArrayKey(prefix, i), l[i]);
                }
                return;
            }

            // primitive
            backingStore[prefix] = value;
        }

        private static string MakeArrayKey(string prefix, int index)
        {
            return prefix + "[" + index.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture) + "]";
        }

        private static string MakePropertyKey(string prefix, string propertyName)
        {
            return (String.IsNullOrEmpty(prefix)) ? propertyName : prefix + "." + propertyName;
        }
    }