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samples/angular/MusicStore/Apis/ArtistsApiController.cs

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+using System;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc;
+using Microsoft.Data.Entity;
+using MusicStore.Models;
+
+namespace MusicStore.Apis
+{
+    [Route("api/artists")]
+    public class ArtistsApiController : Controller
+    {
+        private readonly MusicStoreContext _storeContext;
+
+        public ArtistsApiController(MusicStoreContext storeContext)
+        {
+            _storeContext = storeContext;
+        }
+
+        [HttpGet("lookup")]
+        public async Task<ActionResult> Lookup()
+        {
+            var artists = await _storeContext.Artists
+                .OrderBy(a => a.Name)
+                .ToListAsync();
+
+            return Json(artists);
+        }
+    }
+}