AjaxList Client Side API

using System.Linq;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;

using AweCoreDemo.Models;

using Omu.AwesomeMvc;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using AweCoreDemo.Data;
using AweCoreDemo.Utils;

namespace AweCoreDemo.Controllers.Awesome.AjaxList
{
    public class MealsApiDemoAjaxListController : Controller
    {
        private readonly MyContext mcx = new MyContext();// mock EF Db context

        public MealsApiDemoAjaxListController()
        {
            
        }

        public async Task<IActionResult> Search(int page, int pageSize = 5, string meal = "")
        {
            var query = mcx.Meals.Where(o => o.Name.Contains(meal));

            var count = await query.CountAsync();
            var items = await AweUtil.GetPage(query, page, pageSize).ToListAsync();

            return Json(new AjaxListResult
            {
                Items = items.Select(o => new KeyContent(o.Id, o.Name)),
                More = count > page * pageSize // bool - show More button or not
            });
        }
    }
}