Changing Request Path in .Net Core 3.1

I was able to find a working solution. My solution works by manually setting a new endpoint with the SetEndpoint extension method.

Here is an extension method I created to resolve this issue.

    private static void RedirectToPath(this HttpContext context, string controllerName, string actionName )
    {
        // Get the old endpoint to extract the RequestDelegate
        var currentEndpoint = context.GetEndpoint();

        // Get access to the action descriptor collection
        var actionDescriptorsProvider =
            context.RequestServices.GetRequiredService<IActionDescriptorCollectionProvider>();

        // Get the controller aqction with the action name and the controller name.
        // You should be redirecting to a GET action method anyways. Anyone can provide a better way of achieving this. 
        var controllerActionDescriptor = actionDescriptorsProvider.ActionDescriptors.Items
            .Where(s => s is ControllerActionDescriptor bb
                        && bb.ActionName == actionName
                        && bb.ControllerName == controllerName
                        && (bb.ActionConstraints == null
                            || (bb.ActionConstraints != null
                               && bb.ActionConstraints.Any(x => x is HttpMethodActionConstraint cc
                               && cc.HttpMethods.Contains(HttpMethods.Get)))))
            .Select(s => s as ControllerActionDescriptor)
            .FirstOrDefault();

        if (controllerActionDescriptor is null) throw new Exception($"You were supposed to be redirected to {actionName} but the action descriptor could not be found.");

        // Create a new route endpoint
        // The route pattern is not needed but MUST be present. 
        var routeEndpoint = new RouteEndpoint(currentEndpoint.RequestDelegate, RoutePatternFactory.Parse(""), 1, new EndpointMetadataCollection(new object[] { controllerActionDescriptor }), controllerActionDescriptor.DisplayName);

        // set the new endpoint. You are assured that the previous endpoint will never execute.
        context.SetEndpoint(routeEndpoint);
    }

Important

1. You must make the view of the action method available by placing it in the Shared folder. Alternatively, you may decide to provide a custom implementation of IViewLocationExpander
2. Before accessing the endpoint, the routing middleware must have executed.

USAGE

public static void ChangeDefaultPassword(this HttpContext context) 
=> context.RedirectToPath("Account","ChangePassword");