public IActionResult AddDish()
{
// Need to utilize the bundle to access both chef and dish models
var chefDishBundle = new ChefDishBundle();
chefDishBundle.AllChefs = dbContext.Chefs.ToList();
return(View("AddDish", chefDishBundle));
}
public IActionResult CreateDish(ChefDishBundle chefDishBundle)
{
// creates a dish object from the bundled model
var newDish = chefDishBundle.dish;
if (ModelState.IsValid)
{
// updates DateTime values
newDish.CreatedAt = DateTime.Now;
newDish.UpdatedAt = DateTime.Now;
// queries to add the dish object to the DB
dbContext.Dishes.Add(newDish);
dbContext.SaveChanges();
return(RedirectToAction("ViewDishes"));
}
else
{
// if model state is invalid, uses the created bundle
// to query the db, for the chef list on the add
// dish view.
chefDishBundle.AllChefs = dbContext.Chefs.ToList();
return(View("AddDish", chefDishBundle));
}
}
