public async Task <IActionResult> PostStockItemAsync([FromBody] PostStockItemsRequest request)
        {
            Logger?.LogDebug("'{0}' has been invoked", nameof(PostStockItemAsync));

            var response = new SingleResponse <StockItem>();

            try
            {
                var existingEntity = await Repository
                                     .GetStockItemsByStockItemNameAsync(new StockItem { StockItemName = request.StockItemName });

                if (existingEntity != null)
                {
                    ModelState.AddModelError("StockItemName", "Stock item name already exists");
                }

                if (!ModelState.IsValid)
                {
                    return(BadRequest());
                }

                // Create entity from request model
                var entity = request.ToEntity();

                // Add entity to repository
                Repository.Add(entity);

                // Save entity in database
                await Repository.CommitChangesAsync();

                // Set the entity to response model
                response.Model = entity;
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                response.DidError     = true;
                response.ErrorMessage = "There was an internal error, please contact to technical support.";

                Logger?.LogCritical("There was an error on '{0}' invocation: {1}", nameof(PostStockItemAsync), ex);
            }

            return(response.ToHttpResponse());
        }