/// <summary>
/// Posts a new author.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="item">New author</param>
/// <returns>Status message</returns>
public async Task<Author> Post(Author item)
{
if (item == null)
{
throw new HttpResponseException(
Request.CreateErrorResponse(HttpStatusCode.NotFound, "Invalid parameter"));
}
var author = await repository.InsertAsync(item);
return author;
}
/// <summary>
/// Updates an existing author.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="key">Author ID</param>
/// <param name="item">Updated author</param>
/// <returns>Status message</returns>
public async Task<Author> Put([FromODataUri] Guid key, Author item)
{
if (key == Guid.Empty || item == null)
{
throw new HttpResponseException(
Request.CreateErrorResponse(HttpStatusCode.NotFound, "Invalid parameter"));
}
item.ID = key;
var author = await repository.UpdateAsync(item);
return author;
}
/// <summary>
/// Login view.
/// </summary>
public ActionResult Login(string userName)
{
if (userName != null && userName.Length > 0)
{
var repository = DependencyResolver.Current.GetService<IAuthorRepository>();
var author = repository.GetByName(userName);
if (author == null)
{
author = new Author();
author.Name = userName;
author.Age = 0;
author.City = "Unknown";
author.State = "Unknown";
author = repository.Insert(author);
}
TempData["userID"] = author.ID;
TempData["userName"] = author.Name;
return RedirectToAction("Index", "Home");
}
return View(new BaseViewModel());
}
