public Customer GetCustomerById(string id)
        {
            System.Console.WriteLine("Received GetCustomerById() request.");

            var db = new NorthwindEntities();
            return db.Customers.Where(c => c.CustomerID == id).FirstOrDefault();
        }
        public IEnumerable<Customer> GetCustomers()
        {
            System.Console.WriteLine("Received GetCustomers() request.");

            var db = new NorthwindEntities();
            return db.Customers.Take(10).ToList();
        }
 private static void checkDatabase()
 {
     try
     {
         var db = new NorthwindEntities();
         var read = db.Customers.Where(c => c.CustomerID == "!").FirstOrDefault();
         var color = Console.ForegroundColor;
         Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Green;
         Console.WriteLine("Connected to Database");
         Console.ForegroundColor = color;
     }
     catch (Exception exp)
     {
         var color = Console.ForegroundColor;
         Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Red;
         Console.WriteLine(exp.Message);
         Console.ForegroundColor = color;
     }
 }