public ActionResult <AuthorDto> CreateAuthor(AuthorsForCreationDto author)
{
var authorEntity = _mapper.Map <Entities.Author>(author);
_courseLibraryRepository.AddAuthor(authorEntity);
_courseLibraryRepository.Save();
var authorToReturn = _mapper.Map <AuthorDto>(authorEntity);
return(CreatedAtRoute("GetAuthor",
new { authorId = authorToReturn.Id }, authorToReturn));
}
public IActionResult CreateAuthor([FromBody] AuthorsForCreationDto author)
{
try
{
//throw new Exception();
//Validations
if (author == null)
{
return(BadRequest("No Author Info available"));
}
if (author.Name == author.Description)
{
_logger.LogInformation($"{author} not found");
ModelState.AddModelError("Description", "The author name and the description cannot be the same");
}
//Is the model in a valid state
if (!ModelState.IsValid)
{
return(BadRequest(ModelState));
}
//Demo Purpose will be improved
//Get Max Book Id
var maxAuthorId = AuthorsDatastore.Current.Authors.Select(a => a.Id).Max();
//The above method is slow
//The above method does not take into account scenarios where multiple users will try to get an ID simultaneously
var newAuthor = new AuthorDto()
{
Id = ++maxAuthorId,
Name = author.Name,
Description = author.Description,
Books = author.Books
};
AuthorsDatastore.Current.Authors.Add(newAuthor);
//For Post the advised response is 201 Created
return(CreatedAtRoute("GetAuthor", new { id = newAuthor.Id }, newAuthor));
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
_logger.LogCritical($"Exception while getting the Author {author}", ex);
return(StatusCode(500, "A problem happened while handling your request"));
}
}
public ActionResult <AuthorDto> CreateAuthor([FromBody] AuthorsForCreationDto author)
{
//map author
var authorEntity = this.mapper.Map <Entities.Author>(author);
//create author, DB is black box logic
this.courseLibraryRepository.AddAuthor(authorEntity);
this.courseLibraryRepository.Save();
//return new author detail
var authorReturn = this.mapper.Map <AuthorDto>(authorEntity);
return(CreatedAtRoute(
"GetAuthor",
new { authorId = authorReturn.Id },
authorReturn
));
}
public IActionResult CreateAuthor([FromBody] AuthorsForCreationDto author)
{
if (author == null)
{
return(BadRequest());
}
var authorEntity = Mapper.Map <Author>(author);
_libraryRepository.AddAuthor(authorEntity);
if (!_libraryRepository.Save())
{
throw new Exception("Creating an author failed on save.");
}
var authorToReturn = Mapper.Map <AuthorDto>(authorEntity);
return(CreatedAtRoute("GetAuthor", new { id = authorToReturn.Id }, authorToReturn));
}
public IActionResult CreateAuthor([FromBody] AuthorsForCreationDto author)
{
//Validations
if (author == null)
{
return(BadRequest("No Author Info available"));
}
if (author.Name == author.Description)
{
ModelState.AddModelError("Description", "The author name and the description cannot be the same");
}
//Is the model in a valid state
if (!ModelState.IsValid)
{
return(BadRequest(ModelState));
}
//Demo Purpose will be improved
//Get Max Book Id
var maxAuthorId = AuthorsDatastore.Current.Authors.Select(a => a.Id).Max();
//The above method is slow
//The above method does not take into account scenarios where multiple users will try to get an ID simultaneously
var newAuthor = new AuthorDto()
{
Id = ++maxAuthorId,
Name = author.Name,
Description = author.Description,
Books = author.Books
};
AuthorsDatastore.Current.Authors.Add(newAuthor);
//For Post the advised response is 201 Created
return(CreatedAtRoute("GetAuthor", new { id = newAuthor.Id }, newAuthor));
}
