public IEnumerable <Author> GetAuthors(AuthorsParameters authorsParameters)
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(authorsParameters.mainCategory) &&
string.IsNullOrEmpty(authorsParameters.searchQuery))
{
return(GetAuthors());
}
var authors = _context.Authors as IQueryable <Author>;
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(authorsParameters.mainCategory))
{
var mainCategory = authorsParameters.mainCategory.Trim();
authors = authors.Where(author => author.MainCategory == mainCategory);
}
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(authorsParameters.searchQuery))
{
var searchQuery = authorsParameters.searchQuery.Trim();
authors = authors.Where(author =>
author.MainCategory.Contains(searchQuery) ||
author.FirstName.Contains(searchQuery) ||
author.LastName.Contains(searchQuery));
}
return(authors.ToList());
}
public ActionResult <IEnumerable <AuthorDto> > GetAuthors(
[FromQuery] AuthorsParameters authorsParameters)
{
var authors = _courseLibraryRepository.GetAuthors(authorsParameters);
var authorsDto = _mapper.Map <IEnumerable <AuthorDto> >(authors);
return(Ok(authorsDto));
}