public ActionResult Index(AddBookIndexViewModel viewModel) { var userRole = GetUserRole(); if (userRole != "Admin" && userRole != "Creator") { return(new HttpStatusCodeResult(HttpStatusCode.Forbidden)); } if (!ModelState.IsValid) { return(View(viewModel)); } var Book = new Book() { Title = viewModel.Title }; var bookExists = _bookRepository.CheckBookExists(Book, viewModel.Authors); if (bookExists) { ModelState.AddModelError("Exists", "Book already exists."); return(View(viewModel)); } var authorsString = _bookRepository.SplitAuthorString(viewModel.Authors); List <Author> authors = new List <Author>(); foreach (var authorString in authorsString) { var author = _bookRepository.SplitAuthorName(authorString); var authorExists = _authorsRepository.CheckAuthorExists(author); if (!authorExists) { Book.AddAuthor(author); _authorsRepository.Add(author); } else { var newAuthor = _authorsRepository.Get(author.FirstName, author.LastName); Book.AddAuthor(newAuthor); } } _bookRepository.Add(Book); return(RedirectToAction("Index", "Home")); }
private bool BookExists(int id) { bool check = dal.CheckBookExists(id); return(check); }