/// <summary>
/// AJAX to this method to create brand new groups with students
/// </summary>
/// <param name="obj"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public async Task<string> CreateGroup(CohortActionObject obj)
{
try
{
var cs = new CohortService(Session["access_token"].ToString());
var cohortId = await CreateCohort(cs, obj.cohort); //1) create the cohort first and retrieve the Id of the new cohort
var studentsAssociations = CreateMultipleAssociation(cs, cohortId, obj.studentsToCreate); //2) start creating student cohort association
var cohortCustom = cs.CreateCohortCustom(cohortId, JsonConvert.SerializeObject(obj.custom)); //3) initial populate of the cohort custom entity
await Task.WhenAll(studentsAssociations, cohortCustom);
return cohortId;
}
catch (Exception e)
{
//handle
throw;
}
}
public static Task<HttpResponseMessage> CreateCustom(CohortCustom custom, CohortService cs)
{
if (custom == null) custom = new CohortCustom { lastModifiedDate = DateTime.UtcNow };
else custom.lastModifiedDate = DateTime.UtcNow;
var cohortCustom = cs.CreateCohortCustom(custom.cohortId, JsonConvert.SerializeObject(custom));
return cohortCustom;
}
