public async Task <ActionResult <GenreModel> > Post(GenreModel model)
{
try
{
var existing = _repository.CheckForExistingGenreName(model.Name);
if (existing)
{
return(BadRequest($"The genre, {model.Name}, already exists in database."));
}
var genre = _mapper.Map <Genre>(model);
var genreId = _repository.GenerateGenreId();
var location = _linkGenerator.GetPathByAction("Get", "Genres", new { genreId = genreId.Id });
_repository.Add(genre);
if (await _repository.SaveChangesAsync())
{
return(Created(location, _mapper.Map <GenreModel>(genre)));
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
return(StatusCode(StatusCodes.Status500InternalServerError, ex.Message));
}
return(BadRequest());
}