public IHttpActionResult Post([FromBody] TrackAdd newItem)
{
// Ensure that the URI is clean (and does not have an id parameter)
if (Request.GetRouteData().Values["id"] != null)
{
return(BadRequest("Invalid request URI"));
}
// Ensure that a "newItem" is in the entity body
if (newItem == null)
{
return(BadRequest("Must send an entity body with the request"));
}
// Ensure that we can use the incoming data
if (!ModelState.IsValid)
{
return(BadRequest(ModelState));
}
// Attempt to add the new object
var addedItem = m.TrackAdd(newItem);
// Continue?
if (addedItem == null)
{
return(BadRequest("Cannot add the object"));
}
// HTTP 201 with the new object in the entity body
// Notice how to create the URI for the Location header
var uri = Url.Link("DefaultApi", new { id = addedItem.TrackId });
return(Created(uri, addedItem));
}
// Add a Track
public TrackBase TrackAdd(TrackAdd newItem)
{
// To add a Track,
// We must validate that Track first by attempting to fetch it
// If successful, then we can continue
var a = ds.Tracks;
if (a == null)
{
return(null);
}
else
{
// Attempt to add the object
var addedItem = ds.Tracks.Add(mapper.Map <Track>(newItem));
ds.SaveChanges();
// Return the result, or null if there was an error
return((addedItem == null) ? null : mapper.Map <TrackBase>(addedItem));
}
}