public ActionResult WriteSection(SectionsVM submission)
{
if (ModelState.IsValid
&& Session["StoryID"].ToString() != null
&& Session["CurrentSeq"].ToString() != null)
{
var StoryID = Session["StoryID"];
int formattedID = 0;
bool isIdNumeric = int.TryParse(StoryID.ToString(), out formattedID);
//check seq number
var SeqNumber = Session["CurrentSeq"];
int formattedSeqNumber = 0;
bool isSeqNumNumeric = int.TryParse(SeqNumber.ToString(), out formattedSeqNumber);
if (isIdNumeric && isSeqNumNumeric)
{
submission.StoryID = (int)StoryID;
submission.SequenceNumber = (int)SeqNumber;
Helpers.SectionHelper.InsertSection(submission);
IEnumerable<SectionsVM> s = Helpers.SectionHelper.ShowCurrentSections(submission.StoryID);
return PartialView("_CurrentSections", s);
}
return View();
//if insert failed, redirect to failed submission partial view
}
return View();
}
public static SectionsVM getSectionFromId(int id)
{
try
{
using (var db = new WriteEntities())
{
var section = db.Sections.Find(id);
if (section != null)
{
SectionsVM sectionObj = new SectionsVM();
sectionObj.SectionID = section.SectionID;
sectionObj.SectionContent = section.SectionContent;
sectionObj.SequenceNumber = section.SequenceNumber;
sectionObj.Upvotes = section.Upvotes;
sectionObj.Author = section.Author;
sectionObj.Downvotes = section.Downvotes;
sectionObj.WrittenDate = section.WrittenDate;
sectionObj.StoryID = section.StoryID;
return sectionObj;
}
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
//TODO: Add error handling
return null;
}
return null;
}
public static bool UpdateSection(SectionsVM submission)
{
//make sure storyID and sectionID already exists.
//make sure sequence is current.
return false;
}
public static bool InsertSection(SectionsVM submission)
{
if (IsValidStory(submission.StoryID))
{
if (GetCurrentSeq(submission.StoryID) == submission.SequenceNumber)
{
//map submission back to data model: Section
Section dataModel = new Section();
dataModel.SectionContent = submission.SectionContent;
dataModel.SequenceNumber = submission.SequenceNumber;
dataModel.StoryID = submission.StoryID;
//default properties upon submission:
dataModel.IsCommitted = false;
dataModel.WrittenDate = DateTime.Now;
dataModel.Downvotes = 0;
dataModel.Upvotes = 0;
dataModel.Author = "Frontend User";
try
{
using (var db = new WriteEntities())
{
db.Sections.Add(dataModel);
db.SaveChanges();
return true;
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
return false;
}
}
}
return false;
}
