public IActionResult Index()
{
try
{
IEnumerable <AnimalListingViewModel> animals = _animalService.GetAll()
.Select(animal => new AnimalListingViewModel
{
Id = animal.Id,
Name = animal.Name,
Age = animal.Age,
Gender = animal.Gender,
Species = animal.Species,
Breed = animal.Breed,
Color = animal.Color,
AnimalRestrictions = animal.AnimalRestrictions,
Media = animal.Media
});
var model = new AnimalIndexViewModel
{
AnimalList = animals
};
return(View(model));
} catch (Exception ex)
{
ErrorViewModel error = new ErrorViewModel();
error.Message = ex.Message;
return(RedirectToAction("Error", "Home", error));
}
}
public ActionResult Index(string category, string search, string sortBy, int?page)
{
//instantiate a new view model
AnimalIndexViewModel viewModel = new AnimalIndexViewModel();
//select the Animals
var Animals = db.Animals.Include(p => p.Category);
//perform the search and save the search string to the viewModel
if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(search))
{
Animals = Animals.Where(p => p.Name.Contains(search) ||
p.Description.Contains(search) ||
p.Category.Name.Contains(search));
viewModel.Search = search;
}
//group search results into categories and count how many items in each category
viewModel.CatsWithCount = from matchingAnimals in Animals
where
matchingAnimals.CategoryID != null
group matchingAnimals by
matchingAnimals.Category.Name into
catGroup
select new CategoryWithCount()
{
CategoryName = catGroup.Key,
AnimalCount = catGroup.Count()
};
if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(category))
{
Animals = Animals.Where(p => p.Category.Name == category);
viewModel.Category = category;
}
//sort the results
switch (sortBy)
{
case "name":
Animals = Animals.OrderBy(p => p.Name);
break;
case "name_rev":
Animals = Animals.OrderByDescending(p => p.Description);
break;
default:
Animals = Animals.OrderBy(p => p.Name);
break;
}
int currentPage = (page ?? 1);
viewModel.Animals = Animals.ToPagedList(currentPage, Constants.PageItems);
viewModel.SortBy = sortBy;
viewModel.Sorts = new Dictionary <string, string>
{
{ "Name", "name" },
{ "Description", "name_rev" }
};
return(View(viewModel));
}
