// descriptive name for method follows IActionResult
// return type is IActionResult for flexibility ***What does that allow us, again?***
public IActionResult AddPickle(Pickle pickleToAdd)
{
// the below if statement says if there are none in stock, make the current thing the stock;
// otherwise, find the thing that exists and add the stock to this one
// every class should have one thing that it does; single responsibility principle
// controllers single responsibility is to take things in from the internet and return things to the internet; communication with http stuff
// currently, this class both stores info AND communicates http stuff; something with two jobs means you need to break the thing up;
// common interview question: one of the more common ways that people deal with storing data is with a pattern called the repository pattern;
// some people love it, some hate it; it does perform the job; specifically for managing data and data storage;
// INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
// what's the difference between an abstract class and an interface?
// what's the difference between a value type and a reference type?
// can you describe the repository pattern OR can you describe a pattern that you have used in code?
// Repository pattern is one of the more common in software development
// patterns are more for the person reading the code than for being a software developer
// the DataAccessLayer(DAL, DataAccess, Data) are the same as our data folder in React; this is a division of duty significance
// if we reuse the below if/else, we can move that code to aits own method called AddOrUpdate
var existingPickle = _repository.GetByType(pickleToAdd.Type);
if (existingPickle == null)
{
var newPickle = _repository.Add(pickleToAdd);
return(Created("", newPickle));
}
else
{
var updatedPickle = _repository.Update(pickleToAdd);
return(Ok(pickleToAdd));
}
// created says "what is the rest url to get it; nothing yet, so here's an empty string;
// when we add things, we want a 201 http response
}
public IActionResult AddPickle(Pickle pickleToAdd)
{
var existingPickle = _repository.GetByType(pickleToAdd.Type);
if (existingPickle == null)
{
var newPickle = _repository.Add(pickleToAdd);
return(Created("", newPickle));
}
else
{
var updatedPickle = _repository.Update(pickleToAdd);
return(Ok(updatedPickle));
}
}