// HttpGet for Create View which initialises and prepares an instance of Play
// user can add maximum 20 dates for a firstly created performance
public IActionResult CreatePlay()
{
DateTime newDate = DateTime.Parse(DateTime.UtcNow.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
PlayForCreation newPlay = new PlayForCreation();
List <DateTime> dates = new List <DateTime>();
for (int i = 0; i < 20; i++)
{
dates.Add(newDate);
}
newPlay.LiveDates = dates;
return(View(newPlay));
}
public async Task <IActionResult> CreatePlay(PlayForCreation newPlay, IFormFile file)
{
#region check if file uploaded
var filePath = Path.GetTempFileName();
if (file != null)
{
if (file.Length > 0)
{
// use filestream to get the file from local to the controller
using (var stream = new FileStream(filePath, FileMode.Create))
{
await file.CopyToAsync(stream);
}
}
}
#endregion
// proceed only if data input is valid
if (ModelState.IsValid)
{
if (newPlay.PriceEnd < newPlay.PriceStart)
{
ModelState.AddModelError("", "Price start must be less than last price.");
return(View(newPlay));
}
Play playCreated = new Play
{
// prepare play for database
PriceStart = newPlay.PriceStart,
PriceEnd = newPlay.PriceEnd,
Name = newPlay.Name,
Description = newPlay.Description,
AgeRestriction = newPlay.AgeRestriction
};
// make use of Dispose functionality to make sure file data is removed
// once finished with it
using (var memoryStream = new MemoryStream())
{
await file.CopyToAsync(memoryStream);
#region Convert Data from TheatrePerformance to ERD Class Performance
playCreated.Picture = memoryStream.ToArray();
// for each valid date create an instance of performance
foreach (var perfDate in newPlay.LiveDates)
{
if (!perfDate.Date.Day.Equals(DateTime.Now.Day) && perfDate.Date > DateTime.Now)
{
Performance performanceDate = new Performance()
{
Date = perfDate,
PlayId = playCreated.Id
};
playCreated.Performances.Add(performanceDate);
}
}
// for each created performance create seating plan
foreach (var perfDate in playCreated.Performances)
{
foreach (var seat in _context.Seats)
{
BookedSeat booked = new BookedSeat()
{
SeatId = seat.Id,
Booked = 0
};
perfDate.BookedSeats.Add(booked);
}
}
#endregion
// save all the changes to the database
await _context.AddAsync(playCreated);
await _context.SaveChangesAsync();
// redirect to main page
return(RedirectToAction(nameof(Index)));
}
}
// if program reached here something went wrong so return view to create performance
return(View(newPlay));
}
