public IHttpActionResult PutBlog(int id, BlogModel blog)
{
//Allow only for authorized user
var userToCheck = _userRepository.FirstOrDefault(u => u.UserName == User.Identity.Name);
if (!userToCheck.Authorized)
{
return Unauthorized();
}
// Validate the request
if (!ModelState.IsValid)
{
return BadRequest(ModelState);
}
if (id != blog.BlogID)
{
return BadRequest();
}
// Get the DB blog and save the approved indicator
var dbBlog = _blogRepository.GetByID(id);
if (dbBlog == null)
{
return NotFound();
}
bool approvedBeforeUpdate = dbBlog.Approved;
// Update the DB blog according to the input BlogModel object,
// and then update the DB blog in the database
dbBlog.Update(blog);
_blogRepository.Update(dbBlog);
// If approved indicator was changed from true to false,
// remove any posts corresponding to blog
if (approvedBeforeUpdate && !dbBlog.Approved)
{
deleteBlogPosts(id);
}
// Save database changes
try
{
_unitOfWork.Commit();
}
catch (DBConcurrencyException ex)
{
if (!BlogExists(id))
{
return NotFound();
}
else
{
throw new Exception("Unable to update the blog in the database", ex);
}
}
// If approved indicator was changed from false to true,
// parse the blog posts and store them in DB
if (!approvedBeforeUpdate && dbBlog.Approved)
{
_blogService.ExtractAndSaveBlogPosts(dbBlog);
}
return StatusCode(HttpStatusCode.NoContent);
}
public IHttpActionResult PostBlog(BlogModel blog)
{
// Validate request
if (!ModelState.IsValid)
{
return BadRequest(ModelState);
}
// Get the blog information from the blog website
// If unable to get the information, do not create the blog record
BlogInfo blogInfo = _wordPressBlogReader.VerifyBlog(blog.Link);
if (blogInfo == null)
{
return NotFound();
}
//Set the blog description and title that was obtained from the blog website
blog.Description = blogInfo.Description;
blog.Title = blogInfo.Title;
// Set blog as not approved
blog.Approved = false;
//Set up new Blog object, populated from input blog
Blog dbBlog = new Blog();
dbBlog.Update(blog);
// Add the new Blog object to the DB
_blogRepository.Add(dbBlog);
// Save the changes in the database
try
{
_unitOfWork.Commit();
}
catch (Exception e)
{
throw new Exception("Unable to add the blog to the database", e);
}
// Set blog ID in BlogModel object with the ID
// that was placed in the DB blog after it was added to DB
blog.BlogID = dbBlog.BlogID;
// Return the created blog record
return CreatedAtRoute("DefaultApi", new { id = blog.BlogID }, blog);
}