public async Task<IHttpActionResult> PostEmployee(EmployeeViewModel emp)
{
if (!ModelState.IsValid)
{
return BadRequest(ModelState);
}
var branch = GetBranch(emp.Branch);//getting branch data
var empstatus = GetStatus(emp.EmployementStatus);//getting employee status
var emptype = GetType(emp.EmployementType);//getting employement status of employee
//creating a new employee
var employee = new Employee();
employee.FirstName = emp.FirstName;
employee.LastName = emp.LastName;
employee.OtherName = emp.OtherName;
employee.Email = emp.Email;
employee.PhoneNumber = emp.PhoneNumber;
employee.Passport = emp.Passport;
employee.Birthdate = emp.Birthdate;
employee.Gender = emp.Gender;
employee.ResidentialAddress = emp.ResidentialAddress;
employee.Nationality = emp.Nationality;
employee.BranchId = branch.BranchId;
employee.CompanyEmail = emp.CompanyEmail;
employee.CompanyPhoneNumber = emp.CompanyPhoneNumber;
employee.EmployementStatusId = empstatus.EmployementStatusdId;
employee.EmployementTypeId = emptype.EmploymentTypeId;
//adding the employee to roles
//adding titles to emloyee
//adding a user profile
db.Employees.Add(employee);
var profile = new EmployeeProfile
{
EmployeeId = employee.EmployeeId,
Name = employee.FirstName.Substring(0,3)+employee.LastName.Substring(employee.LastName.Length-3)
};
db.EmployeeProfile.Add(profile);
await db.SaveChangesAsync();
emp.EmployeeId = employee.EmployeeId;
//returning back back employee along with his/her branch details
//avoiding circular reference exception by returning from the model
BranchOffice b = new BranchOffice
{
BranchId = branch.BranchId,
BranchName = branch.BranchName
};
emp.Branch = b;
return CreatedAtRoute("DefaultApi", new { id = employee.EmployeeId }, emp);
}
// PUT api/Employee/5
public async Task<IHttpActionResult> PutEmployee(int id, Employee employee)
{
if (!ModelState.IsValid)
{
return BadRequest(ModelState);
}
if (id != employee.EmployeeId)
{
return BadRequest();
}
db.Entry(employee).State = EntityState.Modified;
try
{
await db.SaveChangesAsync();
}
catch (DbUpdateConcurrencyException)
{
if (!EmployeeExists(id))
{
return NotFound();
}
else
{
throw;
}
}
return StatusCode(HttpStatusCode.NoContent);
}