/// <summary>
/// Searches for an author by the authorname
/// </summary>
/// <param name="searchItem">Authorname to search for</param>
/// <returns>The author with the given name.</returns>
public Author CustomSearch(string searchItem)
{
if (authorRepo.All().Where(a => a.Name == searchItem).First() != null)
{
return(authorRepo.All().Where(a => a.Name == searchItem).First());
}
else
{
throw new InputNotFoundException();
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets all the authors
/// </summary>
/// <returns>IEnumerable of all authors</returns>
public IEnumerable <Author> All()
{
return(authorRepository.All());
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns all authors ordered by their id
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
public IEnumerable <Author> All()
{
return(authorRepository.All().OrderBy(author => author.Name));
}