public int CreateNewAuthority(Authority authority)
{
using (DobbermanEntities context = new DobbermanEntities())
{
// find out if authority already exists by its name
AuthorityEntity validateAuthority = (from p
in context.Authorities
where p.Name == authority.Name
select p).FirstOrDefault();
if (!(validateAuthority == null)) return validateAuthority.AuthorityId;
AuthorityEntity authorityEntity = new AuthorityEntity()
{
Name = authority.Name,
CategoryId = authority.CategoryId,
FacebookPage = authority.FacebookPage,
AccumulatedScore = 0,
Score = 50,
};
context.AddToAuthorities(authorityEntity);
context.SaveChanges();
return authorityEntity.AuthorityId;
}
}
private Authority TranslateAuthorityEntityToAuthority(AuthorityEntity authorityEntity)
{
Authority authority = new Authority()
{
AuthorityId = authorityEntity.AuthorityId,
Name = authorityEntity.Name,
FacebookPage = authorityEntity.FacebookPage,
Score = authorityEntity.Score,
Logo = authorityEntity.Logo,
CategoryId = authorityEntity.CategoryId,
Category = TranslateCategoryEntityToCategory(authorityEntity.Category),
};
return authority;
}