public IActionResult Post([FromBody] OrderModel model) { try { if (ModelState.IsValid) { var newOrder = _mapper.Map <Order>(model); if (newOrder.OrderDate == DateTime.MinValue) { newOrder.OrderDate = DateTime.Now; } ; _repository.AddEntity(newOrder); if (_repository.SaveAll()) { return(Created($"/api/orders/{newOrder.Id}", _mapper.Map <OrderModel>(newOrder))); } } else { return(BadRequest(ModelState)); } } catch (Exception ex) { _logger.LogError($"Failed to save new order: {ex}"); } return(BadRequest("Failed to save new order.")); }