public async Task <ActionResult <GetAuthorDetailsResponse> > AddAnAuthor([FromBody] PostAuthorRequest request)
{
if (!ModelState.IsValid)
{
return(BadRequest(ModelState));
}
else
{
var author = new Author {
FirstName = request.FirstName, LastName = request.LastName
};
try
{
_context.Authors.Add(author);
await _context.SaveChangesAsync();
var response = new GetAuthorDetailsResponse(author.Id, author.FirstName, author.LastName);
return(CreatedAtRoute("get-author-by-id", new { Id = author.Id }, response));
}
catch (DbUpdateException) // That author already exists!
{
// options here: You could return OK or Accepted. I mean, you did what the person wanted.
// Or you could return a 303 - see other. we'll do that because it is more fun.
var id = await _context.Authors.Where(a => a.FirstName == request.FirstName && a.LastName == request.LastName)
.Select(a => a.Id).SingleOrDefaultAsync();
Response.Headers.Add("Location", Url.RouteUrl("get-author-by-id", new { Id = id }));
return(StatusCode(303));
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates a new author.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="request">The request.</param>
/// <returns>
/// <c>PostAuthorsResponse</c> with a new author id.
/// </returns>
public PostAuthorResponse Post(PostAuthorRequest request)
{
var result =
authorService.Put(
new PutAuthorRequest
{
Data = request.Data,
User = request.User
});
return(new PostAuthorResponse {
Data = result.Data
});
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates a new author.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="request">The request.</param>
/// <returns>
/// <c>PostAuthorsResponse</c> with a new author id.
/// </returns>
public PostAuthorResponse Post(PostAuthorRequest request)
{
var result =
authorService.Put(
new PutAuthorRequest
{
Data = request.Data,
User = request.User
});
return new PostAuthorResponse { Data = result.Data };
}
