public async Task <IActionResult> Create([FromBody] QuestViewModel quest)
{
ValidationResult validationResults = null;
Quest newQuest;
//Start by validating the data to ensure we have everything we need to add a new quest
try
{
if (!ModelState.IsValid)//View Model Validation Failed
{
// TO DO
throw new ValidationException("ViewModel Validation Failed");
}
else // View Model validation was fine so check the actual model
{
newQuest = Mapper.Map <Quest>(quest);
QuestValidator validator = new QuestValidator();
validationResults = validator.Validate(newQuest);
if (!validationResults.IsValid) // Model validation failed
{
throw new ValidationException("Model validation failed");
}
}
}
catch (ValidationException ex) //The quest the user is trying to add is invalid
{
MessageObject message = _messageService.BuildMessage("Error", "validationFailed", "Validation Failed", "Validation Failed. Please check the specified values and try again.", ex, validationResults);
return(BadRequest(message));
}
catch (Exception ex) // something unexepected went wrong so output a generic error message
{
MessageObject message = _messageService.BuildMessage("Error", "addError", "Process Error", "An unexpected error occurred while adding the quest", ex);
return(BadRequest(message));
}
//The validation was fine so add the quest to the database
try
{
if (!newQuest.Active)
{
newQuest.Active = true; // default to active when created - the user can mark them as not active later if they like
}
_repository.CreateQuest(newQuest);
await _repository.SaveChangesAsync();
ModelState.Clear();
//Quest was added successfully
return(CreatedAtAction("Get", new { id = newQuest.Id }, Mapper.Map <QuestViewModel>(newQuest)));
}
catch (Exception ex)// Something went wrong while adding the record
{
MessageObject message = _messageService.BuildMessage("Error", "addError", "Process Error", "An error occurred while trying to add the record.", ex);
return(BadRequest(message));
}
}
public QuestController(IQuestRepository repository)
{
_repository = repository;
_validator = new QuestValidator();
}