public IEnumerable <Pattern> GetPatterns() { var patterns = Startup.database.getpat(); foreach (var pattern in patterns) { _context.db_patterns.Add(pattern); } _context.SaveChanges(); var categories = Startup.database.getcat(); foreach (var category in categories) { _context.db_categories.Add(category); } _context.SaveChanges(); return(_context.GetPatterns()); }