/// <summary>
        /// DELETE /api/suppliers/{id}
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="id"></param>
        /// <param name="data"></param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public HttpResponseMessage Delete(int id, SupplierModel model)
        {
            var context = this.DbContext;
            var entity = context.Suppliers.Find(id);

            if (entity == null)
            {
                throw new HttpResponseException(new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.NotFound));
            }

            if (!this.User.CanDelete(entity))
            {
                throw new HttpResponseException(new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.Forbidden));
            }

            // create the web event
            var webEvent = new SupplierDeletedEvent(entity);

            // delete the entity
            context.Suppliers.Remove(entity);

            // persist changes to the database
            context.SaveChanges();

            // fire the web event
            webEvent.Raise();

            return new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.NoContent);
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// PUT /api/suppliers/{id}
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="id"></param>
        /// <param name="data"></param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public SupplierModel Put(int id, SupplierModel model)
        {
            var context = this.DbContext;
            var entity = context.Suppliers.Find(id);

            if (entity == null)
            {
                throw new HttpResponseException(new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.NotFound));
            }

            if (!this.User.CanUpdate(entity))
            {
                throw new HttpResponseException(new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.Forbidden));
            }

            // update the entity
            entity.UpdateFrom(model);

            // persist changes to the database
            context.SaveChanges();

            // fire the web event
            new SupplierUpdatedEvent(entity).Raise();

            return selector(entity);
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// POST /api/suppliers
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="data"></param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public HttpResponseMessage Post(SupplierModel model)
        {
            var context = this.DbContext;

            if (!this.User.CanCreate<Supplier>())
            {
                throw new HttpResponseException(new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.Forbidden));
            }

            // transform the SupplierModel to Supplier
            var entity = model.TransformTo<Supplier>();

            // add the entity
            context.Suppliers.Add(entity);

            // persist changes to the database
            context.SaveChanges();

            // fire the web event
            new SupplierCreatedEvent(entity).Raise();

            // create response
            var response = Request.CreateResponse<SupplierModel>(HttpStatusCode.Created, selector(entity));
            string uri = Url.Link("Api", new { id = entity.Id });
            response.Headers.Location = new Uri(uri);
            return response;
        }