public async Task<IHttpActionResult> PostAnnouncement(CreateAnnouncementModel cam)
{
if(!ModelState.IsValid)
{
return BadRequest(ModelState);
}
var announcement = await _announcementManager.CreateAnnouncement(cam);
if(announcement == null)
{
throw new HttpResponseException(Request.CreateErrorResponse(HttpStatusCode.NotFound, "Could not match class to existing records"));
}
return CreatedAtRoute("DefaultApi", new { id = announcement.Id }, new AnnouncementViewModel(announcement));
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates a new announcement from the given model
/// </summary>
/// <param name="cam"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public async Task<Announcement> CreateAnnouncement(CreateAnnouncementModel cam)
{
var @class = await _db.Classes.FindAsync(cam.ClassId);
if(@class == null)
{
return null;
}
Announcement announcement = new Announcement
{
Title = cam.Title,
CreatedOn = DateTime.UtcNow,
Description = cam.Description,
Class = @class
};
_db.Announcements.Add(announcement);
await _db.SaveChangesAsync();
return announcement;
}
