public async Task <IActionResult> EventCreation(EventModel newEvent)
{
var user = await userManager.GetUserAsync(User);
CalendarRepository repo = new CalendarRepository(configModel.ConnectionString);
// Ensure that ONLY staff accounts have access to this API endpoint
if (user == null || !await userManager.IsInRoleAsync(user, UserHelpers.UserRoles.Staff.ToString()))
{
return(Utilities.ErrorJson("Not authorized"));
}
// Validate that the required fields (name and date) are filled out.
// Note that in C#, DateTimes are never null, so instead of checking for null, we check for DateTime.MinValue, which is the
// default value that ASP.NET's model binding will provide if the date is not included in the API call.
if (newEvent.Date == DateTime.MinValue || String.IsNullOrEmpty(newEvent.Name))
{
return(Utilities.ErrorJson("The event must have both a name and a date"));
}
// Insert the new event into the database
try
{
repo.CreateEvent(newEvent.Name, newEvent.Date, String.IsNullOrEmpty(newEvent.Description) ? "" : newEvent.Description);
}
catch (Exception e)
{
return(Utilities.ErrorJson(e.Message));
}
return(new JsonResult(new
{
Error = ""
}));
}