public async Task <ActionResult <Guest> > Create([FromBody] Guest guest)
{
try
{
if (guest == null || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(guest.name))
{
return(BadRequest("Cannot be empty or white space."));
}
// avoiding duplicates
var checkGuestIfExist = await _guestService.GetByName(guest.name);
if (checkGuestIfExist != null)
{
return(BadRequest("Guest already exist."));
}
guest.name = guest.name.Trim();
// Empty strings come as null
guest.participate = "";
guest.plusOneName = "";
guest.created = DateTime.Now;
await _guestService.Create(guest);
return(Ok(guest));
}
catch (System.Exception)
{
return(StatusCode(500));
}
}