/// <summary>
/// Creates a new animal for a user based on the <c>AnimalRequest</c>.
/// The enum value given there for the type of animal determines what kind of animal class is created
/// </summary>
/// <param name="animalRequest">the request that contains which type of animal and for which user.</param>
/// <returns>the new <c>Animal</c> entity</returns>
public Animal AddAnimal(AnimalRequest animalRequest)
{
assertUserExists(animalRequest);
//TODO: better with string instead of enum numbers?
Animal.AnimalType animalType = animalRequest.Type; //(Animal.AnimalType)Enum.ToObject(typeof(Animal.AnimalType), type);
Animal newPet;
switch (animalType)
{
case Animal.AnimalType.Cat:
newPet = new Cat();
break;
case Animal.AnimalType.Dog:
newPet = new Dog();
break;
case Animal.AnimalType.Parrot:
newPet = new Parrot();
break;
default:
throw new ArgumentException("Could not create specific animal type. Enum value is not handled.");
}
logger.LogInformation("Creating a new animal of type {0} for user {1}", new object[] { animalType.ToString(), animalRequest.UserId.ToString() });
newPet.Name = animalRequest.Name;
newPet.UserId = animalRequest.UserId;
databaseService.AddAnimal(newPet);
return(newPet);
}
