/// <summary>
/// Creates the interest in building from the user to the current
/// listing.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="username">The username.</param>
/// <param name="listingId">The listing id.</param>
/// <returns>
/// A status of whether or not the interest was created.
/// </returns>
public Status <UserInterest> CreateInterestInBuilding(string username, long listingId, string message)
{
if (listingId == 0)
{
return(Status.ValidationError <UserInterest>(null, "listingId", "listingId is required"));
}
if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(username))
{
return(Status.ValidationError <UserInterest>(null, "username", "username is required"));
}
using (var context = new RentlerContext())
{
try
{
User user = (from u in context.Users
where u.Username == username
select u).SingleOrDefault();
if (user == null)
{
return(Status.NotFound <UserInterest>());
}
UserInterest newInterest = new UserInterest()
{
BuildingId = listingId,
UserId = user.UserId,
Message = message
};
context.UserInterests.Add(newInterest);
context.SaveChanges();
// loads the building, which generated this interest, into newInterest
context.Entry(newInterest).Reference(e => e.Building).Load();
// notify landlord of interest
// TODO: if we are unable to send this email we need a way to allow the user
// to re-notify the Landlord without requiring them to continue to create
// interests
EmailListingInterestedModel model = new EmailListingInterestedModel(newInterest);
mailer.Interested(model);
return(Status.OK <UserInterest>(newInterest));
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
// log exception
return(Status.Error <UserInterest>("System was unable to create interest", null));
}
}
}
public ActionResult Interested(EmailListingInterestedModel model)
{
return(Json(mailer.Interested(model)));
}