public async Task <ActionResult <object> > GeneratePlanner(GeneratePlannerInput reqBody)
{
string userId = ParseUserId.GetUserId(Request.Headers);
/* the client will select a list of mealtypes that they want in their planner */
List <string> mealTypes = reqBody.input.mealTypes.ToList();
List <Recipe> allRecipes =
(from recipe in _context.Recipes
where recipe.Owner == userId
where mealTypes.Contains(recipe.MealType)
select recipe).ToList();
// this will shuffle the recipes
List <Recipe> shuffledRecipes = allRecipes.OrderBy(r => Guid.NewGuid()).ToList();
DateTime startDate = DateTime.Parse(reqBody.input._gte);
DateTime endDate = DateTime.Parse(reqBody.input._lte).AddDays(-1);
/* delete existing planners for the given time because we are over writing it */
_context.RemoveRange(
_context.Planners
.Where(p => DateTime.Compare(p.Date, startDate) > 0)
.Where(p => DateTime.Compare(p.Date, endDate) < 0)
);
List <Planner> newPlanners = BuildPlannerForTheWeek(
mealTypes,
shuffledRecipes,
userId,
startDate
);
await _context.Planners.AddRangeAsync(newPlanners);
await _context.SaveChangesAsync();
var returningIds = newPlanners.Select(p => new { id = p.RecipeId }).ToList();
return(Ok(returningIds));
}
