public static IEnumerable <ValidationFailure> Validate <TData>(this SearchRequest searchRequest, bool throwException = true)
{
var requestName = searchRequest.GetGenericTypeName();
var properties = typeof(TData).GetProperties(ReflectionConstants.SearchPropertyFlags);
var errors = new List <ValidationFailure>();
if (searchRequest.Filters != null && searchRequest.Filters.Any())
{
for (int i = 0; i < searchRequest.Filters.Count; i++)
{
var filterRequest = searchRequest.Filters[i];
var property = properties.FirstOrDefault(x =>
x.Name.Equals(filterRequest.Field, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase));
if (property == null)
{
errors.Add(new ValidationFailure($"Filters.[{i}]", "Field not found"));
continue;
}
filterRequest.Field = property.Name;
// TODO; validate property type
}
}
if (searchRequest.Sorts != null && searchRequest.Sorts.Any())
{
for (int i = 0; i < searchRequest.Sorts.Count; i++)
{
var sortRequest = searchRequest.Sorts[i];
var property = properties.FirstOrDefault(x =>
x.Name.Equals(sortRequest.Field, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase));
if (property == null)
{
errors.Add(new ValidationFailure($"Sorts.[{i}]", "Field not found"));
continue;
}
sortRequest.Field = property.Name;
// TODO; validate property type
}
}
if (throwException && errors.Any())
{
throw new BadRequestException(errors.Select(x => x.ToError()), $"Validation Errors for {requestName}");
}
return(errors);
}