/// <summary>
/// create new short url
/// </summary>
/// <param name="model">most important thing is in the model is the ActualURL</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public ShortUrlResponseModel Create(ShortURLRequestModel model)
{
//check if the url saved perviously
ShortURLModel foundUrl = URLExist(model.ActualURL);
if (foundUrl != null)
{
return(new ShortUrlResponseModel {
Model = foundUrl, Success = false, Message = "This url has been saved befor"
});
}
//create new model to save in data base
ShortURLModel shortURLModel = new ShortURLModel
{
DateOfCreation = DateTime.Now,
ActualURL = model.ActualURL,
//try to create a random alphanumeric short url
ShortenedURL = AutoURLGenerator.ShortUrlGenerator(8)
};
//save the model to database
var result = _shortUrlRepository.Create(shortURLModel);
//return the result
return(new ShortUrlResponseModel
{
Model = result,
Success = true,
Message = "Saved successfully"
});
}
public static ShortURLModel MapRequestModelToDBModel(ShortURLRequestModel requestModel)
{
ShortURLModel result = new ShortURLModel
{
LongURL = requestModel.LongURL
};
result.ShortURL = TokenGenerator.GenerateShortUrl();
return(result);
}
public static ShortURLModel MapRequestModelToDBModel(ShortURLRequestModel requestModel)
{
ShortURLModel result = new ShortURLModel
{
DateOfCreation = DateTime.Now,
ActualURL = requestModel.LongURL
};
result.ShortenedURL = TokenGenerator.GenerateShortUrl();
return(result);
}
public IActionResult Post([FromBody] ShortURLRequestModel model)
{
if (ModelState.IsValid)
{
ShortUrlResponseModel result = shortUrlService.SaveItemToDataStore(model);
if (result != null)
{
return(Ok(result));
}
}
return(BadRequest(ModelState.Values));
}
public IActionResult Create([FromBody] ShortURLRequestModel model)
{
if (ModelState.IsValid)
{
ShortUrlResponseModel result = _shortUrlService.Create(model);
if (result != null)
{
return(Ok(result));
}
}
return(BadRequest(ModelState.Values));
}
public ShortUrlResponseModel SaveItemToDataStore(ShortURLRequestModel model)
{
ShortURLModel previouslySaved = shortUrlRepository.GetItemFromDataStoreByLongUrl(model.LongURL);
if (previouslySaved != null)
{
return(new ShortUrlResponseModel {
Model = previouslySaved, Success = true, Message = "This url has been saved previously"
});
}
else
{
ShortURLModel savedModel = shortUrlRepository.SaveItemToDataStore(ShortUrlModelMapper.MapRequestModelToDBModel(model));
return(new ShortUrlResponseModel
{
Model = savedModel,
Success = true,
Message = "Saved successfully"
});
}
}
