/// <summary>
/// Create a course from given NewCourseViewModel
/// </summary>
public bool CreateCourse(AdminNewCourseViewModel newCourseViewModel)
{
var course = _db.Courses.SingleOrDefault(x => x.Name == newCourseViewModel.Name);
Course newCourse = new Course {
Name = newCourseViewModel.Name,
Description = newCourseViewModel.Description
};
if (course == null)
{
course = _db.Courses.Add(newCourse);
}
CourseInstance newCourseInstance = new CourseInstance()
{
CourseId = course.Id,
Year = newCourseViewModel.Year,
SemesterId = newCourseViewModel.Semester
};
_db.CourseInstances.Add(newCourseInstance);
try {
_db.SaveChanges();
return(true);
}
catch (Exception e) {
return(false);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Create course action, invoked by passing a course view model with ajax
/// </summary>
/// <param name="newCourse"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public ActionResult CreateCourse(AdminNewCourseViewModel newCourse)
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(newCourse.Name) || newCourse.Year == null || newCourse.Year < 2000)
{
return(Json(false));
}
return(Json(_courseService.CreateCourse(newCourse)));
}
