public ActionResult AutocompleteAuthor(string term)
{
var authors = authorManager.GetAuthorList(Active.active);
var authorModels = authors.ConvertAll(obj => new AutoCompleteAuthorModel(obj));
var filteredItems = authorModels.Where(author => author.label.ToLower().Contains(term.ToLower())).ToList();
return(Json(filteredItems, JsonRequestBehavior.AllowGet));
}
// lists all the authors on the db and sends as paged list
public ActionResult ListAuthors(int?page)
{
IList <Author> allAuthors = AuthorManager.GetAuthorList();
int currentPageIndex = page.HasValue ? page.Value - 1 : 0;
return(View("ListAuthors", allAuthors.ToPagedList(currentPageIndex, DefaultPageSize)));
}
public RedirectToRouteResult AddAuthor(Author newAuthor)
{
bool isAuthorized = Administrator.IsAuthorized((string)(Session["UserSession"]), (int)(Session["UserRank"]), (int)Authorization.Rank.administrator);
if (isAuthorized)
{
newAuthor.Aid = AuthorManager.GetAuthorList().Count();
// string fname, string lname, string byear
if (ModelState.IsValid)
{
AuthorManager.AddAnAuthor(newAuthor);
return(RedirectToAction("ListAuthors", "Author"));
}
}
TempData["Error"] = "Something went wrong!";
return(RedirectToAction("AddAuthor"));
}