public async Task <ActionResult <Person> > CreateRecord([FromBody] string personString)
{
//filter the raw text from the input and make a person object
Person pers = Filtering.CreatePersonFromString(personString);
//check if the person we got from the body is properly formatted
if (pers.FavoriteColor == null)
{
_logger.LogWarning("CreateRecord() call failed to create a new person record due to improperly formatted person");
return(BadRequest("Attempt to create new record failed"));
}
else
{
if (!personExists(pers))
{
_context.Add(pers);
}
else
{
_logger.LogWarning("CreateRecord() tried to add duplicate person");
return(BadRequest("Attempt to create new record failed"));
}
//sanity check that the db updated
if (await _context.SaveChangesAsync() > 0)
{
return(pers);
}
else
{
_logger.LogWarning("CreateRecord() call failed");
return(BadRequest("Attempt to create new record failed"));
}
}
}
