public async Task <IActionResult> CreateAProvince([FromBody] LocationResource location) { if (location == null) { var error = new BadRequestException("The given request body is null / Request Body cannot be read"); return(StatusCode(StatusCodes.Status400BadRequest, new CustomException <BadRequestException>(error).GetException())); } if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(location.Province)) { var error = new BadRequestException("Province cannot be null or empty"); return(StatusCode(StatusCodes.Status400BadRequest, new CustomException <BadRequestException>(error).GetException())); } try { var createdProvinceName = await locationsRepository.CreateAProvince(location.Province); var response = new CreatedResponse <string>(createdProvinceName, $"Successfully created province '{createdProvinceName}'"); // Log.Information("@{a}", response); return(StatusCode(StatusCodes.Status201Created, response)); } catch (Exception err) { var errMessage = $"Source: {err.Source}\n Message: {err.Message}\n StackTrace: {err.StackTrace}\n"; if (err is SqlException) { var error = new InternalServerException(errMessage); return(StatusCode(StatusCodes.Status500InternalServerError, new CustomException <InternalServerException>(error).GetException())); } else { // Log.Information("second bad request"); var error = new BadRequestException(errMessage); return(StatusCode(StatusCodes.Status400BadRequest, new CustomException <BadRequestException>(error).GetException())); } } }