public Controllers.EmployeeBase AddEmployee(Controllers.EmployeeAdd newItem)
{
// Use the repository method to add a new employee
var addedItem = m.Employees.AddNew(newItem);
return(addedItem);
}
// POST: api/Employees
public IHttpActionResult Post([FromBody] EmployeeAdd newItem)
{
// Ensure that the URI is clean (and does not have an id parameter)
if (Request.GetRouteData().Values["id"] != null)
{
return(BadRequest("Invalid request URI"));
}
// Ensure that a "newItem" is in the entity body
if (newItem == null)
{
return(BadRequest("Must send an entity body with the request"));
}
// Ensure that we can use the incoming data
if (ModelState.IsValid)
{
// Attempt to add the new item
var addedItem = m.Employees.AddNew(newItem);
if (addedItem == null)
{
return(BadRequest("Cannot add the object"));
}
else
{
// HTTP 201 with the new object in the entity body
// Build the URI to the new object
Uri uri = new Uri(Url.Link("DefaultApi", new { id = addedItem.Id }));
// Create an object to be returned
EmployeeLinked emp = new EmployeeLinked(Mapper.Map <EmployeeWithLink>(addedItem), uri.AbsolutePath);
// Return the object
return(Created(uri, emp));
}
}
else
{
return(BadRequest(ModelState));
}
}
