/// <summary>
/// Creates a link in the database based on the IPAddress of the requestor and the RedirectUrl
/// </summary>
/// <param name="ipAddress"></param>
/// <param name="redirectUrl"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static string AddLink(string ipAddress, string redirectUrl)
{
try
{
DbContext dbContext = new DbContext();
var newLink = new Link();
newLink.Id = Guid.NewGuid();
newLink.DateCreated = DateTime.Now;
newLink.RedirectUrl = redirectUrl;
newLink.ShortCode = CreateUnusedShortCode();
newLink.VisitCount = 0;
dbContext.Links.InsertOnSubmit(newLink);
dbContext.SubmitChanges();
return newLink.ShortCode;
}
catch
{
throw new Exception();
}
}
partial void UpdateLink(Link instance);
partial void DeleteLink(Link instance);
partial void InsertLink(Link instance);
