public IHttpActionResult GetAuthorById(int id)
{
var author = db.Authors.FirstOrDefault(a => a.Id == id);
if (author == null)
{
return this.BadRequest("Could not locate author.");
}
var query = db.Authors
.Where(a => a.Id == id)
.Select(a => new
{
a.Id,
a.FirstName,
a.LastName,
Books = db.Books
.Where(b => b.AuthorId == a.Id)
.Select(b => b.Title)
.ToList()
})
.FirstOrDefault();
AuthorViewModel avm = new AuthorViewModel()
{
Id = query.Id,
FirstName = query.FirstName,
LastName = query.LastName,
Books = query.Books
};
return this.Ok(avm);
}
public IHttpActionResult AddAuthor([FromBody]AuthorBindingModel author)
{
if (!this.ModelState.IsValid)
{
return this.BadRequest();
}
Author newAuthor = new Author()
{
FirstName = author.Firstname,
LastName = author.LastName
};
db.Authors.Add(newAuthor);
db.SaveChanges();
AuthorViewModel avm = new AuthorViewModel()
{
FirstName = newAuthor.FirstName,
LastName = newAuthor.LastName
};
return this.Ok(avm);
}
