public static GenericItem GetItem(string name)
{
Guid id = GetItemId(name);
var item = Kernel.Instance.MB3ApiRepository.RetrieveItem(id) as GenericItem;
if (item == null || item.Name == null)
{
item = new GenericItem(id, name.Trim());
Kernel.Instance.MB3ApiRepository.SaveItem(item);
}
return item;
}
protected virtual Func <string, BaseItem> GetConstructor(string property)
{
switch (property)
{
case "Actors":
case "Directors":
return(a => Person.GetPerson(a));
case "Genres":
return(g => Genre.GetGenre(g));
case "ProductionYear":
return(y => Year.GetYear(y));
case "Studios":
return(s => Studio.GetStudio(s));
default:
return(i => GenericItem.GetItem(i));
}
}
