public ActionResult AddFriend(ProfileViewModel model)
{
//Get the current users email
string email = User.Identity.GetUserName();
//Find the user using the email
Contact contact = _contactService.GetContactByEmail(email);
//find the friend
Contact contactFriend = _contactService.GetContactById(model.ContactId);
//find the list of friends of the current logged-in user
List <Friend> friendList = _contactService.GetUsersFriends(contact.ContactId);
//check if the current logged-on user has the person already added as a friend
if (IsAlreadyAFriend(contact.ContactId, contactFriend, friendList))
{
ViewData.ModelState.AddModelError("CurrentFriend", "You have already added them to the list");
return(RedirectToAction("FriendList", "Friends", new { id = contact.ContactId }));
}
//if the person's not on the list, initialize a friend object
Friend friend = new Friend
{
ContactID = contact.ContactId,
FriendContactID = contactFriend.ContactId
};
_contactService.AddFriend(friend);
//redirect them to the list with the friend added
return(RedirectToAction("FriendList", "Friends", new { id = contact.ContactId }));
}