public IActionResult Add(AbsenceViewModel model)
{
if (ModelState.IsValid)
{
//Check to make sure Need Coverage and Periods input match.
List <SelectablePeriodViewModel> checkedPeriods = model.SelectablePeriods.Where(p => p.Checked == true).ToList();
if (model.NeedCoverageInput == "true" && checkedPeriods.Count == 0)
{
ModelState.AddModelError("", "If coverage is needed, please check the periods that you will need coverage for.");
}
else if (model.NeedCoverageInput == "false" && checkedPeriods.Count != 0)
{
ModelState.AddModelError("", "If no coverage is needed, checked periods are not allowed.");
}
else
{
//Initialize the bool value for Need Coverage in Absence Request.
model.AbsenceRequest.NeedCoverage = model.NeedCoverageInput == "true" ? true : false;
//Add the records to the joint entity AbsenceRequestPeriod (Many-to-Many), by using the method in Unit of Work.
data.AddNewAbsenceRequestPeriods(model.AbsenceRequest, model.SelectablePeriods);
//Inser the new record.
data.AbsenceRequests.Insert(model.AbsenceRequest);
//Save the changes to the database.
data.Save();
TempData["SucessMessage"] = "The Absence Request with ID# " + model.AbsenceRequest.AbsenceRequestId + ", was created successfully.";
return(RedirectToAction("List"));
}
}
model.AbsenceTypes = data.AbsenceTypes.List();
model.DurationTypes = data.DurationTypes.List();
return(View("Absence", model));
}