/// constructor used to init data members
public ContactRepository()
{
/// HTTPContext contains all the specific information on an individual HTTP request.
/// .Current means the current stream
var ctx = HttpContext.Current;
if (ctx != null)
{
if (ctx.Cache[CacheKey] == null)
{
var contacts = new Contact[]
{
new Contact
{
Id = 1, name = "Thomas C"
},
new Contact
{
Id = 2, name = "Patrick C"
},
new Contact
{
Id = 2, name = "Una C"
}
};
ctx.Cache[CacheKey] = contacts;
}
}
}
/// task 3
public HttpResponseMessage Post(Contact contact)
{
this.contactRepository.SaveContact(contact);
var response = Request.CreateResponse<Contact>(System.Net.HttpStatusCode.Created, contact);
return response;
}
public bool SaveContact(Contact contact)
{
var ctx = HttpContext.Current;
if (ctx != null)
{
try
{
var currentData = ((Contact[])ctx.Cache[CacheKey]).ToList();
currentData.Add(contact);
ctx.Cache[CacheKey] = currentData.ToArray();
return true;
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine(ex.ToString());
return false;
}
}
return false;
}