// Adds sample data to our database
public ActionResult Seed()
{
// Create a couple of Stores each with some Products and Employees
var barginBasin = new Store { Name = "Bargin Basin" };
var superMart = new Store { Name = "SuperMart" };
var potatoes = new Product { Name = "Potatoes", Price = 3.60 };
var fish = new Product { Name = "Fish", Price = 4.49 };
var milk = new Product { Name = "Milk", Price = 0.79 };
var bread = new Product { Name = "Bread", Price = 1.29 };
var cheese = new Product { Name = "Cheese", Price = 2.10 };
var waffles = new Product { Name = "Waffles", Price = 2.41 };
var daisy = new Employee { FirstName = "Daisy", LastName = "Harrison" };
var jack = new Employee { FirstName = "Jack", LastName = "Torrance" };
var sue = new Employee { FirstName = "Sue", LastName = "Walkters" };
var bill = new Employee { FirstName = "Bill", LastName = "Taft" };
var joan = new Employee { FirstName = "Joan", LastName = "Pope" };
// Add Products to the Stores
// The Store-Product relationship is many-to-many
AddProductsToStore( barginBasin, potatoes, fish, milk, bread, cheese );
AddProductsToStore( superMart, bread, cheese, waffles );
// Add Employees to the Stores
// The Store-Employee relationship is one-to-many
AddEmployeesToStore( barginBasin, daisy, jack, sue );
AddEmployeesToStore( superMart, bill, joan );
storeRepository.SaveOrUpdateAll( barginBasin, superMart );
return RedirectToAction( "Index" );
}
// Adds any products that we pass in to the store that we pass in
private void AddProductsToStore( Store store, params Product[] products )
{
foreach ( var product in products )
{
store.AddProduct( product );
}
}
// Adds any employees that we pass in to the store that we pass in
private void AddEmployeesToStore( Store store, params Employee[] employees )
{
foreach ( var employee in employees )
{
store.AddEmployee( employee );
}
}