public async Task <IActionResult> CastVote(AddVoteVM vote)
{
if (vote == null || !ModelState.IsValid)
{
return(BadRequest());
}
try
{
//if voter is valid and he/she does not cast vote for same catergory before
var isVoteAlreadyCasted = await this._voteService.IsVoteCastForCategoryByVoter(vote.VoterId, vote.CandidateCategoryId);
if (isVoteAlreadyCasted)
{
return(UnprocessableEntity("You already cast vote for this category"));
}
var IsValidUser = await this._voteService.IsVoterAndCandidateIsValid(vote.VoterId, vote.CandidateId, vote.CandidateCategoryId);
if (!IsValidUser.VoterExist) // voter is not a valid
{
return(StatusCode(StatusCodes.Status404NotFound, "Voter does not associate with VoterSystem application, please register to cast vote"));
}
if (!IsValidUser.CandidateExist) // candidate is not a valid
{
return(StatusCode(StatusCodes.Status404NotFound, "Candidate selected is not valid, please recheck and try again"));
}
// now candidate and voter both are valid.
var IsVoteCasted = await this._voteService.CastAVote(vote.ToVote());
var status = IsVoteCasted == true ? "Thanks for voting. Your vote is succcessfully cast!" : "Unexpected error in voting system, please retry after 1 minute time";
return(CreatedAtAction(nameof(CastVote), status));
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
return(StatusCode(StatusCodes.Status500InternalServerError, ex.Message));
}
}
public static Vote ToVote(this AddVoteVM viewModel) =>
new Vote
{
CandidateCategoryId = viewModel.CandidateCategoryId, CandidateId = viewModel.CandidateId, VoterId = viewModel.VoterId
};
