/// <summary>
/// Allows the REST API to create or update an affiliate
/// </summary>
/// <param name="parameters">
/// Parameters passed in the URL of the REST API call. If there is a first parameter found in the
/// URL, the method will assume it is the affiliate ID and that this is an update, otherwise it assumes to create an
/// affiliate.
/// </param>
/// <param name="querystring">Name/value pairs from the REST API call querystring. This is not used in this method.</param>
/// <param name="postdata">Serialized (JSON) version of the AffiliateDTO object</param>
/// <returns>AffiliateDTO - Serialized (JSON) version of the affiliate</returns>
public override string PostAction(string parameters, NameValueCollection querystring, string postdata)
{
var data = string.Empty;
var ids = FirstParameter(parameters);
long id = 0;
long.TryParse(ids, out id);
var isReferrals = GetParameterByIndex(1, parameters);
if (isReferrals.Trim().ToLowerInvariant() == "referrals")
{
// Create Referral
var responseA = new ApiResponse <AffiliateReferralDTO>();
AffiliateReferralDTO postedItemA = null;
try
{
postedItemA = Json.ObjectFromJson <AffiliateReferralDTO>(postdata);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
responseA.Errors.Add(new ApiError("EXCEPTION", ex.Message));
return(responseA.ObjectToJson());
}
var itemA = new AffiliateReferral();
itemA.FromDto(postedItemA);
HccApp.ContactServices.AffiliateReferrals.Create2(itemA, true);
responseA.Content = itemA.ToDto();
data = responseA.ObjectToJson();
}
else
{
// Create/Update Affiliate
var responseB = new ApiResponse <AffiliateDTO>();
AffiliateDTO postedItem = null;
try
{
postedItem = Json.ObjectFromJson <AffiliateDTO>(postdata);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
responseB.Errors.Add(new ApiError("EXCEPTION", ex.Message));
return(responseB.ObjectToJson());
}
var item = new Affiliate();
item.FromDto(postedItem);
if (id < 1)
{
var existing = HccApp.ContactServices.Affiliates.FindByAffiliateId(item.AffiliateId);
if (existing == null || existing.Id < 1)
{
// 20140408 - Updated to call the current repository method, instead of allowing the error to be thrown
var result = CreateUserStatus.None;
try
{
// set a temporary password
item.Password = PasswordGenerator.GeneratePassword(8);
// create the affiliate
HccApp.ContactServices.Affiliates.Create(item, ref result);
}
catch (Exception createException)
{
// return the exception to the calling method
responseB.Errors.Add(new ApiError
{
Code = "EXCEPTION",
Description = createException.Message
});
}
if (result == CreateUserStatus.Success)
{
// send the affiliate
responseB.Content = item.ToDto();
}
else
{
// send a response why the affiliate wasn't created
responseB.Errors.Add(new ApiError
{
Code = "USERNOTCREATED",
Description = result.ToString()
});
}
id = item.Id;
}
else
{
try
{
responseB.Content = existing.ToDto();
id = existing.Id;
}
catch (Exception exUpdate)
{
responseB.Errors.Add(new ApiError {
Code = "EXCEPTION", Description = exUpdate.Message
});
}
}
}
else
{
try
{
HccApp.ContactServices.Affiliates.Update(item);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
responseB.Errors.Add(new ApiError {
Code = "EXCEPTION", Description = ex.Message
});
}
id = item.Id;
responseB.Content = item.ToDto();
}
data = responseB.ObjectToJson();
}
return(data);
}
// Create or Update
public override string PostAction(string parameters, System.Collections.Specialized.NameValueCollection querystring, string postdata)
{
string data = string.Empty;
string ids = FirstParameter(parameters);
long id = 0;
long.TryParse(ids, out id);
string isReferrals = GetParameterByIndex(1, parameters);
if (isReferrals.Trim().ToLowerInvariant() == "referrals")
{
// Create Referral
ApiResponse <AffiliateReferralDTO> responseA = new ApiResponse <AffiliateReferralDTO>();
AffiliateReferralDTO postedItemA = null;
try
{
postedItemA = MerchantTribe.Web.Json.ObjectFromJson <AffiliateReferralDTO>(postdata);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
responseA.Errors.Add(new ApiError("EXCEPTION", ex.Message));
return(MerchantTribe.Web.Json.ObjectToJson(responseA));
}
AffiliateReferral itemA = new AffiliateReferral();
itemA.FromDto(postedItemA);
MTApp.ContactServices.AffiliateReferrals.Create2(itemA, true);
responseA.Content = itemA.ToDto();
data = MerchantTribe.Web.Json.ObjectToJson(responseA);
}
else
{
// Create/Update Affiliate
ApiResponse <AffiliateDTO> responseB = new ApiResponse <AffiliateDTO>();
AffiliateDTO postedItem = null;
try
{
postedItem = MerchantTribe.Web.Json.ObjectFromJson <AffiliateDTO>(postdata);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
responseB.Errors.Add(new ApiError("EXCEPTION", ex.Message));
return(MerchantTribe.Web.Json.ObjectToJson(responseB));
}
Affiliate item = new Affiliate();
item.FromDto(postedItem);
if (id < 1)
{
Affiliate existing = MTApp.ContactServices.Affiliates.FindByReferralId(item.ReferralId);
if (existing == null || existing.Id < 1)
{
// Create
bool result = MTApp.ContactServices.Affiliates.Create(item);
responseB.Content = item.ToDto();
id = item.Id;
}
else
{
responseB.Content = existing.ToDto();
id = existing.Id;
}
}
else
{
MTApp.ContactServices.Affiliates.Update(item);
id = item.Id;
responseB.Content = item.ToDto();
}
data = MerchantTribe.Web.Json.ObjectToJson(responseB);
}
return(data);
}