"application/vnd.tmaturano.authorwithdateofdeath.full+xml" })] //should only accept requests with these media type
public IActionResult CreateAuthorWithDateOfDeath([FromBody] AuthorInputWithDateOfDeathDto authorDto)
{
if (authorDto == null)
{
return(BadRequest());
}
var result = _authorService.Add(authorDto);
if (!result.sucess)
{
//Throwing an exception is expensive, but at this case, we have at the global level on Startup handling all the
//500 Error, so to keep it in one place, I'm throwing .
throw new Exception("Creating an author failed on save.");
//return StatusCode(500, "");
}
var authorToReturn = _mapper.Map <AuthorOutputDto>(authorDto);
authorToReturn.Id = result.id;
//CreatedAtRoute will contain the URI where the newly author can be found 1st parameter
//also, the id of the generated author in 2nd parameter
//The URI is sent through response's header Location
return(CreatedAtRoute("GetAuthor",
new { id = authorToReturn.Id },
authorToReturn));
}
public (bool sucess, Guid id) Add(AuthorInputWithDateOfDeathDto obj)
{
try
{
var author = _mapper.Map <AuthorInputWithDateOfDeathDto, Author>(obj);
author.SetDateOfDeath(obj.DateOfDeath.Value);
_authorService.Add(author);
return(unitOfWork.Commit(), author.Id);
}
catch (Exception)
{
throw;
}
}
