//--------------- METHODS -----------------
/// <summary>
/// Creates a new <see cref="Department"/> using the <see cref="CreateDepartmentServiceModel"/>.
/// If such <see cref="Department"/> already exists in the database, fetches it's (int)<c>Id</c> and returns it.
/// If such <see cref="Department"/> doesn't exist in the database, adds it and return it's (int)<c>Id</c>.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="model">Service model with <c>Name</c>, <c>Email</c>, <c>Description</c> and a collection of <c>Phones</c></param>
/// <returns>Department ID</returns>
public async Task <int> CreateAsync(CreateDepartmentServiceModel model)
{
int departmentId = this.dbContext.Departments.Where(x => x.Name == model.Name && x.Email == model.Email)
.Select(x => x.Id)
.FirstOrDefault();
if (departmentId != 0) // If departmentId is different than 0 (default int value), department with such name and email already exists, so return it's id.
{
return(departmentId);
}
Department department = new Department
{
Name = model.Name,
Email = model.Email,
Description = model.Description,
};
foreach (var phoneDropdown in model.PhoneNumbers)
{
Phone phone = this.dbContext.Phones.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Id == phoneDropdown.Id);
await this.dbContext.DepartmentPhones.AddAsync(new DepartmentPhone
{
Department = department,
Phone = phone,
});
}
await this.dbContext.Departments.AddAsync(department);
await this.dbContext.SaveChangesAsync();
return(department.Id);
}
public async Task <IActionResult> Create(DepartmentInputModel model)
{
this.FillUnifiedModel();
if (!this.ModelState.IsValid)
{
return(this.View("Create", this.unifiedModel));
}
var phones = new List <PhonesDropdownServiceModel>();
if (model.PhoneNumberIds != null)
{
foreach (int phoneNumberId in model.PhoneNumberIds)
{
phones.Add(new PhonesDropdownServiceModel
{
Id = phoneNumberId,
});
}
}
var department = new CreateDepartmentServiceModel
{
Name = model.Name,
Email = model.Email,
Description = model.Description,
PhoneNumbers = phones,
};
await this.departmentsService.CreateAsync(department);
return(this.RedirectToAction("Create"));
}
