/// <summary>
/// Creates an entity in Exact Online
/// </summary>
/// <param name="entity">Entity to create</param>
/// <returns>True if succeed</returns>
public async Task <Tuple <Boolean, T> > CreateAsync(T entity)
{
var supportedActions = GetSupportedActions(entity);
if (!supportedActions.CanCreate)
{
throw new Exception("Cannot create entity. Entity does not support creation. Please see the Reference Documentation.");
}
// Get Json code
var created = false;
var converter = new EntityConverter();
var emptyEntity = Activator.CreateInstance <T>();
var json = converter.ConvertObjectToJson(emptyEntity, entity, _entityControllerDelegate);
// Send to API
var response = await _conn.PostAsync(json);
if (!response.Contains("error"))
{
created = true;
// Set values of API in account entity (to ensure GUID is set)
response = ApiResponseCleaner.GetJsonObject(response);
var ec = new EntityConverter();
entity = ec.ConvertJsonToObject <T>(response);
// Try to add the entity to the managed entities collections
if (!AddEntityToManagedEntitiesCollection(entity))
{
throw new Exception("This entity already exists");
}
// Check if the endpoint supports a read action. Some endpoints such as PrintQuotation only support create (POST).
if (supportedActions.CanRead)
{
// Get entity with linked entities (API Response for creating does not return the linked entities)
entity = GetEntity(GetIdentifierValue(entity), _expandfield);
}
}
return(new Tuple <bool, T>(created, entity));
}