public ActionResult CreateCustomer(Models.Customer newCustomer)
{
if (ModelState.IsValid)
{
//Creation of the customer code from first, last and Dob.
string custCode = CreateCustomerCode(newCustomer.FirstName, newCustomer.LastName, newCustomer.DateOfBirth);
try
{
// Check to see if customer exists otherwise insert net customer and return message.
using (var dataContext = dbContext)
{
var customerRepository = new Repository.CustomerRepository(dataContext);
if (customerRepository.DoesCustomerExist(custCode))
{
TempData["Message"] = "Customer Already Exists";
return(View("CreateCustomer"));
}
//creation of customer code
newCustomer.CustCode = custCode;
customerRepository.Insert(newCustomer);
dataContext.SaveChanges();
}
TempData["Message"] = "Registered Successfully";
return(RedirectToAction("Index", "Home"));
}
// catch all exceptions for things like unable to connect to database
catch (Exception e)
{
//tempory logging till a logger can be implemented
Console.Out.WriteLine(e.Message);
TempData["Message"] = "Failed to create customer";
return(View("CreateCustomer"));
}
}
return(View());
}
