public void UpdateScheduleDateAndTime(int id, ScheduleDateAndTimeDto ScheduleDateAndTimeDto)
{
if (!ModelState.IsValid)
{
throw new HttpResponseException(HttpStatusCode.BadRequest);
}
var scheduleDateAndTimeInDb = _context.ScheduleDateAndTime.SingleOrDefault(c => c.id == id);
if (scheduleDateAndTimeInDb == null)
{
throw new HttpResponseException(HttpStatusCode.NotFound);
}
/*Both the "ScheduleDateAndTimeDto" and "scheduleDateAndTimeInDb" gets passed into the mapper method
* This automatically maps the database object to the dto object properties. it says i want to equal the
* properties inputed by the user to the database properties.
*/
Mapper.Map <ScheduleDateAndTimeDto, ScheduleDateAndTime>(ScheduleDateAndTimeDto, scheduleDateAndTimeInDb);
_context.SaveChanges();
}
[HttpPost] //This is needed as you're creating a resource
public IHttpActionResult CreateScheduleDateAndTime(ScheduleDateAndTimeDto ScheduleDateAndTimeDto)
{
//if what the user has enetered is not valid
if (!ModelState.IsValid)
{
return(BadRequest());
}
/*To allow the user to add a new dataAndTime using this mapper method below. the
* "ScheduleDateAndTimeDto" object is passed to the mapper method to be converted from Dto to domain object
* This then gets saved in a variable called "ScheduleDateAndTime"
*/
var ScheduleDateAndTime = Mapper.Map <ScheduleDateAndTimeDto, ScheduleDateAndTime>(ScheduleDateAndTimeDto);
//the variable "ScheduleDateAndTime" gets added to the database and then saved
_context.ScheduleDateAndTime.Add(ScheduleDateAndTime);
_context.SaveChanges();
//an Id is generated in the database and needs to be returned to the user by converting it into the dto object
ScheduleDateAndTimeDto.id = ScheduleDateAndTime.id;
//dto object is returned to the user
return(Created(new Uri(Request.RequestUri + "/" + ScheduleDateAndTime.id), ScheduleDateAndTimeDto));
}
