public async Task <Entity> CreateEntityAsync(CreateEntityRequest request, CancellationToken cancellationToken = new CancellationToken())
{
var fields = request.Fields ?? new Field[] { };
//Attempt to get the entity definition.
var entityDefinition = await _storage.GetEntityDefinitionAsync(request.EntityDefinitionId, cancellationToken);
if (entityDefinition == null)
{
throw new EntityDefinitionNotFoundException($"Entity definition '{request.EntityDefinitionId}' not found.");
}
foreach (var field in fields)
{
//Attempt to get the field definition
var fieldDefinition = entityDefinition.Fields.FirstOrDefault(f => f.Id == field.FieldDefinitionId);
if (fieldDefinition == null)
{
throw new FieldDefinitionNotFoundException($"Unable to find field definition '{field.FieldDefinitionId}'.");
}
//TODO: Validate the data type.
}
//Create the entity
var entity = new Entity()
{
Id = Guid.NewGuid(),
EntityDefinitionId = request.EntityDefinitionId,
Name = request.Name,
Fields = fields,
CreatedUtc = DateTime.UtcNow
};
//Add the entity to the backing store.
await _storage.AddEntityAsync(entity, cancellationToken);
return(entity);
}
