// GET api/Artist/5
public SerializableArtist GetArtist(int id)
{
var artists = from artist in db.Artists.Include("Albums").Include("Songs")
select artist;
Artist searchedArtist = artists.FirstOrDefault(a => a.ArtistId == id);
if (searchedArtist == null)
{
throw new HttpResponseException(Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.NotFound));
}
SerializableArtist artistToReturn = new SerializableArtist();
artistToReturn.ArtistId = searchedArtist.ArtistId;
artistToReturn.Name = searchedArtist.Name;
artistToReturn.DateOfBirth = searchedArtist.DateOfBirth;
artistToReturn.Country = searchedArtist.Country;
List<string> songs = new List<string>();
foreach (var song in searchedArtist.Songs)
{
songs.Add(song.Title);
}
artistToReturn.AddSongs(songs);
List<string> albums = new List<string>();
foreach (var album in searchedArtist.Albums)
{
albums.Add(album.Title);
}
artistToReturn.AddAlbums(albums);
return artistToReturn;
}
// GET api/Artist
public IEnumerable<SerializableArtist> GetArtists()
{
var artists = from artist in db.Artists.Include("Albums").Include("Songs")
select artist;
List<SerializableArtist> artistsToReturn = new List<SerializableArtist>();
foreach (var artist in artists)
{
SerializableArtist newArtist = new SerializableArtist();
newArtist.ArtistId = artist.ArtistId;
newArtist.Country = artist.Country;
newArtist.DateOfBirth = artist.DateOfBirth;
newArtist.Name = artist.Name;
var albums = new List<string>();
foreach (var album in artist.Albums)
{
albums.Add(album.Title);
}
newArtist.AddAlbums(albums);
var songs = new List<string>();
foreach (var song in artist.Songs)
{
songs.Add(song.Title);
}
newArtist.AddSongs(songs);
artistsToReturn.Add(newArtist);
}
return artistsToReturn;
}
