// GET: api/Artists?withlinks
// Notice the new return result, which includes link relations
// Also, try this by changing the "ArtistsLinked" data type to
// the "ArtistsLinkedWithTemplateInfo" data type - this action
// will return a 'new item template' that is useful to the user
public ArtistsLinked Get(string withlinks)
{
// Get all
var fetchedObjects = m.Artists.GetAll();
// Create an object to be returned
ArtistsLinked artists = new ArtistsLinked();
// Set its collection property
artists.Collection = Mapper.Map<IEnumerable<ArtistWithLink>>(fetchedObjects);
// Set the URI request path
string self = Request.RequestUri.AbsolutePath;
// Add a link relation for 'self'
artists.Links.Add(new Link() { Rel = "self", Href = self });
// Add a link relation for each item in the collection
foreach (var item in artists.Collection)
{
item.Link = new Link() { Rel = "item", Href = string.Format("{0}/{1}", self, item.Id) };
}
// Return the results
return artists;
}
// GET: api/Artists?withlinks
// Notice the new return result, which includes link relations
// Also, try this by changing the "ArtistsLinked" data type to
// the "ArtistsLinkedWithTemplateInfo" data type - this action
// will return a 'new item template' that is useful to the user
public ArtistsLinked Get(string withlinks)
{
// Get all
var fetchedObjects = m.Artists.GetAll();
// Create an object to be returned
ArtistsLinked artists = new ArtistsLinked();
// Set its collection property
artists.Collection = Mapper.Map <IEnumerable <ArtistWithLink> >(fetchedObjects);
// Set the URI request path
string self = Request.RequestUri.AbsolutePath;
// Add a link relation for 'self'
artists.Links.Add(new Link()
{
Rel = "self", Href = self
});
// Add a link relation for each item in the collection
foreach (var item in artists.Collection)
{
item.Link = new Link()
{
Rel = "item", Href = string.Format("{0}/{1}", self, item.Id)
};
}
// Return the results
return(artists);
}
