public async Task <ActionResult <IEnumerable <DefaultItemViewModel> > > GetItems() { List <DefaultItem> items = await DefaultRepository.GetItems(); if (items == null || !items.Any()) { items = new List <DefaultItem> { new DefaultItem { Id = Guid.NewGuid(), Name = "Demo Item 1", }, new DefaultItem { Id = Guid.NewGuid(), Name = "Demo Item 2", }, }; } return(Ok(Mapper.Map <IEnumerable <DefaultItemViewModel> >(items))); }