public ServiceRequestBase AddNewServiceRequest(AddServiceRequest newItem)
{
var program = ds.Program.Find(newItem.ProgramId);
var student = ds.Student.Where(i => i.studentNumber == newItem.studentNumber).SingleOrDefault();
if (program != null && student != null)
{
var service = Mapper.Map<ServiceRequest>(newItem);
//removes the html and other special tags and converts it to plain text
service.description = removeHtmlTags(newItem.description);
service.program = program;
service.student = student;
service.dateLogged = DateTime.Now;
service.dateUpdated = DateTime.Now;
service.Title = newItem.ServiceTitle;
ds.ServiceRequest.Add(service);
ds.SaveChanges();
return Mapper.Map<ServiceRequestBase>(service);
}
else
{
return null;
}
}
public ActionResult Create(AddServiceRequest newItem)
{
var sr = new ServiceRequestBase();
ProgramManager pm = new ProgramManager();
StudentManager sm = new StudentManager();
if (ModelState.IsValid)
{
//Student Number does not exisit in the database
if ( sm.getStudentByStudentNumber(newItem.studentNumber) == 0)
{
ViewBag.StudentInvalidErrorMessage = "*Student Number does not exisit in the system";
var addForm = Mapper.Map<ServiceRequestAddForm>(newItem);
addForm.program = new SelectList(pm.getAllPrograms(), "Id", "programCode");
return View(addForm);
}
var addetItem = m.AddNewServiceRequest(newItem);
if (addetItem == null)
{
return RedirectToAction("index");
}
else
{
return RedirectToAction("confirm");
}
}
else
{
var addForm = Mapper.Map<ServiceRequestAddForm>(newItem);
addForm.program = new SelectList(pm.getAllPrograms(), "Id", "programCode");
return View(addForm);
}
}
