public IActionResult GetAuthor(Guid id, [FromQuery] string fields)
{
Contract.Ensures(Contract.Result <IActionResult>() != null);
AuthorDto author = null;
if (!_typeHelperService.TypeHasProperties <AuthorDto>(fields))
{
return(BadRequest());
}
if (!_libraryRepository.AuthorExists(id))
{
return(NotFound());
}
TryCatchHelper.Execute(() =>
{
var authorFromRepo = _libraryRepository.GetAuthor(id);
author = authorFromRepo.Map <AuthorDto>();
}).IfNotNull(ex =>
{
return(StatusCode(500, "An Unhandled fault Happend. Try again later"));
});
if (author.IsNotNull())
{
var links = CreateLinksForAuthor(id, fields);
var linkedResourceToReturn = author.ShapeData(fields) as IDictionary <string, object>;
linkedResourceToReturn.Add("links", links);
return(Ok(linkedResourceToReturn));
}
return(NotFound());
}
