public async Task AddPost(PostViewModel model)
{
var newPost = new Posts
{
ThreadId = model.ThreadId,
Message = model.Message,
AuthorName = model.AuthorName,
ForumId = model.ForumId,
ParentId = model.ParentId,
PostedOn = DateTime.Now,
UserId = model.UserId,
Children = 0
};
// Find the parent post and increment the child count
if (model.ParentId != null)
{
var parentPost = forumDbContext.Posts
.Where(p => p.PostId == model.ParentId).FirstOrDefault();
parentPost.Children++;
}
await forumDbContext.AddAsync(newPost);
await forumDbContext.SaveChangesAsync();
}