/// <summary>
/// Allows the REST API to create or update a product type
/// </summary>
/// <param name="parameters">
/// Parameters passed in the URL of the REST API call. If there is a first parameter found in the
/// URL, the method will assume it is the product type ID (bvin) and that this is an update, otherwise it assumes to
/// create a product type.
/// </param>
/// <param name="querystring">Name/value pairs from the REST API call querystring. This is not used in this method.</param>
/// <param name="postdata">Serialized (JSON) version of the ProductTypeDTO object</param>
/// <returns>ProductTypeDTO - Serialized (JSON) version of the ProductType</returns>
public override string PostAction(string parameters, NameValueCollection querystring, string postdata)
{
var data = string.Empty;
var bvin = FirstParameter(parameters);
//
// <site Url>/producttypes/<guid>/properties/<propertyid>/<sortOrder>
//
var isProperty = GetParameterByIndex(1, parameters);
if (isProperty.Trim().ToLowerInvariant() == "properties")
{
var response2 = new ApiResponse <bool>();
var propertyIds = GetParameterByIndex(2, parameters);
long propertyId = 0;
long.TryParse(propertyIds, out propertyId);
response2.Content = HccApp.CatalogServices.ProductTypeAddProperty(bvin, propertyId);
data = Json.ObjectToJson(response2);
}
else
{
var response = new ApiResponse <ProductTypeDTO>();
ProductTypeDTO postedItem = null;
try
{
postedItem = Json.ObjectFromJson <ProductTypeDTO>(postdata);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
response.Errors.Add(new ApiError("EXCEPTION", ex.Message));
return(Json.ObjectToJson(response));
}
var item = new ProductType();
item.FromDto(postedItem);
if (bvin == string.Empty)
{
if (HccApp.CatalogServices.ProductTypes.Create(item))
{
bvin = item.Bvin;
}
}
else
{
HccApp.CatalogServices.ProductTypes.Update(item);
}
var resultItem = HccApp.CatalogServices.ProductTypes.Find(bvin);
if (resultItem != null)
{
response.Content = resultItem.ToDto();
}
data = Json.ObjectToJson(response);
}
return(data);
}