// Attention 35 - Address add, requires extra checking and processing
public AddressBase AddressAdd(AddressAdd newItem)
{
// Ensure that we can continue
if (newItem == null)
{
return(null);
}
else
{
// Must validate "Home" or "Work" address type
var isAddressTypeValid =
(newItem.AddressType.Trim().ToLower() == "home" || newItem.AddressType.Trim().ToLower() == "work")
? true
: false;
if (!isAddressTypeValid)
{
return(null);
}
// Must validate the associated object
var associatedItem = ds.Employees.Find(newItem.EmployeeId);
if (associatedItem == null)
{
return(null);
}
// Add the new object
// Build the Address object
Address addedItem = Mapper.Map <Address>(newItem);
// Set its associated item identifier
addedItem.EmployeeId = associatedItem.Id;
// Now, look at this next task from the perspective of the employee object
// Set the appropriate address object
if (newItem.AddressType.Trim().ToLower() == "home")
{
associatedItem.HomeAddress = addedItem;
}
else
{
associatedItem.WorkAddress = addedItem;
}
ds.Addresses.Add(addedItem);
ds.SaveChanges();
// Return the object
return(Mapper.Map <AddressBase>(addedItem));
}
}
// POST: api/Addresses
public IHttpActionResult Post([FromBody] AddressAdd newItem)
{
// Ensure that the URI is clean (and does not have an id parameter)
if (Request.GetRouteData().Values["id"] != null)
{
return(BadRequest("Invalid request URI"));
}
// Ensure that a "newItem" is in the entity body
if (newItem == null)
{
return(BadRequest("Must send an entity body with the request"));
}
// Ensure that we can use the incoming data
if (ModelState.IsValid)
{
// Attempt to add the new object
var addedItem = m.AddressAdd(newItem);
// Notice the ApiController convenience methods
if (addedItem == null)
{
// HTTP 400
return(BadRequest("Cannot add the object"));
}
else
{
// HTTP 201 with the new object in the entity body
// Notice how to create the URI for the Location header
var uri = Url.Link("DefaultApi", new { id = addedItem.Id });
return(Created <AddressBase>(uri, addedItem));
}
}
else
{
// HTTP 400
return(BadRequest(ModelState));
}
}
public AddressBase AddAddress(AddressAdd newItem)
{
// Ensure that we can continue
if (newItem == null)
{
return null;
}
else
{
// Must validate "Home" or "Work" address type
var isAddressTypeValid =
(newItem.AddressType.Trim().ToLower() == "home" || newItem.AddressType.Trim().ToLower() == "work")
? true
: false;
if (!isAddressTypeValid) { return null; }
// Must validate the associated object
var associatedItem = ds.Employees.Find(newItem.EmployeeId);
if (associatedItem == null)
{
return null;
}
// Add the new object
// Build the Address object
Address addedItem = Mapper.Map<Address>(newItem);
// Set its associated item identifier
addedItem.EmployeeId = associatedItem.Id;
// Now, look at this next task from the perspective of the employee object
// Set the appropriate address object
if (newItem.AddressType.Trim().ToLower() == "home")
{
associatedItem.HomeAddress = addedItem;
}
else
{
associatedItem.WorkAddress = addedItem;
}
ds.Addresses.Add(addedItem);
ds.SaveChanges();
// Return the object
return Mapper.Map<AddressBase>(addedItem);
}
}