//adds GET action for fetching Employee records, and returns to Client over Http
public HttpResponseMessage Get()
{
List <Employee> employees = new List <Employee>();
EmpDBEntities _db = new EmpDBEntities();
using (_db)
{
employees = _db.Employees.OrderBy(s => s.Name).ToList();
HttpResponseMessage data;
data = Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.OK, employees);
return(data);
}
}
public HttpResponseMessage Post(Employee emp)
{
HttpRequestMessage request = new HttpRequestMessage();
HttpResponseMessage response;
if (ModelState.IsValid)
{
using (EmpDBEntities dc = new EmpDBEntities())
{
dc.Employees.Add(emp);
dc.SaveChanges();
}
response = request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.Created, emp);
}
else
{
response = request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.BadRequest, "Error! Please try again with valid data.");
}
return(response);
}