public async System.Threading.Tasks.Task AddBook()
{
try
{
HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
AuthorPresentation selectedAuthor = (AuthorPresentation)cmbAuthor.SelectedItem;
Author bookAuthor = new Author {
Id = selectedAuthor.Id, FirstName = selectedAuthor.FirstName, LastName = selectedAuthor.LastName, Country = selectedAuthor.Country
}; // ToDo: Glöm ej Country
Book newBook = new Book();
newBook.Title = txtTitle.Text;
newBook.Language = txtLanguage.Text;
newBook.Genre = txtGenre.Text;
newBook.Published = Int32.Parse(txtYear.Text);
newBook.Authors = new List <Author>();
newBook.Authors.Add(bookAuthor);
string jsonString = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(newBook);
var content = new StringContent(jsonString, Encoding.UTF8, "application/json");
string URL = BASE_URL + "Books";
var response = await client.PostAsync(URL, content);
var responseString = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(responseString);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(ex.ToString());
var dialog = new MessageDialog("The connection to the database failed.");
await dialog.ShowAsync();
}
}
private List <AuthorPresentation> GetPresentationList(List <Author> authorList)
{
List <AuthorPresentation> returnList = new List <AuthorPresentation>();
foreach (var author in authorList)
{
AuthorPresentation presentationData = new AuthorPresentation {
Id = author.Id, FirstName = author.FirstName, LastName = author.LastName
};
returnList.Add(presentationData);
}
return(returnList);
}