// PUT api/Artist/5
        public HttpResponseMessage PutArtist(int id, Artist artist)
        {
            if (!ModelState.IsValid)
            {
                return Request.CreateErrorResponse(HttpStatusCode.BadRequest, ModelState);
            }

            if (id != artist.ArtistId)
            {
                return Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.BadRequest);
            }

            db.Entry(artist).State = EntityState.Modified;

            try
            {
                db.SaveChanges();
            }
            catch (DbUpdateConcurrencyException ex)
            {
                return Request.CreateErrorResponse(HttpStatusCode.NotFound, ex);
            }

            return Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.OK);
        }
        // PUT api/Artists/5
        public HttpResponseMessage PutArtist(int id, Artist artist)
        {
            Artist dbArtist = DataMapper.CreateOrLoadArtist(repository, artist);
            artist.Update(dbArtist);
            repository.Update(id, dbArtist);

            return Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.OK);
        }
            public static void EditArtist(int id, Artist artist)
            {
                artist.ArtistId = id;

                HttpResponseMessage response = client.PutAsXmlAsync("api/artists/" + id, artist).Result;
                if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("Artist with id: {0} edited!", id);
                }
                else
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("{0} ({1})", (int)response.StatusCode, response.ReasonPhrase);
                }
            }
 public void Update(Artist artist)
 {
     if (this.Name != null)
     {
         artist.Name = this.Name;
     }
     if (this.Country != null)
     {
         artist.Country = this.Country;
     }
     if (this.DateOfBirth != null)
     {
         artist.DateOfBirth = this.DateOfBirth;
     }
 }
        // POST api/Artist
        public HttpResponseMessage PostArtist(Artist artist)
        {
            if (ModelState.IsValid)
            {
                db.Artists.Add(artist);
                db.SaveChanges();

                HttpResponseMessage response = Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.Created, artist);
                response.Headers.Location = new Uri(Url.Link("DefaultApi", new { id = artist.ArtistId }));
                return response;
            }
            else
            {
                return Request.CreateErrorResponse(HttpStatusCode.BadRequest, ModelState);
            }
        }
        public static Artist CreateOrLoadArtist(IRepository<Artist> repository, Artist entity)
        {
            Artist artist = repository.Get(entity.ArtistId);
            if (artist != null)
            {
                return artist;
            }

            Artist newArtist = repository.Add(new Artist()
            {
                Name = entity.Name,
                Country = entity.Country,
                DateOfBirth = entity.DateOfBirth,
                Songs = entity.Songs,
                Albums = entity.Albums
            });

            return newArtist;
        }
            public static void AddArtist(string name, string country, DateTime dateOfBirth)
            {
                Artist newArtist = new Artist { Name = name, Country = country, DateOfBirth = dateOfBirth };
                var content = new FormUrlEncodedContent(new[]
                    {
                        new KeyValuePair<string, string>("name", name),
                        new KeyValuePair<string, string>("country", country),
                        new KeyValuePair<string, string>("DateOfBirth", dateOfBirth.ToShortDateString()),
                    });
                HttpResponseMessage response = client.PostAsync("api/artist", content).Result;

                if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("Artist added: {0}", newArtist.Name);
                }
                else
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("{0} ({1})", (int)response.StatusCode, response.ReasonPhrase);
                }
            }