Chapter 3

Ebuy.Website/Controllers/AuctionsController.cs

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Web;
 using System.Web.Mvc;
+using Ebuy.Website.Models;
 
 namespace Ebuy.Website.Controllers
 {
@@ -28,15 +26,16 @@ public ActionResult Details(long id = 0)
                 Description = "This is a brand new version 2.0 Widget!",
                 StartPrice = 1.00m,
                 CurrentPrice = 13.40m,
-                StartTime = DateTime.Parse("6-15-2012 12:34 PM"),
                 EndTime = DateTime.Parse("6-23-2012 12:34 PM"),
             };
 
             return View(auction);
         }
+
         //
         // GET: /Auctions/Create
 
+        [HttpGet]
         public ActionResult Create()
         {
             return View();
@@ -46,18 +45,18 @@ public ActionResult Create()
         // POST: /Auctions/Create
 
         [HttpPost]
-        public ActionResult Create(FormCollection collection)
+        public ActionResult Create(Auction auction)
         {
-            try
+            if (ModelState.IsValid)
             {
-                // TODO: Add insert logic here
+                var db = new EbuyDataContext();
+                db.Auctions.Add(auction);
+                db.SaveChanges();
 
-                return RedirectToAction("Index");
-            }
-            catch
-            {
-                return View();
+                return RedirectToAction("Details", new { id = auction.Id });
             }
+
+            return View(auction);
         }
 
         //

Ebuy.Website/Ebuy.Website.csproj

@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@
     <Content Include="Views\Shared\_Layout.cshtml" />
     <Content Include="Views\Web.config" />
     <Content Include="Views\Auctions\Details.cshtml" />
+    <Content Include="Views\Auctions\Create.cshtml" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Folder Include="App_Data\" />

Ebuy.Website/Models/Auction.cs

@@ -1,15 +1,38 @@
 using System;
+using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
 
 namespace Ebuy.Website.Models
 {
+    using System.Data.Entity;
+
+    public class EbuyDataContext : DbContext
+    {
+        public DbSet<Auction> Auctions { get; set; }
+
+        public EbuyDataContext()
+        {
+            Database.SetInitializer(new DropCreateDatabaseIfModelChanges<EbuyDataContext>());
+        }
+    }
+
     public class Auction
     {
         public long Id { get; set; }
+
+        [Required]
+        [StringLength(50,
+          ErrorMessage = "Title cannot be longer than 50 characters")]
         public string Title { get; set; }
+
+        [Required]
         public string Description { get; set; }
+
+        [Range(1, 10000,
+          ErrorMessage = "The auction's starting price must be at least 1")]
         public decimal StartPrice { get; set; }
+
         public decimal CurrentPrice { get; set; }
-        public DateTime StartTime { get; set; }
+
         public DateTime EndTime { get; set; }
     }
 }

Ebuy.Website/Views/Auctions/Create.cshtml

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+@model Ebuy.Website.Models.Auction
+
+<h2>Create Auction</h2>
+
+@using (Html.BeginForm())
+{
+    @Html.ValidationSummary()
+
+    <p>
+        @Html.LabelFor(model => model.Title)
+        @Html.EditorFor(model => model.Title)
+        @Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.Title, "*")
+    </p>
+    <p>
+        @Html.LabelFor(model => model.Description)
+        @Html.EditorFor(model => model.Description)
+        @Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.Description, "*")
+    </p>
+    <p>
+        @Html.LabelFor(model => model.StartPrice)
+        @Html.EditorFor(model => model.StartPrice)
+        @Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.StartPrice)
+    </p>
+    <p>
+        @Html.LabelFor(model => model.EndTime)
+        @Html.EditorFor(model => model.EndTime)
+        @Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.EndTime)
+    </p>
+    <p>
+        <input type="submit" value="Create" />
+    </p>
+}

Ebuy.Website/Views/Auctions/Details.cshtml

@@ -37,13 +37,6 @@
         @Html.DisplayFor(model => model.CurrentPrice)
     </div>
 
-    <div class="display-label">
-         @Html.DisplayNameFor(model => model.StartTime)
-    </div>
-    <div class="display-field">
-        @Html.DisplayFor(model => model.StartTime)
-    </div>
-
     <div class="display-label">
          @Html.DisplayNameFor(model => model.EndTime)
     </div>