vinjenzo
10/13/2017 - 8:56 AM

controller

The client side expects sometimes objects with calculated properties rather than only the ones provided by the existing services, this is achieved server side with automapper and dynamic.

dynamicity
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        [HttpGet]
        public IActionResult GetVehicles()
        {
            var vehicles = Authorization.GetDevices(Authorization.ClientToken);

            var vehiclesUpgraded = new Dictionary<int, dynamic>();

            foreach (var vehicle in vehicles)
            {
                dynamic vehicleUpgraded = _mapper.Map<ExpandoObject>(vehicle.Value);
                vehicleUpgraded.DeviceTypeExpanded = vehicle.Value.DeviceType.ToString();
                vehiclesUpgraded.Add(vehicle.Key, vehicleUpgraded);
            }


            return new JsonResult(
                new
                {
                    Vehicles = vehiclesUpgraded
                });
        }