asp.net-core least steps to create and save new entry from API - asp.net-core

Question

I want to take a few post query parameters from an API i have and create a new entry. I wanted to do this with in the method with out needing to load context or something.
namespace fais.printing_services.Controllers
{
[Produces("application/json")]
[Route("api/[controller]/[action]")]
public class printController : Controller
{
private readonly IHostingEnvironment _appEnvironment;
public printController(IHostingEnvironment appEnvironment)
{
_appEnvironment = appEnvironment;
}
/**/
[HttpPost]
public IActionResult request(string id="test_default", string url = "", string html = "")
{
print_job _print_job = new print_job();
_print_job.html = html;
_print_job.options = options; //json object string
_print_job.url = url;
using (ApplicationDbContext db = new ApplicationDbContext())
{
db.print_job.Add(_print_job);
db.SaveChanges();
}
return Json(new
{
save = true
});
}
}
}
I just want to be able create a new print_job entry and save it when the API is called and return a json response.

Answer 1

Add ApplicationDbContext to controller constructor, it will be injected automatically (if your Startup.cs is like recommeneded):
private readonly IHostingEnvironment _appEnvironment;
private readonly ApplicationDbContext _db;
public printController(IHostingEnvironment appEnvironment, ApplicationDbContext db)
{
_appEnvironment = appEnvironment;
_db = db;
}
[HttpPost]
public IActionResult request(string id="test_default", string url = "", string html = "")
{
var _print_job = new print_job()
{
html = html,
options = options,
url = url,
}
_db.print_job.Add(_print_job);
_db.SaveChanges();
return Json(new { save = true });
}