Getting JSON Objects improvements

routes/api/v1/authors_add_update.go

@@ -9,22 +9,16 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
-type authorPayload struct {
-	Author models.Author `json:"author" form:"author"`
-}
-
 // AuthorAddOrUpdate is the handler to add or update an author
 func AuthorAddOrUpdate(c echo.Context) error {
 	// Check for Request Content
 	authorFromString := c.FormValue("author")
-	var datAuthor models.Author
+	var datAuthor *models.Author
 
 	if authorFromString == "" {
-		b := new(authorPayload)
-		if err := c.Bind(b); err != nil {
+		if err := c.Bind(&datAuthor); err != nil {
 			return c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, models.Message{"No author model provided"})
 		}
-		datAuthor = b.Author
 	} else {
 		// Decode the JSON
 		dec := json.NewDecoder(strings.NewReader(authorFromString))
@@ -53,7 +47,7 @@ func AuthorAddOrUpdate(c echo.Context) error {
 	}
 
 	// Insert or update the author
-	newAuthor, err := models.AddOrUpdateAuthor(datAuthor)
+	newAuthor, err := models.AddOrUpdateAuthor(*datAuthor)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, models.Message{"Error"})

routes/api/v1/books_add_update.go

@@ -9,22 +9,16 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
-type bookPayload struct {
-	Book models.Book `json:"book" form:"book"`
-}
-
 // BookAddOrUpdate is the handler to add a book
 func BookAddOrUpdate(c echo.Context) error {
 	// Check for Request Content
 	bookFromString := c.FormValue("book")
-	var datBook models.Book
+	var datBook *models.Book
 
 	if bookFromString == "" {
-		b := new(bookPayload)
-		if err := c.Bind(b); err != nil {
+		if err := c.Bind(&datBook); err != nil {
 			return c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, models.Message{"No book model provided"})
 		}
-		datBook = b.Book
 	} else {
 		// Decode the JSON
 		dec := json.NewDecoder(strings.NewReader(bookFromString))
@@ -53,7 +47,7 @@ func BookAddOrUpdate(c echo.Context) error {
 	}
 
 	// Insert or update the book
-	newBook, err := models.AddOrUpdateBook(datBook)
+	newBook, err := models.AddOrUpdateBook(*datBook)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, models.Message{"Error"})

routes/api/v1/items_add_update.go

@@ -9,22 +9,16 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
-type itemPayload struct {
-	Item models.Item `json:"item" form:"item"`
-}
-
 // ItemAddOrUpdate is the handler to add a item
 func ItemAddOrUpdate(c echo.Context) error {
 	// Check for Request Content
 	itemFromString := c.FormValue("item")
-	var datItem models.Item
+	var datItem *models.Item
 
 	if itemFromString == "" {
-		b := new(itemPayload)
-		if err := c.Bind(b); err != nil {
+		if err := c.Bind(&datItem); err != nil {
 			return c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, models.Message{"No item model provided"})
 		}
-		datItem = b.Item
 	} else {
 		// Decode the JSON
 		dec := json.NewDecoder(strings.NewReader(itemFromString))
@@ -48,7 +42,7 @@ func ItemAddOrUpdate(c echo.Context) error {
 	}
 
 	// Insert or update the item
-	newItem, err := models.AddOrUpdateItem(datItem)
+	newItem, err := models.AddOrUpdateItem(*datItem)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, models.Message{"Error"})

routes/api/v1/publishers_add_update.go

@@ -9,22 +9,17 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
-type publisherPayload struct {
-	Publisher models.Publisher `json:"publisher" form:"publisher"`
-}
-
 // PublisherAddOrUpdate is the handler to add a publisher
 func PublisherAddOrUpdate(c echo.Context) error {
 	// Check for Request Content
 	publisherFromString := c.FormValue("publisher")
-	var datPublisher models.Publisher
+	var datPublisher *models.Publisher
 
 	if publisherFromString == "" {
-		b := new(publisherPayload)
-		if err := c.Bind(b); err != nil {
+		// b := new(models.Publisher)
+		if err := c.Bind(&datPublisher); err != nil {
 			return c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, models.Message{"No publisher model provided"})
 		}
-		datPublisher = b.Publisher
 	} else {
 		// Decode the JSON
 		dec := json.NewDecoder(strings.NewReader(publisherFromString))
@@ -48,7 +43,7 @@ func PublisherAddOrUpdate(c echo.Context) error {
 	}
 
 	// Insert or update the publisher
-	newPublisher, err := models.AddOrUpdatePublisher(datPublisher)
+	newPublisher, err := models.AddOrUpdatePublisher(*datPublisher)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, models.Message{"Error"})