handle responses more properly

back/src/main/java/be/naaturel/letsmeet/controllers/EventController.java

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package be.naaturel.letsmeet.controllers;
 
+import be.naaturel.letsmeet.core.Result;
 import be.naaturel.letsmeet.dto.httpRequest.EventDTO;
 import be.naaturel.letsmeet.services.EventService;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
@@ -26,21 +27,20 @@ public class EventController {
         } catch (Exception e){
             return ResponseEntity
                     .internalServerError()
-                    .build();
+                    .body("An error has occured : " + e.getMessage());
         }
     }
 
     @PostMapping({"/create", "/create/"})
     public ResponseEntity<?> create(@RequestBody EventDTO dto){
 
-        try{
-            service.save(dto);
+        try {
+            Result<String> res = service.save(dto);
+            return ResponseEntity.ok(res);
         } catch (Exception e){
             return ResponseEntity
                     .internalServerError()
-                    .build();
+                    .body("An error has occured : " + e.getMessage());
         }
-
-        return ResponseEntity.ok().build();
     }
 }

back/src/main/java/be/naaturel/letsmeet/core/Result.java

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package be.naaturel.letsmeet.core;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.annotation.JsonSerialize;
+
+@JsonSerialize
+public class Result<T> {
+
+    private T value;
+
+    public Result(T value){
+        this.value = value;
+    }
+
+    public T getValue() {
+        return value;
+    }
+
+}

back/src/main/java/be/naaturel/letsmeet/services/AbstractService.java

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package be.naaturel.letsmeet.services;
 
+import be.naaturel.letsmeet.core.Result;
 import be.naaturel.letsmeet.mappers.Mapper;
 
 public abstract class AbstractService<T, T_ENTITY, T_DTO> {
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractService<T, T_ENTITY, T_DTO> {
         this.requestMapper = requestMapper;
     }
 
-    public abstract boolean save(T_DTO prop);
+    public abstract Result<?> save(T_DTO prop) throws Exception;
     public abstract boolean delete(T_DTO prop);
 
 

back/src/main/java/be/naaturel/letsmeet/services/EventService.java

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package be.naaturel.letsmeet.services;
 
+import be.naaturel.letsmeet.core.Result;
 import be.naaturel.letsmeet.dto.database.EventEntity;
 import be.naaturel.letsmeet.dto.httpRequest.EventDTO;
 import be.naaturel.letsmeet.mappers.database.EventMapper;
@@ -22,16 +23,14 @@ public class EventService extends AbstractService<Event, EventEntity, EventDTO>
     }
 
     @Override
-    public boolean save(EventDTO dto) {
+    public Result<String> save(EventDTO dto) throws Exception {
         Event event = this.requestMapper.toModel(dto);
         EventEntity entity = this.dataBaseMapper.toEntity(event);
         try{
             this.repo.save(entity);
-            return true;
-        } catch (IllegalArgumentException iae){
-            return false;
-        } catch (OptimisticLockingFailureException olfe){
-            return false;
+            return new Result<>(entity.token);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw new Exception("Something went wrong");
         }
     }