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ASP.NET Core {{UI_Value}} Tutorial - Part 2

//[doc-params]
{
    "UI": ["MVC","NG"]
}

{{ if UI == "MVC" DB="ef" DB_Text="Entity Framework Core" UI_Text="mvc" else if UI == "NG" DB="mongodb" DB_Text="MongoDB" UI_Text="angular" else DB ="?" UI_Text="?" end }}

About this tutorial

This is the second part of the ASP.NET Core {{UI_Value}} tutorial series. All parts:

You can also watch this video course prepared by an ABP community member, based on this tutorial.

{{if UI == "MVC"}}

Creating a new book

In this section, you will learn how to create a new modal dialog form to create a new book. The modal dialog will look like in the below image:

bookstore-create-dialog

Create the modal form

Create a new razor page, named CreateModal.cshtml under the Pages/Books folder of the Acme.BookStore.Web project.

bookstore-add-create-dialog

CreateModal.cshtml.cs

Open the CreateModal.cshtml.cs file (CreateModalModel class) and replace with the following code:

using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;

namespace Acme.BookStore.Web.Pages.Books
{
    public class CreateModalModel : BookStorePageModel
    {
        [BindProperty]
        public CreateUpdateBookDto Book { get; set; }

        private readonly IBookAppService _bookAppService;

        public CreateModalModel(IBookAppService bookAppService)
        {
            _bookAppService = bookAppService;
        }

        public async Task<IActionResult> OnPostAsync()
        {
            await _bookAppService.CreateAsync(Book);
            return NoContent();
        }
    }
}
  • This class is derived from the BookStorePageModel instead of standard PageModel. BookStorePageModel inherits the PageModel and adds some common properties & methods that can be used in your page model classes.
  • [BindProperty] attribute on the Book property binds post request data to this property.
  • This class simply injects the IBookAppService in the constructor and calls the CreateAsync method in the OnPostAsync handler.
CreateModal.cshtml

Open the CreateModal.cshtml file and paste the code below:

@page
@using Volo.Abp.AspNetCore.Mvc.UI.Bootstrap.TagHelpers.Modal
@model Acme.BookStore.Web.Pages.Books.CreateModalModel
@{
    Layout = null;
}
<abp-dynamic-form abp-model="Book" data-ajaxForm="true" asp-page="/Books/CreateModal">
    <abp-modal>
        <abp-modal-header title="@L["NewBook"].Value"></abp-modal-header>
        <abp-modal-body>
            <abp-form-content />
        </abp-modal-body>
        <abp-modal-footer buttons="@(AbpModalButtons.Cancel|AbpModalButtons.Save)"></abp-modal-footer>
    </abp-modal>
</abp-dynamic-form>
  • This modal uses abp-dynamic-form tag helper to automatically create the form from the model CreateBookViewModel.
    • abp-model attribute indicates the model object where it's the Book property in this case.
    • data-ajaxForm attribute sets the form to submit via AJAX, instead of a classic page post.
    • abp-form-content tag helper is a placeholder to render the form controls (it is optional and needed only if you have added some other content in the abp-dynamic-form tag, just like in this page).

Add the "New book" button

Open the Pages/Books/Index.cshtml and set the content of abp-card-header tag as below:

<abp-card-header>
    <abp-row>
        <abp-column size-md="_6">
            <h2>@L["Books"]</h2>
        </abp-column>
        <abp-column size-md="_6" class="text-right">
            <abp-button id="NewBookButton"
                        text="@L["NewBook"].Value"
                        icon="plus"
                        button-type="Primary" />
        </abp-column>
    </abp-row>
</abp-card-header>

This adds a new button called New book to the top-right of the table:

bookstore-new-book-button

Open the pages/books/index.js and add the following code just after the Datatable configuration:

var createModal = new abp.ModalManager(abp.appPath + 'Books/CreateModal');

createModal.onResult(function () {
    dataTable.ajax.reload();
});

$('#NewBookButton').click(function (e) {
    e.preventDefault();
    createModal.open();
});
  • abp.ModalManager is a helper class to manage modals in the client side. It internally uses Twitter Bootstrap's standard modal, but abstracts many details by providing a simple API.

Now, you can run the application and add new books using the new modal form.

Updating a book

Create a new razor page, named EditModal.cshtml under the Pages/Books folder of the Acme.BookStore.Web project:

bookstore-add-edit-dialog

EditModal.cshtml.cs

Open the EditModal.cshtml.cs file (EditModalModel class) and replace with the following code:

using System;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;

namespace Acme.BookStore.Web.Pages.Books
{
    public class EditModalModel : BookStorePageModel
    {
        [HiddenInput]
        [BindProperty(SupportsGet = true)]
        public Guid Id { get; set; }

        [BindProperty]
        public CreateUpdateBookDto Book { get; set; }

        private readonly IBookAppService _bookAppService;

        public EditModalModel(IBookAppService bookAppService)
        {
            _bookAppService = bookAppService;
        }

        public async Task OnGetAsync()
        {
            var bookDto = await _bookAppService.GetAsync(Id);
            Book = ObjectMapper.Map<BookDto, CreateUpdateBookDto>(bookDto);
        }

        public async Task<IActionResult> OnPostAsync()
        {
            await _bookAppService.UpdateAsync(Id, Book);
            return NoContent();
        }
    }
}
  • [HiddenInput] and [BindProperty] are standard ASP.NET Core MVC attributes. SupportsGet is used to be able to get Id value from query string parameter of the request.
  • In the GetAsync method, we get BookDto from BookAppService and this is being mapped to the DTO object CreateUpdateBookDto.
  • The OnPostAsync uses BookAppService.UpdateAsync() to update the entity.

Mapping from BookDto to CreateUpdateBookDto

To be able to map the BookDto to CreateUpdateBookDto, configure a new mapping. To do this, open the BookStoreWebAutoMapperProfile.cs in the Acme.BookStore.Web project and change it as shown below:

using AutoMapper;

namespace Acme.BookStore.Web
{
    public class BookStoreWebAutoMapperProfile : Profile
    {
        public BookStoreWebAutoMapperProfile()
        {
            CreateMap<BookDto, CreateUpdateBookDto>();
        }
    }
}
  • We have just added CreateMap<BookDto, CreateUpdateBookDto>(); to define this mapping.

EditModal.cshtml

Replace EditModal.cshtml content with the following content:

@page
@using Acme.BookStore.Web.Pages.Books
@using Volo.Abp.AspNetCore.Mvc.UI.Bootstrap.TagHelpers.Modal
@model EditModalModel
@{
    Layout = null;
}
<abp-dynamic-form abp-model="Book" data-ajaxForm="true" asp-page="/Books/EditModal">
    <abp-modal>
        <abp-modal-header title="@L["Update"].Value"></abp-modal-header>
        <abp-modal-body>
            <abp-input asp-for="Id" />
            <abp-form-content />
        </abp-modal-body>
        <abp-modal-footer buttons="@(AbpModalButtons.Cancel|AbpModalButtons.Save)"></abp-modal-footer>
    </abp-modal>
</abp-dynamic-form>

This page is very similar to the CreateModal.cshtml, except:

  • It includes an abp-input for the Id property to store Id of the editing book (which is a hidden input).
  • It uses Books/EditModal as the post URL and Update text as the modal header.

Add "Actions" dropdown to the table

We will add a dropdown button to the table named Actions.

Open the Pages/Books/Index.cshtml page and change the <abp-table> section as shown below:

<abp-table striped-rows="true" id="BooksTable">
    <thead>
        <tr>
            <th>@L["Actions"]</th>
            <th>@L["Name"]</th>
            <th>@L["Type"]</th>
            <th>@L["PublishDate"]</th>
            <th>@L["Price"]</th>
            <th>@L["CreationTime"]</th>
        </tr>
    </thead>
</abp-table>
  • We just added a new th tag for the "Actions" button.

Open the pages/books/index.js and replace the content as below:

$(function () {

    var l = abp.localization.getResource('BookStore');

    var createModal = new abp.ModalManager(abp.appPath + 'Books/CreateModal');
    var editModal = new abp.ModalManager(abp.appPath + 'Books/EditModal');

    var dataTable = $('#BooksTable').DataTable(abp.libs.datatables.normalizeConfiguration({
        processing: true,
        serverSide: true,
        paging: true,
        searching: false,
        autoWidth: false,
        scrollCollapse: true,
        order: [[1, "asc"]],
        ajax: abp.libs.datatables.createAjax(acme.bookStore.book.getList),
        columnDefs: [
            {
                rowAction: {
                    items:
                        [
                            {
                                text: l('Edit'),
                                action: function (data) {
                                    editModal.open({ id: data.record.id });
                                }
                            }
                        ]
                }
            },
            { data: "name" },
            { data: "type" },
            { data: "publishDate" },
            { data: "price" },
            { data: "creationTime" }
        ]
    }));

    createModal.onResult(function () {
        dataTable.ajax.reload();
    });

    editModal.onResult(function () {
        dataTable.ajax.reload();
    });

    $('#NewBookButton').click(function (e) {
        e.preventDefault();
        createModal.open();
    });
});
  • Used abp.localization.getResource('BookStore') to be able to use the same localization texts defined on the server-side.
  • Added a new ModalManager named createModal to open the create modal dialog.
  • Added a new ModalManager named editModal to open the edit modal dialog.
  • Added a new column at the beginning of the columnDefs section. This column is used for the "Actions" dropdown button.
  • "New Book" action simply calls createModal.open() to open the create dialog.
  • "Edit" action simply calls editModal.open() to open the edit dialog.

You can run the application and edit any book by selecting the edit action. The final UI looks as below:

bookstore-books-table-actions

Deleting a book

Open the pages/books/index.js and add a new item to the rowAction items:

{
    text: l('Delete'),
    confirmMessage: function (data) {
        return l('BookDeletionConfirmationMessage', data.record.name);
    },
    action: function (data) {
        acme.bookStore.book
            .delete(data.record.id)
            .then(function() {
                abp.notify.info(l('SuccessfullyDeleted'));
                dataTable.ajax.reload();
            });
    }
}
  • confirmMessage option is used to ask a confirmation question before executing the action.
  • acme.bookStore.book.delete() method makes an AJAX request to JavaScript proxy function to delete a book.
  • abp.notify.info() shows a notification after the delete operation.

The final index.js content is shown below:

$(function () {

    var l = abp.localization.getResource('BookStore');

    var createModal = new abp.ModalManager(abp.appPath + 'Books/CreateModal');
    var editModal = new abp.ModalManager(abp.appPath + 'Books/EditModal');

    var dataTable = $('#BooksTable').DataTable(abp.libs.datatables.normalizeConfiguration({
        processing: true,
        serverSide: true,
        paging: true,
        searching: false,
        autoWidth: false,
        scrollCollapse: true,
        order: [[1, "asc"]],
        ajax: abp.libs.datatables.createAjax(acme.bookStore.book.getList),
        columnDefs: [
            {
                rowAction: {
                    items:
                    [
                        {
                            text: l('Edit'),
                            action: function (data) {
                                editModal.open({ id: data.record.id });
                            }
                        },
                        {
                            text: l('Delete'),
                            confirmMessage: function (data) {
                                return l('BookDeletionConfirmationMessage', data.record.name);
                            },
                            action: function (data) {
                                acme.bookStore.book
                                    .delete(data.record.id)
                                    .then(function() {
                                        abp.notify.info(l('SuccessfullyDeleted'));
                                        dataTable.ajax.reload();
                                    });
                            }
                        }
                    ]
                }
            },
            { data: "name" },
            { data: "type" },
            { data: "publishDate" },
            { data: "price" },
            { data: "creationTime" }
        ]
    }));

    createModal.onResult(function () {
        dataTable.ajax.reload();
    });

    editModal.onResult(function () {
        dataTable.ajax.reload();
    });

    $('#NewBookButton').click(function (e) {
        e.preventDefault();
        createModal.open();
    });
});

Open the en.json in the Acme.BookStore.Domain.Shared project and add the following translations:

"BookDeletionConfirmationMessage": "Are you sure to delete the book {0}?",
"SuccessfullyDeleted": "Successfully deleted"

Run the application and try to delete a book.

{{end}}

{{if UI == "NG"}}

Creating a new book

In this section, you will learn how to create a new modal dialog form to create a new book.

Add a modal to BookListComponent

Open book-list.component.ts file in app\book\book-list folder and replace the content as below:

import { ListService, PagedResultDto } from '@abp/ng.core';
import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import { BookDto, BookType } from '../models';
import { BookService } from '../services';

@Component({
  selector: 'app-book-list',
  templateUrl: './book-list.component.html',
  styleUrls: ['./book-list.component.scss'],
  providers: [ListService],
})
export class BookListComponent implements OnInit {
  book = { items: [], totalCount: 0 } as PagedResultDto<BookDto>;

  booksType = BookType;

  isModalOpen = false; // <== added this line ==>

  constructor(public readonly list: ListService, private bookService: BookService) {}

  ngOnInit() {
    const bookStreamCreator = (query) => this.bookService.getListByInput(query);

    this.list.hookToQuery(bookStreamCreator).subscribe((response) => {
      this.book = response;
    });
  }

  // added createBook method
  createBook() {
    this.isModalOpen = true;
  }
}
  • We defined a variable called isModalOpen and createBook method.
  • We added the createBook method.

Open book-list.component.html file in books\book-list folder and replace the content as below:

<div class="card">
  <div class="card-header">
    <div class="row">
      <div class="col col-md-6">
        <h5 class="card-title">{%{{{ '::Menu:Books' | abpLocalization }}}%}</h5>
      </div>
      <!--Added new book button -->
      <div class="text-right col col-md-6">
        <div class="text-lg-right pt-2">
          <button id="create" class="btn btn-primary" type="button" (click)="createBook()">
            <i class="fa fa-plus mr-1"></i>
            <span>{%{{{ "::NewBook" | abpLocalization }}}%}</span>
          </button>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="card-body">
    <ngx-datatable [rows]="book.items" [count]="book.totalCount" [list]="list" default>
      <ngx-datatable-column [name]="'::Name' | abpLocalization" prop="name"></ngx-datatable-column>
      <ngx-datatable-column [name]="'::Type' | abpLocalization" prop="type">
        <ng-template let-row="row" ngx-datatable-cell-template>
          {%{{{ booksType[row.type] }}}%}
        </ng-template>
      </ngx-datatable-column>
      <ngx-datatable-column [name]="'::PublishDate' | abpLocalization" prop="publishDate">
        <ng-template let-row="row" ngx-datatable-cell-template>
          {%{{{ row.publishDate | date }}}%}
        </ng-template>
      </ngx-datatable-column>
      <ngx-datatable-column [name]="'::Price' | abpLocalization" prop="price">
        <ng-template let-row="row" ngx-datatable-cell-template>
          {%{{{ row.price | currency }}}%}
        </ng-template>
      </ngx-datatable-column>
    </ngx-datatable>
  </div>
</div>

<!--added modal-->
<abp-modal [(visible)]="isModalOpen">
  <ng-template #abpHeader>
    <h3>{%{{{ '::NewBook' | abpLocalization }}}%}</h3>
  </ng-template>

  <ng-template #abpBody> </ng-template>

  <ng-template #abpFooter>
    <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" #abpClose>
      {%{{{ 'AbpAccount::Close' | abpLocalization }}}%}
    </button>
  </ng-template>
</abp-modal>
  • We added the abp-modal which renders a modal to allow user to create a new book.
  • abp-modal is a pre-built component to show modals. While you could use another approach to show a modal, abp-modal provides additional benefits.
  • We added New book button to the AbpContentToolbar.

You can open your browser and click New book button to see the new modal.

Empty modal for new book

Create a reactive form

Reactive forms provide a model-driven approach to handling form inputs whose values change over time.

Open book-list.component.ts file in app\book\book-list folder and replace the content as below:

import { ListService, PagedResultDto } from '@abp/ng.core';
import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import { BookDto, BookType } from '../models';
import { BookService } from '../services';
import { FormGroup, FormBuilder, Validators } from '@angular/forms'; // <== added this line ==>

@Component({
  selector: 'app-book-list',
  templateUrl: './book-list.component.html',
  styleUrls: ['./book-list.component.scss'],
  providers: [ListService],
})
export class BookListComponent implements OnInit {
  book = { items: [], totalCount: 0 } as PagedResultDto<BookDto>;

  booksType = BookType;

  isModalOpen = false;

  form: FormGroup; // <== added this line ==>

  constructor(
    public readonly list: ListService,
    private bookService: BookService,
    private fb: FormBuilder // <== injected FormBuilder ==>
  ) {}

  ngOnInit() {
    const bookStreamCreator = (query) => this.bookService.getListByInput(query);

    this.list.hookToQuery(bookStreamCreator).subscribe((response) => {
      this.book = response;
    });
  }

  createBook() {
    this.buildForm(); // <== added this line ==>
    this.isModalOpen = true;
  }

  // added buildForm method
  buildForm() {
    this.form = this.fb.group({
      name: ['', Validators.required],
      type: [null, Validators.required],
      publishDate: [null, Validators.required],
      price: [null, Validators.required],
    });
  }
}
  • We imported FormGroup, FormBuilder and Validators.
  • We added form: FormGroup variable.
  • We injected fb: FormBuilder service to the constructor. The FormBuilder service provides convenient methods for generating controls. It reduces the amount of boilerplate needed to build complex forms.
  • We added buildForm method to the end of the file and executed buildForm() in the createBook method. This method creates a reactive form to be able to create a new book.
    • The group method of FormBuilder, fb creates a FormGroup.
    • Added Validators.required static method which validates the relevant form element.

Create the DOM elements of the form

Open book-list.component.html in app\books\book-list folder and replace <ng-template #abpBody> </ng-template> with the following code part:

<ng-template #abpBody>
  <form [formGroup]="form">
    <div class="form-group">
      <label for="book-name">Name</label><span> * </span>
      <input type="text" id="book-name" class="form-control" formControlName="name" autofocus />
    </div>

    <div class="form-group">
      <label for="book-price">Price</label><span> * </span>
      <input type="number" id="book-price" class="form-control" formControlName="price" />
    </div>

    <div class="form-group">
      <label for="book-type">Type</label><span> * </span>
      <select class="form-control" id="book-type" formControlName="type">
        <option [ngValue]="null">Select a book type</option>
        <option [ngValue]="booksType[type]" *ngFor="let type of bookTypeArr"> {%{{{ type }}}%}</option>
      </select>
    </div>

    <div class="form-group">
      <label>Publish date</label><span> * </span>
      <input
        #datepicker="ngbDatepicker"
        class="form-control"
        name="datepicker"
        formControlName="publishDate"
        ngbDatepicker
        (click)="datepicker.toggle()"
      />
    </div>
  </form>
</ng-template>
  • This template creates a form with Name, Price, Type and Publish date fields.
  • We've used NgBootstrap datepicker in this component.

Datepicker requirements

Open book.module.ts file in app\book folder and replace the content as below:

import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
import { BookRoutingModule } from './book-routing.module';
import { BookListComponent } from './book-list/book-list.component';
import { SharedModule } from '../shared/shared.module';
import { NgbDatepickerModule } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap'; //<== added this line ==>

@NgModule({
  declarations: [BookListComponent],
  imports: [
    CommonModule,
    BookRoutingModule,
    SharedModule,
    NgbDatepickerModule, //<== added this line ==>
  ],
})
export class BookModule {}
  • We imported NgbDatepickerModule to be able to use the date picker.

Open book-list.component.ts file in app\book\book-list folder and replace the content as below:

import { ListService, PagedResultDto } from '@abp/ng.core';
import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import { BookDto, BookType } from '../models';
import { BookService } from '../services';
import { FormGroup, FormBuilder, Validators } from '@angular/forms';
import { NgbDateNativeAdapter, NgbDateAdapter } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap'; // <== added this line ==>

@Component({
  selector: 'app-book-list',
  templateUrl: './book-list.component.html',
  styleUrls: ['./book-list.component.scss'],
  providers: [ListService, { provide: NgbDateAdapter, useClass: NgbDateNativeAdapter }], // <== added a provide ==>
})
export class BookListComponent implements OnInit {
  book = { items: [], totalCount: 0 } as PagedResultDto<BookDto>;

  booksType = BookType;

  // <== added bookTypeArr array ==>
  bookTypeArr = Object.keys(BookType).filter(
    (bookType) => typeof this.booksType[bookType] === 'number'
  );

  isModalOpen = false;

  form: FormGroup;

  constructor(
    public readonly list: ListService,
    private bookService: BookService,
    private fb: FormBuilder
  ) {}

  ngOnInit() {
    const bookStreamCreator = (query) => this.bookService.getListByInput(query);

    this.list.hookToQuery(bookStreamCreator).subscribe((response) => {
      this.book = response;
    });
  }

  createBook() {
    this.buildForm();
    this.isModalOpen = true;
  }

  buildForm() {
    this.form = this.fb.group({
      name: ['', Validators.required],
      type: [null, Validators.required],
      publishDate: [null, Validators.required],
      price: [null, Validators.required],
    });
  }
}
  • We imported NgbDateNativeAdapter, NgbDateAdapter

  • We added a new provider NgbDateAdapter that converts Datepicker value to Date type. See the datepicker adapters for more details.

  • We added bookTypeArr array to be able to use it in the combobox values. The bookTypeArr contains the fields of the BookType enum. Resulting array is shown below:

    ['Adventure', 'Biography', 'Dystopia', 'Fantastic' ...]
    

    This array was used in the previous form template in the ngFor loop.

Now, you can open your browser to see the changes:

New book modal

Saving the book

Open book-list.component.ts file in app\book\book-list folder and replace the content as below:

import { ListService, PagedResultDto } from '@abp/ng.core';
import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import { BookDto, BookType } from '../models';
import { BookService } from '../services';
import { FormGroup, FormBuilder, Validators } from '@angular/forms';
import { NgbDateNativeAdapter, NgbDateAdapter } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';

@Component({
  selector: 'app-book-list',
  templateUrl: './book-list.component.html',
  styleUrls: ['./book-list.component.scss'],
  providers: [ListService, { provide: NgbDateAdapter, useClass: NgbDateNativeAdapter }],
})
export class BookListComponent implements OnInit {
  book = { items: [], totalCount: 0 } as PagedResultDto<BookDto>;

  booksType = BookType;

  bookTypeArr = Object.keys(BookType).filter(
    (bookType) => typeof this.booksType[bookType] === 'number'
  );

  isModalOpen = false;

  form: FormGroup;

  constructor(
    public readonly list: ListService,
    private bookService: BookService,
    private fb: FormBuilder
  ) {}

  ngOnInit() {
    const bookStreamCreator = (query) => this.bookService.getListByInput(query);

    this.list.hookToQuery(bookStreamCreator).subscribe((response) => {
      this.book = response;
    });
  }

  createBook() {
    this.buildForm();
    this.isModalOpen = true;
  }

  buildForm() {
    this.form = this.fb.group({
      name: ['', Validators.required],
      type: [null, Validators.required],
      publishDate: [null, Validators.required],
      price: [null, Validators.required],
    });
  }

  // <== added save ==>
  save() {
    if (this.form.invalid) {
      return;
    }

    this.bookService.createByInput(this.form.value).subscribe(() => {
      this.isModalOpen = false;
      this.form.reset();
      this.list.get();
    });
  }
}
  • We added save method

Open book-list.component.html in app\book\book-list folder, find the <ng-template #abpFooter> element and replace this element with the following to create a new book.

<ng-template #abpFooter>
  <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" #abpClose>
      {%{{{ 'AbpAccount::Close' | abpLocalization }}}%}
  </button>

  <!--added save button-->
  <button class="btn btn-primary" (click)="save()" [disabled]="form.invalid">
        <i class="fa fa-check mr-1"></i>
        {%{{{ 'AbpAccount::Save' | abpLocalization }}}%}
  </button>
</ng-template>

Find the <form [formGroup]="form"> tag and replace below content:

<form [formGroup]="form" (ngSubmit)="save()"> <!-- added the ngSubmit -->
  • We added the (ngSubmit)="save()" to <form> element to save a new book by pressing the enter.
  • We added abp-button to the bottom area of the modal to save a new book.

The final modal UI looks like below:

Save button to the modal

Updating a book

Open book-list.component.ts in app\book\book-list folder and add a variable named selectedBook.

import { ListService, PagedResultDto } from '@abp/ng.core';
import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import { BookDto, BookType } from '../models';
import { BookService } from '../services';
import { FormGroup, FormBuilder, Validators } from '@angular/forms';
import { NgbDateNativeAdapter, NgbDateAdapter } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';

@Component({
  selector: 'app-book-list',
  templateUrl: './book-list.component.html',
  styleUrls: ['./book-list.component.scss'],
  providers: [ListService, { provide: NgbDateAdapter, useClass: NgbDateNativeAdapter }],
})
export class BookListComponent implements OnInit {
  book = { items: [], totalCount: 0 } as PagedResultDto<BookDto>;

  booksType = BookType;

  bookTypeArr = Object.keys(BookType).filter(
    (bookType) => typeof this.booksType[bookType] === 'number'
  );

  isModalOpen = false;

  form: FormGroup;

  selectedBook = {} as BookDto; // <== declared selectedBook ==>

  constructor(
    public readonly list: ListService,
    private bookService: BookService,
    private fb: FormBuilder
  ) {}

  ngOnInit() {
    const bookStreamCreator = (query) => this.bookService.getListByInput(query);

    this.list.hookToQuery(bookStreamCreator).subscribe((response) => {
      this.book = response;
    });
  }

  // <== this method is replaced ==>
  createBook() {
    this.selectedBook = {} as BookDto; // <== added ==>
    this.buildForm();
    this.isModalOpen = true;
  }

  // <== added editBook method ==>
  editBook(id: string) {
    this.bookService.getById(id).subscribe((book) => {
      this.selectedBook = book;
      this.buildForm();
      this.isModalOpen = true;
    });
  }

  // <== this method is replaced ==>
  buildForm() {
    this.form = this.fb.group({
      name: [this.selectedBook.name || '', Validators.required],
      type: [this.selectedBook.type || null, Validators.required],
      publishDate: [
        this.selectedBook.publishDate ? new Date(this.selectedBook.publishDate) : null,
        Validators.required,
      ],
      price: [this.selectedBook.price || null, Validators.required],
    });
  }

  // <== this method is replaced ==>
  save() {
    if (this.form.invalid) {
      return;
    }

    // <== added request ==>
    const request = this.selectedBook.id
      ? this.bookService.updateByIdAndInput(this.form.value, this.selectedBook.id)
      : this.bookService.createByInput(this.form.value);

    request.subscribe(() => {
      this.isModalOpen = false;
      this.form.reset();
      this.list.get();
    });
  }
}
  • We declared a variable named selectedBook as BookDto.
  • We added editBook method. This method fetches the book with the given Id and sets it to selectedBook object.
  • We replaced the buildForm method so that it creates the form with the selectedBook data.
  • We replaced the createBook method so it sets selectedBook to an empty object.
  • We replaced the save method.

Add "Actions" dropdown to the table

Open the book-list.component.html in app\book\book-list folder and replace the <div class="card-body"> tag as below:

<div class="card-body">
  <ngx-datatable [rows]="book.items" [count]="book.totalCount" [list]="list" default>
    <!-- added actions column -->
    <ngx-datatable-column
      [name]="'::Actions' | abpLocalization"
      [maxWidth]="150"
      [sortable]="false"
    >
      <ng-template let-row="row" ngx-datatable-cell-template>
        <div ngbDropdown container="body" class="d-inline-block">
          <button
            class="btn btn-primary btn-sm dropdown-toggle"
            data-toggle="dropdown"
            aria-haspopup="true"
            ngbDropdownToggle
          >
            <i class="fa fa-cog mr-1"></i>{%{{{ '::Actions' | abpLocalization }}}%}
          </button>
          <div ngbDropdownMenu>
            <button ngbDropdownItem (click)="editBook(row.id)">
              {%{{{ '::Edit' | abpLocalization }}}%}
            </button>
          </div>
        </div>
      </ng-template>
    </ngx-datatable-column>
    <ngx-datatable-column [name]="'::Name' | abpLocalization" prop="name"></ngx-datatable-column>
    <ngx-datatable-column [name]="'::Type' | abpLocalization" prop="type">
      <ng-template let-row="row" ngx-datatable-cell-template>
        {%{{{ booksType[row.type] }}}%}
      </ng-template>
    </ngx-datatable-column>
    <ngx-datatable-column [name]="'::PublishDate' | abpLocalization" prop="publishDate">
      <ng-template let-row="row" ngx-datatable-cell-template>
        {%{{{ row.publishDate | date }}}%}
      </ng-template>
    </ngx-datatable-column>
    <ngx-datatable-column [name]="'::Price' | abpLocalization" prop="price">
      <ng-template let-row="row" ngx-datatable-cell-template>
        {%{{{ row.price | currency }}}%}
      </ng-template>
    </ngx-datatable-column>
  </ngx-datatable>
</div>
  • We added a ngx-datatable-column for the "Actions" column.
  • We added button with ngbDropdownToggle to open actions when clicked the button.
  • We have used to NgbDropdown for the dropdown menu of actions.

The final UI looks like as below:

Action buttons

Open book-list.component.html in app\book\book-list folder and find the <ng-template #abpHeader> tag and replace the content as below.

<ng-template #abpHeader>
    <h3>{%{{{ (selectedBook.id ? '::Edit' : '::NewBook' ) | abpLocalization }}}%}</h3>
</ng-template>
  • This template will show Edit text for edit record operation, New Book for new record operation in the title.

Deleting a book

Delete confirmation popup

Open book-list.component.ts in app\book\book-list folder and inject the ConfirmationService.

Replace the constructor as below:

import { ConfirmationService } from '@abp/ng.theme.shared';
//...

constructor(
  public readonly list: ListService,
  private bookService: BookService,
  private fb: FormBuilder,
  private confirmation: ConfirmationService // <== added this line ==>
) {}
  • We imported ConfirmationService.
  • We injected ConfirmationService to the constructor.

See the Confirmation Popup documentation

In the book-list.component.ts add a delete method:

import { ConfirmationService, Confirmation } from '@abp/ng.theme.shared'; //<== imported Confirmation namespace ==>

//...

delete(id: string) {
  this.confirmation.warn('::AreYouSureToDelete', 'AbpAccount::AreYouSure').subscribe((status) => {
    if (status === Confirmation.Status.confirm) {
      this.bookService.deleteById(id).subscribe(() => this.list.get());
    }
  });
}

The delete method shows a confirmation popup and subscribes for the user response. The deleteById method of BookService called only if user clicks to the Yes button. The confirmation popup looks like below:

bookstore-confirmation-popup

Add a delete button

Open book-list.component.html in app\book\book-list folder and modify the ngbDropdownMenu to add the delete button as shown below:

<div ngbDropdownMenu>
  <!-- added Delete button -->
    <button ngbDropdownItem (click)="delete(row.id)">
        {%{{{ 'AbpAccount::Delete' | abpLocalization }}}%}
    </button>
</div>

The final actions dropdown UI looks like below:

bookstore-final-actions-dropdown

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