completed adding a form handler method

jakenwillman · jakenwillman · commit 7d7ed66786a7 · 2023-10-01T16:03:20.000-05:00
diff --git a/Spring Boot/codingevents/.idea/workspace.xml b/Spring Boot/codingevents/.idea/workspace.xml
diff --git a/Spring Boot/codingevents/src/main/java/org/launchcode/codingevents/controllers/EventController.java b/Spring Boot/codingevents/src/main/java/org/launchcode/codingevents/controllers/EventController.java
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
 
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Controller;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PostMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
 import org.springframework.ui.Model;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestParam;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -12,13 +14,10 @@
 @RequestMapping("events")
 public class EventController {
 
+    private static List<String> events = new ArrayList<>();
+
     @GetMapping
     public String displayAllEvents(Model model) {
-        List<String> events = new ArrayList<>();
-        events.add("Code With Pride");
-        events.add("Strange Loop");
-        events.add("Apple WWDC");
-        events.add("SpringOne Platform");
         model.addAttribute("events", events);
         return "events/index";
     }
@@ -29,4 +28,11 @@ public String renderCreateEventForm() {
         return "events/create";
     }
 
+    // lives at /events/create
+    @PostMapping("create")
+    public String createEvent(@RequestParam String eventName) {
+        events.add(eventName);
+        return "redirect:/events";
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/Spring Boot/codingevents/src/main/resources/templates/events/index.html b/Spring Boot/codingevents/src/main/resources/templates/events/index.html
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 
 <h1>All Events</h1>
 
+<p th:unless="${events} and ${events.size()}">No events!</p>
+
 <ul>
     <th:block th:each="event : ${events}">
         <li th:text="${event}"></li>
