server/AyaNova/biz/CustomerBiz.cs

@@ -430,26 +430,64 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
             List<string> ImportResult = new List<string>();
             string ImportTag = $"imported-{FileUtil.GetSafeDateFileName()}";
 
+            //ignore these fields
             var jsset = JsonSerializer.CreateDefault(new JsonSerializerSettings { ContractResolver = new AyaNova.Util.JsonUtil.ShouldSerializeContractResolver(new string[] { "Concurrency", "Id", "CustomFields" }) });
+
             foreach (JObject j in importData.Data)
             {
+                long? existingId = await ct.Customer.AsNoTracking().Where(z => z.Name == (string)j["Name"]).Select(x => x.Id).FirstOrDefaultAsync();
 
-
-
-                var w = j.ToObject<Customer>(jsset);
-                if (j["CustomFields"] != null)
-                    w.CustomFields = j["CustomFields"].ToString();
-                w.Tags.Add(ImportTag);//so user can find them all and revert later if necessary
-                var res = await CreateAsync(w);
-                if (res == null)
+                if (existingId == null)
                 {
-                    ImportResult.Add($"* {w.Name} - {this.GetErrorsAsString()}");
-                    this.ClearErrors();
+                    if (importData.DoImport)
+                    {
+                        //import this record
+                        var o = j.ToObject<Customer>(jsset);
+                        o.Tags.Add(ImportTag);
+                        var res = await CreateAsync(o);
+                        if (res == null)
+                        {
+                            ImportResult.Add($"❌ {o.Name} - {this.GetErrorsAsString()}");
+                            this.ClearErrors();
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            ImportResult.Add($"✔️ {o.Name}");
+                        }
+                    }
+
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    ImportResult.Add($"{w.Name} - ok");
+                    if (importData.DoUpdate)
+                    {
+                        //update this record with any data provided
+                        //load existing record
+                        var target = await GetAsync((long)existingId);
+                        var source = j.ToObject<Customer>(jsset);
+                        var propertiesToUpdate = j.Properties().Select(p => p.Name).ToList();
+                        propertiesToUpdate.Remove("Name");
+                        ImportUpdateObject.Update(source, target, propertiesToUpdate);
+                        var res = await PutAsync(target);
+
+                        if (res == null)
+                        {
+                            ImportResult.Add($"❌ {target.Name} - {this.GetErrorsAsString()}");
+                            this.ClearErrors();
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            ImportResult.Add($"✔️ {target.Name}");
+                        }
+                        // bool copyTags=false;
+                        // if(propertiesToUpdate.Contains("Tags"))
+                        //     copyTags=true;
+
+                    }
                 }
+
+
+
             }
             return ImportResult;
         }

server/AyaNova/util/ImportUpdateObject.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+using System;
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+namespace AyaNova.Util
+{
+
+    internal static class ImportUpdateObject
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Copies the data of one object to another. The target object 'pulls' properties of the first. 
+        /// Any matching properties are written to the target.
+        /// 
+        /// The object copy is a shallow copy only. Any nested types will be copied as 
+        /// whole values rather than individual property assignments (ie. via assignment)
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="source">The source object to copy from</param>
+        /// <param name="target">The object to copy to</param>
+        /// <param name="propertiesToUpdate">A list of properties that should be copied</param>
+        public static void Update(object source, object target, List<string> propertiesToUpdate)
+        {
+          
+            MemberInfo[] miT = target.GetType().GetMembers(BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance);
+            foreach (MemberInfo Field in miT)
+            {
+                string name = Field.Name;
+                // Skip over any property exceptions
+                if (!propertiesToUpdate.Contains(name))
+                    continue;
+
+                if (Field.MemberType == MemberTypes.Field)
+                {
+                    FieldInfo SourceField = source.GetType().GetField(name);
+                    if (SourceField == null)
+                        continue;
+
+                    object SourceValue = SourceField.GetValue(source);
+                    ((FieldInfo)Field).SetValue(target, SourceValue);
+                }
+                else if (Field.MemberType == MemberTypes.Property)
+                {
+                    PropertyInfo piTarget = Field as PropertyInfo;
+                    PropertyInfo SourceField = source.GetType().GetProperty(name, BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance);
+                    if (SourceField == null)
+                        continue;
+
+                    if (piTarget.CanWrite && SourceField.CanRead)
+                    {
+                        object SourceValue = SourceField.GetValue(source, null);
+                        piTarget.SetValue(target, SourceValue, null);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+
+    }//eoc
+
+}//eons