Returning error response or successful response





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I'm trying to create a generic class which would allow me to return a result based on whether the request was successful or not.



As you can imagine, the error response should look like:



{
"status": "403",
"message": "Denied:
}


And the successful response should look like:



{
"status": "200",
"data":
}


As you can see, the only thing common between the 2 is that they both have "status". So what I would like to achieve is, when an API endpoint has been called, it will return either an error result or actual result.



What I have done so far.



I have created an IResponse interface:



public interface IResponse
{
HttpStatusCode StatusCode { get; set; }
}


Then created a Response class which implements IResponse:



public class Response<T> : IResponse
{
public T Data { get; set; }

public HttpStatusCode StatusCode { get; set; }
}


This can now accept any type of data so in some way this is generic for all types of objects.



I also have an IErrorResponse interface:



public interface IErrorResponse : IResponse
{
string Message { get; set; }
}


And then an ErrorResponse which implements IErrorResponse:



public class ErrorResponse : IErrorResponse
{
public string Message { get; set; }
public HttpStatusCode StatusCode { get; set; }
}


The problem I'm having is that when my controller is called I can only return Response which means even when there is an error the user will have a nullable "data" in the response. Instead, when there is an error i want the response to have the same format as the ErrorResponse class.



How would I achieve this?










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    I'm trying to create a generic class which would allow me to return a result based on whether the request was successful or not.



    As you can imagine, the error response should look like:



    {
    "status": "403",
    "message": "Denied:
    }


    And the successful response should look like:



    {
    "status": "200",
    "data":
    }


    As you can see, the only thing common between the 2 is that they both have "status". So what I would like to achieve is, when an API endpoint has been called, it will return either an error result or actual result.



    What I have done so far.



    I have created an IResponse interface:



    public interface IResponse
    {
    HttpStatusCode StatusCode { get; set; }
    }


    Then created a Response class which implements IResponse:



    public class Response<T> : IResponse
    {
    public T Data { get; set; }

    public HttpStatusCode StatusCode { get; set; }
    }


    This can now accept any type of data so in some way this is generic for all types of objects.



    I also have an IErrorResponse interface:



    public interface IErrorResponse : IResponse
    {
    string Message { get; set; }
    }


    And then an ErrorResponse which implements IErrorResponse:



    public class ErrorResponse : IErrorResponse
    {
    public string Message { get; set; }
    public HttpStatusCode StatusCode { get; set; }
    }


    The problem I'm having is that when my controller is called I can only return Response which means even when there is an error the user will have a nullable "data" in the response. Instead, when there is an error i want the response to have the same format as the ErrorResponse class.



    How would I achieve this?










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      I'm trying to create a generic class which would allow me to return a result based on whether the request was successful or not.



      As you can imagine, the error response should look like:



      {
      "status": "403",
      "message": "Denied:
      }


      And the successful response should look like:



      {
      "status": "200",
      "data":
      }


      As you can see, the only thing common between the 2 is that they both have "status". So what I would like to achieve is, when an API endpoint has been called, it will return either an error result or actual result.



      What I have done so far.



      I have created an IResponse interface:



      public interface IResponse
      {
      HttpStatusCode StatusCode { get; set; }
      }


      Then created a Response class which implements IResponse:



      public class Response<T> : IResponse
      {
      public T Data { get; set; }

      public HttpStatusCode StatusCode { get; set; }
      }


      This can now accept any type of data so in some way this is generic for all types of objects.



      I also have an IErrorResponse interface:



      public interface IErrorResponse : IResponse
      {
      string Message { get; set; }
      }


      And then an ErrorResponse which implements IErrorResponse:



      public class ErrorResponse : IErrorResponse
      {
      public string Message { get; set; }
      public HttpStatusCode StatusCode { get; set; }
      }


      The problem I'm having is that when my controller is called I can only return Response which means even when there is an error the user will have a nullable "data" in the response. Instead, when there is an error i want the response to have the same format as the ErrorResponse class.



      How would I achieve this?










      share|improve this question














      I'm trying to create a generic class which would allow me to return a result based on whether the request was successful or not.



      As you can imagine, the error response should look like:



      {
      "status": "403",
      "message": "Denied:
      }


      And the successful response should look like:



      {
      "status": "200",
      "data":
      }


      As you can see, the only thing common between the 2 is that they both have "status". So what I would like to achieve is, when an API endpoint has been called, it will return either an error result or actual result.



      What I have done so far.



      I have created an IResponse interface:



      public interface IResponse
      {
      HttpStatusCode StatusCode { get; set; }
      }


      Then created a Response class which implements IResponse:



      public class Response<T> : IResponse
      {
      public T Data { get; set; }

      public HttpStatusCode StatusCode { get; set; }
      }


      This can now accept any type of data so in some way this is generic for all types of objects.



      I also have an IErrorResponse interface:



      public interface IErrorResponse : IResponse
      {
      string Message { get; set; }
      }


      And then an ErrorResponse which implements IErrorResponse:



      public class ErrorResponse : IErrorResponse
      {
      public string Message { get; set; }
      public HttpStatusCode StatusCode { get; set; }
      }


      The problem I'm having is that when my controller is called I can only return Response which means even when there is an error the user will have a nullable "data" in the response. Instead, when there is an error i want the response to have the same format as the ErrorResponse class.



      How would I achieve this?







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