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-package com.codedifferently.lesson16.web;
-
-import com.codedifferently.lesson16.library.Librarian;
-import com.codedifferently.lesson16.library.Library;
-import com.codedifferently.lesson16.library.MediaItem;
-import com.codedifferently.lesson16.library.exceptions.MediaItemCheckedOutException;
-import com.codedifferently.lesson16.library.search.SearchCriteria;
-import jakarta.validation.Valid;
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Set;
-import java.util.UUID;
-import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
-import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.CrossOrigin;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.DeleteMapping;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PathVariable;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PostMapping;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestBody;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
-import org.springframework.web.server.ResponseStatusException;
-
-/**
- * @author vscode
- */
-@RestController
-@CrossOrigin
-public class MediaItemsController {
-  private final Library library;
-  private final Librarian librarian;
-
-  public MediaItemsController(Library library) throws IOException {
-    this.library = library;
-    this.librarian = library.getLibrarians().stream().findFirst().orElseThrow();
-  }
-
-  @GetMapping("/items")
-  public GetMediaItemsResponse getItems() {
-    Set<MediaItem> items = library.search(SearchCriteria.builder().build());
-    List<MediaItemResponse> responseItems = items.stream().map(MediaItemResponse::from).toList();
-    var response = GetMediaItemsResponse.builder().items(responseItems).build();
-    return response;
-  }
-
-  @PostMapping("/items")
-  public CreateMediaItemResponse postItem(@Valid @RequestBody CreateMediaItemRequest request) {
-    MediaItem item = MediaItemRequest.asMediaItem(request.getItem());
-    library.addMediaItem(item, librarian);
-    var response = CreateMediaItemResponse.builder().item(MediaItemResponse.from(item)).build();
-    return response;
-  }
-
-  @GetMapping("/items/{id}")
-  public GetMediaItemsResponse getMediaItem(@PathVariable String id) {
-    Set<MediaItem> items = library.search(SearchCriteria.builder().id(id).build());
-    if (items.isEmpty()) {
-      throw new ResponseStatusException(HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND, "Media item not found");
-    }
-    List<MediaItemResponse> responseItems = items.stream().map(MediaItemResponse::from).toList();
-    var response = GetMediaItemsResponse.builder().items(responseItems).build();
-    return response;
-  }
-
-  @DeleteMapping("/items/{id}")
-  public ResponseEntity<Void> deleteItem(@PathVariable("id") UUID id) {
-    if (!library.hasMediaItem(id)) {
-      return ResponseEntity.notFound().build();
-    }
-    try {
-      library.removeMediaItem(id, new Librarian("Default", "librarian@example.com"));
-      return ResponseEntity.noContent().build();
-    } catch (MediaItemCheckedOutException e) {
-      throw new ResponseStatusException(
-          HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST, "Cannot delete checked out item", e);
-    }
-  }
-}