Library/models/authors_add.go

package models

// AddAuthor adds a new author based on an author struct
func AddAuthor(author Author) (newAuthor Author, err error) {
	_, err = x.Insert(&author)

	if err != nil {
		return Author{}, err
	}

	// Get the newly inserted author
	newAuthor, _, err = GetAuthorByID(author.ID)

	return newAuthor, err
}