Library/models/authors_update.go

package models

// UpdateAuthor updates an author by its ID and a new author struct
func UpdateAuthor(author Author, id int64) (newAuthor Author, err error) {
	_, err = x.Where("id = ?", id).Update(&author)

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

	// Get the newly updated author
	newAuthor, _, err = GetAuthorByID(id)

	return newAuthor, err
}