1 files changed, 9 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/ufund-api/src/main/java/com/ufund/api/ufundapi/service/CupboardService.java b/ufund-api/src/main/java/com/ufund/api/ufundapi/service/CupboardService.java
index c8609ab..6dd120c 100644
--- a/ufund-api/src/main/java/com/ufund/api/ufundapi/service/CupboardService.java
+++ b/ufund-api/src/main/java/com/ufund/api/ufundapi/service/CupboardService.java
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@ package com.ufund.api.ufundapi.service;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 
-import com.ufund.api.ufundapi.model.Need;
-import com.ufund.api.ufundapi.persistence.CupboardDAO;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+
 import com.ufund.api.ufundapi.DuplicateKeyException;
+import com.ufund.api.ufundapi.model.Need;
+import com.ufund.api.ufundapi.persistence.CupboardDAO;
 
 @Component
 public class CupboardService {
@@ -27,16 +28,18 @@ public class CupboardService {
      * @throws IOException Thrown if there was any issue saving the data
      * @throws DuplicateKeyException If there already exists a need with the same name
      */
-    public Need createNeed(String name, int maxGoal, Need.GoalType goalType) throws IOException, DuplicateKeyException {
+    public Need createNeed(String name, double maxGoal, Need.GoalType goalType) throws IOException, DuplicateKeyException {
         
         Need need = new Need(name, goalType, maxGoal);
 
         if (need.getMaxGoal() <= 0) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Max Goal must be greater than zero");
         } else {
-            for (Need searchNeed : cupboardDAO.getNeeds()) {
-                if (need.getName().equalsIgnoreCase(searchNeed.getName())) {
-                    throw new DuplicateKeyException("Duplicate names are not allowed");
+            if (cupboardDAO.getNeeds().length > 0) {
+                for (Need searchNeed : cupboardDAO.getNeeds()) {
+                    if (need.getName().equalsIgnoreCase(searchNeed.getName())) {
+                        throw new DuplicateKeyException("Duplicate names are not allowed");
+                    }
                 }
             }
             return cupboardDAO.addNeed(need);