static void Main(string[] args)
{
// Create two Dictionary vars to hold info for menu and data
// Top-level menu options
Dictionary <string, string> actionChoices = new Dictionary <string, string>();
actionChoices.Add("search", "Search");
actionChoices.Add("list", "List");
// Column options
Dictionary <string, string> columnChoices = new Dictionary <string, string>();
columnChoices.Add("core competency", "Skill");
columnChoices.Add("employer", "Employer");
columnChoices.Add("location", "Location");
columnChoices.Add("position type", "Position Type");
columnChoices.Add("all", "All");
Console.WriteLine("Welcome to LaunchCode's TechJobs App!");
// Allow user to search/list until they manually quit with ctrl+c
while (true)
{
string actionChoice = GetUserSelection("View Jobs", actionChoices);
if (actionChoice.Equals("list"))
{
string columnChoice = GetUserSelection("List", columnChoices);
if (columnChoice.Equals("all"))
{
PrintJobs(JobData.FindAll());
}
else
{
List <string> results = JobData.FindColumnValues(columnChoice);
Console.WriteLine("\n*** All " + columnChoices[columnChoice] + " Values ***");
foreach (string item in results)
{
Console.WriteLine(item);
}
}
}
else // choice is "search"
{
// How does the user want to search (e.g. by skill or employer)
string columnChoice = GetUserSelection("Search", columnChoices);
// What is their search term?
Console.WriteLine("\nSearch term: ");
string searchTerm = Console.ReadLine();
List <Dictionary <string, string> > searchResults;
// Fetch results
if (columnChoice.Equals("all"))
{
searchResults = JobData.FindByValue(searchTerm);
PrintJobs(searchResults);
}
else
{
searchResults = JobData.FindByColumnAndValue(columnChoice, searchTerm);
PrintJobs(searchResults);
}
}
}
}