private void InitiateLogInProtocols()
{
// Executing credential validation protocols before triggering a session or being denied one
String message = SystemProtocols.ApplyCredentialsValidationProtocol(usernameTextBox.Text, passwordTextBox.Text);
if (message == "INVALID USER") // provided username was not registered in the system
{
ClearTextBoxBuffer();
usernameTextBox.BackColor = Color.Red; // highlighting incorrect username
}
else if (message == "INACTIVE USER") // provided username belongs to an inactive/suspended account
{
MessageBox.Show("This user has been deacivated, please try with a different account.");
ClearTextBoxBuffer();
}
else if (message == "INCORRECT") // provided credentials were incorrect for that username
{
passwordTextBox.Text = "";
passwordTextBox.BackColor = Color.Red; // highlighting incorrect password
}
else // credentials were successfully validated
{
// Executing correct login protocols for new user session
SystemProtocols.ApplyLogInProtocols(usernameTextBox.Text);
ClearTextBoxBuffer();
FormsMenuList.loginForm.Hide(); // TODO: replace this with close once program is ancored to splash page
// Summon Product Browser Form
FormsMenuList.inventorySearchForm = new InventorySearchForm();
FormsMenuList.inventorySearchForm.Show();
}
}