public List<Contact> Execute()
{
var fm = new FileManager();
List<FileName> volumeNames = fm.LoadListOfExistingFiles();
string volumeName = DisplayVolumes(volumeNames);
WriteHeader(volumeName);
string fileName = volumeName;//added this line because seemed to lose filename in WriteHeader method.
List<Contact> contactList = fm.LoadContactsFromFile(fileName);//for some reason this is returning an empty list. Why?!
return contactList;
}
public Contact FillNewContactObject()
{
Contact newContact = new Contact();
// AllFiles existingFiles = new AllFiles();
FileName fileName = new FileName();
FileManager fm = new FileManager();
List<FileName> volumeNames = fm.LoadListOfExistingFiles();
Console.WriteLine("Add your contact to an existing addressbook by entering one of the following: ");
if (volumeNames.Any())
{
foreach (var volumeName in volumeNames)
{
Console.WriteLine(volumeName.NameOfFile);
}
Console.WriteLine("Or, create a new address book by entering a new title: ");
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("\nActually, you have no existing address books! \nCreate your first now:");
}
string userInput = Console.ReadLine();
newContact.VolumeName = userInput;
fileName.NameOfFile = userInput;
int count = 0;
foreach (var volumeName in volumeNames)
{
if (volumeName.NameOfFile==fileName.NameOfFile)
{
count++;
}
}
if (count == 0)
{
volumeNames.Add(fileName);
}
//if (!volumeNames.Contains(fileName)) grrrr. why doesn't this work? adds everytime.
//{
// //could add validation"are you sure you want to add the new addressbook "blah"?
// volumeNames.Add(fileName);
//}
fm.SaveVolumeNamesToFileTracker(volumeNames);
Console.Clear();
Console.Write("Enter first name: ");
newContact.FirstName = Console.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine();
Console.Write("Enter last name: ");
newContact.LastName = Console.ReadLine();
Console.Clear();
Console.Write("Enter any notes you would like to associate with {0} {1}\nNotes Field: ", newContact.FirstName, newContact.LastName);
newContact.NotesField = Console.ReadLine();
Console.Clear();
PopulatePhonesList(newContact);
PopulateAddressList(newContact);
PopulateEmailList(newContact);
newContact.TimesSelected = 0;
return newContact;
}
public void UpdateAddressBookFile(Contact contact)
{
FileManager fm = new FileManager();
// string fileName="";
string fileName = contact.VolumeName;
List<Contact> allContacts = fm.LoadContactsFromFile(fileName);
allContacts.Add(contact);
fm.SaveContactsToFile(allContacts);
}