private string formulateManagerMessage(inventoryItem item)
{
string stockMessage = "";
//If an item is whithin the "low stock" threshold, generale a low stock message.
if (item.Item_Stock <= lowStockThreshold && item.Item_Stock > 0)
{
stockMessage = "Low Stock Warning: " + item.Item_Name + " (Id: " + item.Item_Id + ")";
}
//If an item has specifically NO stock, generate a unique message.
else if (item.Item_Stock == 0)
{
stockMessage = "Out of Stock Warning: " + item.Item_Name + " (Id: " + item.Item_Id + ")";
}
return(stockMessage);
}
public ListBox getAllMessages(int messageType, int storeId)
{
ListBox allMessages = new ListBox();
InventoryCommunication itemInformationRequests = new InventoryCommunication();
inventoryItem currentItem = new inventoryItem();
int totalItems = itemInformationRequests.inventoryItemCount();
int currentId;
string thisStockMessage = "";
//Loop through each different item from the inventory database table.
for (int i = 0; i < totalItems; i++)
{
//Set loop variables back to default values.
currentId = i + 1;
currentItem = itemInformationRequests.getSingleItemById(currentId);
//Message type 0 refers to messages to send to the managers inbox,
//type 1 refers to a stock request to the central system.
if (messageType == 0)
{
thisStockMessage = formulateManagerMessage(currentItem);
}
else if (messageType == 1)
{
thisStockMessage = formulateRequestToCentral(currentItem, storeId);
}
//If one of the two stock messages were generated, the generated message to the list of stock warnings.
if (thisStockMessage != "")
{
allMessages.Items.Add(thisStockMessage);
}
}
//Return all the stock warnings.
return(allMessages);
}