private String PreflightCheck(MatchingDefinition definition, List <ScopeItem> scopeItems, bool dryRun)
{
string errorMessage = null;
int placeholderIndex = 0;
foreach (Placeholder placeholder in definition.Placeholders)
{
string value = definition.GetPlaceholderValue(placeholderIndex);
if (placeholder.IsAlias)
{
// trying to create 'value' - check it doesn't already exist
ScopeItem existingItem = FindScopeItemByName(scopeItems, value);
if (existingItem != null)
{
errorMessage = $"Already exists: {value}";
}
else if (!dryRun)
{
scopeItems.Add(new ScopeItem(value, placeholder.TypeName));
}
}
placeholderIndex++;
}
return(errorMessage);
}
private ScopeItem FindScopeItemByName(List <ScopeItem> items, string name)
{
ScopeItem result = null;
foreach (ScopeItem test in items)
{
if (test.Name.Equals(name))
{
result = test;
}
}
return(result);
}
