// Main logic hub of the program, stuff branches out from here
private bool EventLoop()
{
ConsoleMenuPainter.TextColor();
bool finished = false;
do
{
string[] menuItems = new string[] {
"1) Generate male names",
"2) Generate female names",
"3) Generate male and female names",
"4) Quit"
};
Console.Clear();
Output.Intro();
int userChoice = Menu.Selection(menuItems, 0, 12); // the two digits are to place the menu on the x and y axis
if (userChoice == 3)
{
Console.Clear();
Console.WriteLine("Quit");
finished = true;
}
else
{
GenerateNames(userChoice);
}
} while (!finished);
return(finished);
}
private void PrintNames()
{
foreach (var name in outputListOfNames)
{
ConsoleMenuPainter.TextColor();
Console.WriteLine(name);
}
}
//Intro text tells the user what this program does
internal static void Intro()
{
ConsoleMenuPainter.TextColor();
Console.WriteLine("Welcome, this is a simple Random Name Generator.\n\nIt gets the last names from the 2010 census.");
Console.WriteLine("We are only using the last names that show up at least once in \n" +
"every 100,000 people you would likely meet in the United States.\n");
Console.WriteLine("For the first and middle names I am using data from the Social Security Administration for the \n" +
"birth year of 2018 (the latest available at the time the program was written.\n\n" +
"What would you like to do? (Make your selection with the \n" +
"arrow or number key and then hit enter)");
}
// After the names have been generated, what does the user want to do with them?
private void NowWhat()
{
ConsoleMenuPainter.TextColor();
bool finished = false;
do
{
Console.Clear();
Console.WriteLine($"OK, I've generated all {outputListOfNames.Count} names.");
Console.WriteLine("What would you like to do?\n");
int userChoice = Elicit.WhatNowMenu(0, 5); // the two digits are to place the menu on the x and y axis
switch (userChoice)
{
case 0:
Console.Clear();
Console.WriteLine("Print the names to the screen\n");
PrintNames();
Console.WriteLine("\n\nHit enter to continue");
Console.ReadLine();
finished = true;
break;
case 1:
Console.Clear();
Console.WriteLine("Print the names to a file\n");
FileStuff.WriteToFile(outputListOfNames, "ListOfNames.txt");
finished = true;
break;
case 2:
Console.Clear();
Console.WriteLine("Both\n");
PrintNames();
FileStuff.WriteToFile(outputListOfNames, "ListOfNames.txt");
finished = true;
break;
case 3:
Console.Clear();
Console.WriteLine("Quit");
Console.ResetColor();
finished = true;
break;
default:
Console.Clear();
Console.WriteLine("Default case");
finished = true;
break;
}
} while (!finished);
}
// Receives a string array and x and y coordinates to create the interactive menu at the x and y coordinates
public static int Selection(string[] menuItems, int x, int y)
{
var menu = new Menu(menuItems);
var countOfMenuItems = menuItems.Count();
var menuPainter = new ConsoleMenuPainter(menu);
bool done = false;
do
{
menuPainter.Paint(x, y);
var keyInfo = Console.ReadKey(true);
menu.SelectedIndex = AlternateInputSelection(ref done, keyInfo, menu.SelectedIndex, countOfMenuItems);
if (done)
{
return(menu.SelectedIndex);
}
switch (keyInfo.Key)
{
case ConsoleKey.UpArrow: menu.MoveUp(); break;
case ConsoleKey.DownArrow: menu.MoveDown(); break;
case ConsoleKey.Enter:
done = true;
Console.ResetColor();
return(menu.SelectedIndex);
default:
break;
}
}while (!done);
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Cyan;
Console.WriteLine("Selected option: " + (menu.SelectedOption ?? "(nothing)"));
Console.ReadKey();
return(9);
}
private void GenerateNames(int userChoice)
{
Console.Clear();
ConsoleMenuPainter.TextColor();
int numberOfNames;
bool middleNames;
switch (userChoice)
{
case 0:
Console.Clear();
Console.WriteLine("Generate Male Names\n");
(numberOfNames, middleNames) = GetNumberAndMiddleNameInput();
outputListOfNames = Rand.ListOfNames(numberOfNames, firstNamesMale, lastNames, outputListOfNames, middleNames);
NowWhat();
break;
case 1:
Console.Clear();
Console.WriteLine("Generate Female Names\n");
(numberOfNames, middleNames) = GetNumberAndMiddleNameInput();
outputListOfNames = Rand.ListOfNames(numberOfNames, firstNamesFemale, lastNames, outputListOfNames, middleNames);
NowWhat();
break;
case 2:
Console.Clear();
Console.WriteLine("Generate Male and Female Names\n");
(numberOfNames, middleNames) = GetNumberAndMiddleNameInput();
outputListOfNames = Rand.MaleAndFemaleNames(numberOfNames, firstNamesMale, firstNamesFemale, lastNames, outputListOfNames, middleNames);
NowWhat();
break;
default:
Console.Clear();
Console.WriteLine("Default case");
break;
}
}
