// <summary>
// first checks for a match between the given email&password and the the user list on 'dataset'
// then, if succesful, goes through the boards data-set on 'BoardsManager' and looks-up
// the matching board.
// *note - the fuction 'init' must be called succesfully before calling this fuction.
// </summary>
/// <param name="email"></param>
/// <param name="password"></param>
// <returns>
// if succesful,this function returns a User type object that represents ,and acts as, the current
// active user. otherwise it returns 'null'.
// </returns>
public User login(String email, String password)
{
bool isMatch = false;
User currentUser = null;
try
{
if (dataset[email].getPassword().Equals(password))
{
isMatch = true;
}
}
catch (NullReferenceException)
{
log.Error("Attempted login before data was retrieved");
}
catch (KeyNotFoundException)
{
log.Info("Failed login attempt: email [" + email + "] is not registered or password input does not match");
}
if (boards != null && isMatch)
{
BoardsCollection tempBoard = boards.getBoardCollection(email);
currentUser = new User(email, password, tempBoard);
}
else if (boards == null)
{
log.Error("Attempted login system has been initialized");
}
return(currentUser);
}
//---------------------------------additional methods-------------------------------//
public BoardsCollection getBoardCollection(String email)
{
List <Board> myboards = dataset.FindAll(brd => email.Equals(brd.getID()));
if (myboards.Count == 0)
{
Board curr = new Board(email, "Main Board");
dataset.Add(curr);
myboards.Add(curr);
saveBoard(email, "Main Board");
}
BoardsCollection boardscoll = new BoardsCollection(email, myboards);
return(boardscoll);
}
public BoardInter(BoardsCollection myboards)
{
this.myboards = myboards;
currBoard = myboards.getBoardAt(0); //assuming the boards manager makes sure
//there is at least 1 board in collection
}