/// <summary>
/// Authenticates a user against a database, web service, etc.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="username">Username</param>
/// <param name="password">Password</param>
/// <returns>User</returns>
public static employee AuthenticateUser(string username, string password, CronusDatabaseEntities db)
{
employee user = null;
// Lookup user in database, web service, etc. We'll just generate a fake user for this demo.
var employeeIDList = db.employees.Select(x => x.employeeID).ToList();
if (employeeIDList.Contains(username))
{
user = db.employees.Find(username);
//bool isManager = db.groups.Select(g => g).Where(g => g.groupManager.Equals(user.employeeID)).Any();
int?employeeManages = null;
group group = db.groups.Select(g => g).Where(g => g.groupManager.Equals(user.employeeID)).FirstOrDefault();
if (group != null)
{
employeeManages = group.groupID;
}
if (user.employeePwd == password)
{
user = new employee {
employeeID = user.employeeID, employeeFirstName = user.employeeFirstName,
employeeLastName = user.employeeLastName, employeePrivileges = user.employeePrivileges,
managesgroup = employeeManages/*, isManager = isManager*/
};
return(user);
}
return(null);
}
//if (username == "abel" && password == "abel")
//{
// user = new employee { employeeID = "125", employeeFirstName = "Abel", employeeLastName = "Teferra" };
//}
return(user);
}
