/// <summary>
/// Constructs the week's timetable for the specified courses and returns the timetable object on success.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="courses">
/// The list of courses for which to generate the timetable.
/// </param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static Timetable GetTimetable(IEnumerable<Course> courses)
{
try
{
Timetable timetable = new Timetable();
foreach (Course c in courses)
{
LtpCourse course = c as LtpCourse;
if (course != null)
{
BitArray punchCard = new BitArray(7);
// Adding the schedule of regular classes of the current courses.
foreach (ClassHours classHours in course.Timings)
{
int i = (int)classHours.Day;
timetable._weekRegularClasses[i].Add(classHours);
punchCard[i] = true;
}
// Adding the course to those days which do not have a regular class of the current course.
for (int i = 0; i < 7; i++)
{
if (punchCard[i] == false)
timetable._weekNeglectedCourses[i].Add(course);
}
}
}
foreach (var daySchedule in timetable._weekRegularClasses)
daySchedule.Sort();
return timetable;
}
catch
{
return null;
}
}
