private static void MainMenu()
{
using(var dataContext = new DataContext())
{
Console.Clear();
Console.WriteLine("Available Blogs:");
foreach(var blog in dataContext.Blogs)
Console.WriteLine("{0}: {1}", blog.Id, blog.Name);
Console.WriteLine("n: Create new blog");
Console.WriteLine("------------------------");
var selection = Console.ReadLine();
if(selection == "n")
CreateBlog(dataContext);
else
{
int blogId;
if(!Int32.TryParse(selection, out blogId) || !dataContext.Blogs.Where(b => b.Id == blogId).Any())
return;
// Lazy loading is not enabled by default
BlogMenu(dataContext, dataContext.Blogs.Include("Posts").First(b => b.Id == blogId));
}
}
}
private static void BlogMenu(DataContext dataContext, Blog blog)
{
Console.Clear();
Console.WriteLine("{0}", blog.Name);
Console.WriteLine("n: Create new post");
Console.WriteLine("v: View posts");
Console.WriteLine("------------------------");
var selection = Console.ReadLine();
if(selection == "n")
CreatePost(dataContext, blog);
else if(selection == "v")
DisplayBlog(dataContext, blog);
}q
private static void CreateBlog(DataContext dataContext)
{
Console.Write("Blog name: ");
var name = Console.ReadLine();
Console.Write("Your name: ");
var author = Console.ReadLine();
dataContext.Blogs.Add(new Blog
{
Name = name,
Author = author,
});
dataContext.SaveChanges();
}
private static void DisplayBlog(DataContext dataContext, Blog blog)
{
Console.Clear();
var color = Console.ForegroundColor;
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.White;
Console.WriteLine(blog.Name);
Console.ForegroundColor = color;
Console.WriteLine(" By {0}", blog.Author);
Console.WriteLine(new String('-', 80));
foreach(var post in blog.Posts)
{
Console.WriteLine("==== {0} ====", post.Title);
Console.WriteLine(post.Content);
Console.WriteLine(" - {0}, {1}. My life is just a {2}", blog.Author, post.Posted, post.AngstLevel);
Console.WriteLine();
}
Console.WriteLine("Press enter to return to the menu");
Console.ReadLine();
}
private static void CreatePost(DataContext dataContext, Blog blog)
{
Console.Write("Title: ");
var title = Console.ReadLine();
Console.Write("Content: ");
var content = Console.ReadLine();
Console.Write("Angst Level: ");
var angst = Console.ReadLine();
blog.Posts.Add(new Post
{
Title = title,
Content = content,
AngstLevel = angst,
Posted = DateTime.Now,
});
dataContext.SaveChanges();
}
