private List <Client> SortClients()
{
string filePath = _configSettings.JsonFilePath;
string json = _fileTools.ReadFile(filePath);
if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(json))
{
throw new Exception("Could not read the file specified in " + filePath);
}
else
{
List <Client> clients = _jsonTools.DeserializeObjectList <Client>(json);
if (clients.Count > 0)
{
/*Priorities
* 1)Number of Connections
* (Divided by a configurable(appsettings.json file) number, so other priorities can apply)
* Example if divided by 50: 32 and 54 would have the same priority, but 81 would have a higher priority
*
* 2)Number of Recommendations
* 3)Client being in the United States
* 4)Client being in Latin America
* 5)Number of Connections (Last Tie Breaker)
*/
try
{
return(clients.OrderByDescending(item => Math.Round(((
item.NumberOfConnections.HasValue ? (double)item.NumberOfConnections : 0
) / _configSettings.StepNumberOfConnections), MidpointRounding.ToEven))
.ThenByDescending(item => item.NumberOfRecommendations)
.ThenBy(item => item.Country.Equals(_configSettings.PreferredCountry) ? 0 : 1)
.ThenBy(item => _configSettings.LatamCountries.Contains(item.Country) ? 0 : 1)
.ThenByDescending(item => item.NumberOfConnections)
.ToList());
}
catch (Exception e)
{
_logger.LogError(e.Message);
throw new Exception("There was an error sorting possible clients");
}
}
else
{
throw new Exception("Could not parse any clients on the specified file: " + filePath);
}
}
}