/// <summary>
/// This method returns the GameManager. It first attempts to load the values from the settings
/// and if not found the default GameManager.Options and GameManager.Players are created.
/// </summary>
private GameManager LoadGameManager()
{
// initial value
GameManager gameManager = null;
// local so the Settings file only has to be loaded once
SecureUserData security = new SecureUserData();
// this is used during development so everything default is restored, this has to be taken out or commented out
// security.LastSavedDate = new DateTime(1900, 1, 1);
// save (this needs to be taken out or commented out also)
// security.Save();
// We must load our five PlayerControls
List <BlackJackPlayerControl> playerControls = GetPlayerControls();
// if the security object has a LastSavedDate we can load a GameManager from it
if (security.HasLastSavedDate)
{
// convert the settings to a gameManager object
gameManager = SecureUserDataFactory.Export(security, playerControls, this);
}
else
{
// Create a new instance of a 'GameManager' object.
gameManager = new GameManager(NumericHelper.ParseInteger(Properties.Resources.TimesToShuffle, 0, -1), this);
// Now we must load the Options and Players from the Settings
gameManager.HouseRules = Options.CreateDefault();
// Load the players from the Settings or create them
gameManager.Players = CreateDefaultPlayers(gameManager.HouseRules);
}
//// Create a new instance of an 'OptionsForm' object.
OptionsForm optionsForm = new OptionsForm(this);
// Setup the form
optionsForm.Setup(gameManager);
//// Show the dialog
optionsForm.ShowDialog();
// if the user did not cancel
if (!optionsForm.UserCancelled)
{
// set the return value
this.GameManager = optionsForm.GameManager;
}
else
{
// if the GameManager does not exist
if (!this.HasGameManager)
{
// Close this app
Environment.Exit(0);
}
}
// return value
return(gameManager);
}
