// First action called when application runs
public ActionResult Index()
{
// create variable to keep track of the user ID
int userId;
// check to see if the user id is stored in session
if (Session["UserId"] != null)
{
// assign logged in users id to variable
userId = Convert.ToInt32(Session["UserId"]);
}
// check to see if the users cityId is stored as a cookie
if (Request.Cookies["cityId"] != null)
{
// if so get the cookie and send the user to homescreen for that city
int cityId = Convert.ToInt32(Request.Cookies["cityId"].Value);
HomeIndexViewModel model = new HomeIndexViewModel(cityId);
return View("Index", model);
}
else
{
// send the user to locator page to select their current city
LocatorViewModel model = new LocatorViewModel();
return View("Locator", model);
}
}
// when the user submits a searchbar post
public ActionResult SearchBarPost(HomeIndexViewModel model)
{
// send the user to the listings controller action displaysearchresults with the search term as a parameter
return RedirectToAction("DisplaySearchResults", "Listings", new { searchTerm = model.SearchTerm });
}
