private static bool _tooManyTags = false; // Set to true when the user inputs too many hashtags
static void Main(string[] args)
{
// Let the user login and save the username
loginScreen = new LoginScreen();
loginScreen.PromptUsername();
// Show the user a menu of options
CommandController commandController = new CommandController();
commandController.ShowHelp(true);
CommandLoop(commandController);
}
/// <summary>
/// This method keeps listening for commands
/// </summary>
/// <param name="commandController">The instance of the CommandController class</param>
private static void CommandLoop(CommandController commandController)
{
String input = "";
String error = "Something went wrong, please try again.";
do
{
// Reset variables foreach new input
String command = "", param = "";
String[] commandArray = null;
List <String> tags = new List <String>();
// Begin listening to user input
input = Console.ReadLine();
// If CheckInput() fails, vars won't be set and the user will have to re-input
if (CheckInput(input, "^[a-zA-Z0-9 _!?#]+$"))
{
commandArray = input.Split(' ');
command = (commandArray.Length != 0) ? commandArray[0] : "";
param = (commandArray.Length > 1) ? commandArray[1] : "";
}
if (command == "list") // List all messageboards
{
commandController.List();
}
else if (command == "create" && param != "") // Create new messageboard
{
commandController.Create(param);
}
else if (command == "join" && param != "") // Join a messageboard
{
commandController.Join(param);
}
else if (command == "exit" && commandArray.Length == 1) // Exit the current board
{
CurrentUser.messageboard = null;
}
else if (command == "switch") // Switch user
{
if (loginScreen.PromptUsername())
{
commandController.LoadBeginScreen();
}
}
else if (command == "search" && TagExtractor(commandArray).Count > 0) // Search tags
{
commandController.SearchTag(TagExtractor(commandArray));
}
else if (command == "add" && param != "" && param[0] != '#') // Add message to board
{
// If the input of title is correct the title will equal the input, else null
String title = (CheckInput(commandArray[1], "^[a-zA-Z0-9 _!?]+$")) ? commandArray[1] : null;
Console.WriteLine("Please add your message.");
String content = Console.ReadLine(); // Listen to user input
if (title != null && content != null && !_tooManyTags)
{
commandController.AddMessage(title, content, TagExtractor(commandArray));
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("Please check your input.");
}
}
else if (command == "help") // Show commands on screen
{
commandController.ShowHelp();
}
else if (command == "reload") // Clear the screen
{
commandController.Reload();
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine(error);
}
_tooManyTags = false;
} while (input != "quit");
}
