/// <summary>
/// Method to search through all <c>Customer</c> objects
/// </summary>
/// <returns>
/// A list of <c>Customer</c> objects from the database. If not found, returns null
/// </returns>
public List <Customer> CustomerSearch()
{
newCustomer = new Customer();
newCustomer.FirstName = InputPrompts.FirstNamePrompt();
newCustomer.LastName = InputPrompts.LastNamePrompt();
var dbCustomerSearch = db.Customers.Where(x => x.FirstName == newCustomer.FirstName && x.LastName == newCustomer.LastName).ToList();
return(dbCustomerSearch);
}
/// <summary>
/// The method to add customer records
/// Runs through prompt to gather and validate customer info
/// </summary>
/// <returns>
/// A <c>Customer</c> object containing the new customer info
/// </returns>
public Customer AddCustomer()
{
newCustomer = new Customer();
//While true loops used to control the data prompting - Thanks @Will Ruiz for the idea!
//Does not break until input is validated
//uses Regex patterns to validate the inputs
//Pattens contained in Regex pattern class
#region Customer Input Prompts
try
{
newCustomer.FirstName = InputPrompts.FirstNamePrompt();
newCustomer.LastName = InputPrompts.LastNamePrompt();
newCustomer.AddressLine1 = InputPrompts.Address1Prompt();
newCustomer.AddressLine2 = InputPrompts.Address2Prompt();
newCustomer.City = InputPrompts.CityPrompt();
newCustomer.State = InputPrompts.StatePrompt();
newCustomer.ZipCode = InputPrompts.ZipPrompt();
newCustomer.Phone = InputPrompts.PhonePrompt();
newCustomer.Email = InputPrompts.EmailPrompt();
}
catch (System.Exception e)
{
Console.WriteLine($"Error inputting customer information:\n{e}.");
}
#endregion
//Print out the information that was input for confirmation
newCustomer.PrintInfo();
//Do loop to prompt for confirmation. If confirmed, data is stored to the database as a new customer
do
{
Console.WriteLine("Create new customer with this new information?");
Console.WriteLine("Press Y to confirm");
Console.WriteLine("Press N to reinput information");
Console.WriteLine("Press C to cancel");
//Using this readkey object to manage navigation
response = Console.ReadKey(false).Key;
if (response == ConsoleKey.Y)
{
//If confirmed, add the customer to the database
Console.WriteLine();
db.Add(newCustomer);
db.SaveChanges();
return(newCustomer);
}
if (response == ConsoleKey.N)
{
//Recall the method to reinput the customer information
Console.WriteLine();
return(this.AddCustomer());
}
if (response == ConsoleKey.C)
{
//break the loop to cancel the customer creation
break;
}
} while (response != ConsoleKey.Y && response != ConsoleKey.N && response != ConsoleKey.C);
return(null);
}
