/// <summary>
/// The function is written to populate the dictionary from the data stores in the json files
/// </summary>
/// <param name="addressDict">the address book to be operated</param>
public static void PopulateDictionary(Dictionary <string, List <ContactClass> > addressDict)
{
string path = Directory.GetCurrentDirectory();
string[] files = Directory.GetFiles(path, "*.json");
foreach (var i in files)
{
if (i.Contains(" "))
{
List <ContactClass> tempList = new List <ContactClass>();
IList <ContactClass> contactData = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <IList <ContactClass> >(File.ReadAllText(i));
using (StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(i))
foreach (ContactClass items in contactData)
{
string first = items.First;
string last = items.Last;
string address = items.Address;
string city = items.City;
string state = items.State;
string phone = items.Phone;
string email = items.Email;
int zip = items.Zip;
ContactClass contact = new ContactClass()
{
First = first,
Last = last,
Address = address,
City = city,
State = state,
Phone = phone,
Email = email,
Zip = zip
};
tempList.Add(contact);
}
string fileName = i.Replace(path + "\\", "");
fileName = fileName.Replace(".json", "");
if (!addressDict.ContainsKey(fileName))
{
addressDict.Add(fileName, tempList);
}
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// The function is written to add contacts in the contact list
/// </summary>
/// <param name="list">the contact list that has been selected by the user</param>
/// <param name="personcity">a dictionary to store the person name along with the city in which the person resides</param>
/// <param name="personState">a dictionary to store the person name along with the state in which the person resides</param>
public static void AddContact(List <ContactClass> list, Dictionary <string, string> personcity, Dictionary <string, string> personState)
{
while (true)
{
Console.WriteLine("Enter first name, last name, address, city, state, zip, phone number and email in sequence");
string first = Console.ReadLine();
string last = Console.ReadLine();
string address = Console.ReadLine();
string city = Console.ReadLine();
string state = Console.ReadLine();
int zip = Convert.ToInt32(Console.ReadLine());
string phone = Console.ReadLine();
string email = Console.ReadLine();
//Create a new contact template
var varContact = new ContactClass()
{
First = first, Last = last, Address = address, City = city, State = state, Zip = zip, Phone = phone, Email = email
};
if (list.Contains(varContact))//If address book already has this contact, then discard it and ask the user to enter again
{
Console.WriteLine("List already has this Contact template. Try again.");
Console.WriteLine("-------------------------");
continue;
}
list.Add(varContact);
personcity.Add(first + " " + last, city);
personState.Add(first + " " + last, state);
Console.WriteLine("-------------------------");
Console.WriteLine("The Contact has been added succesfully");
Console.WriteLine("-------------------------");
Console.WriteLine("Enter 1 to add one more and 0 to exit");
int check = Convert.ToInt32(Console.ReadLine());
Console.WriteLine("-------------------------");
if (check == 0)//If user does not want to add another contact
{
break;
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// The function is written to store default values in the variabes which will be later used in the program
/// </summary>
public static void SetUpDefaultValues()
{
List <ContactClass> ContactClassList = new List <ContactClass>(); //store contacts in an address book
Dictionary <string, List <ContactClass> > addressDict = new Dictionary <string, List <ContactClass> >(); //store address books
Dictionary <string, string> personCity = new Dictionary <string, string>(); //maintain a dictionary of a person and his city
Dictionary <string, string> personState = new Dictionary <string, string>(); //maintain a dictionary of a person and his state
ContactClass varContactClass = new ContactClass()//Default data that will be present in the address book at the start of the program
{
First = "First",
Last = "Last",
Address = "Address",
City = "City",
State = "State",
Phone = "phone",
Email = "email",
Zip = 10066,
DateAdded = Convert.ToDateTime("01/01/2020")
};
ContactClassList.Add(varContactClass);
personCity.Add("First Last", "City");
personState.Add("First Last", "State");
ContactClass varContactClass2 = new ContactClass()//Default data that will be present in the address book at the start of the program
{
First = "First2",
Last = "Last2",
Address = "Address2",
City = "City2",
State = "State2",
Phone = "phone2",
Email = "email2",
Zip = 100667,
DateAdded = Convert.ToDateTime("01/02/2020")
};
ContactClassList.Add(varContactClass2);
personCity.Add("First2 Last2", "City2");
personState.Add("First2 Last2", "State2");
ContactClass varContactClass3 = new ContactClass()//Default data that will be present in the address book at the start of the program
{
First = "First3",
Last = "Last3",
Address = "Address3",
City = "City3",
State = "State3",
Phone = "phone3",
Email = "email3",
Zip = 100668,
DateAdded = Convert.ToDateTime("01/03/2020")
};
ContactClassList.Add(varContactClass3);
personCity.Add("First3 Last3", "City3");
personState.Add("First3 Last3", "State3");
addressDict.Add("Address_Book_1", ContactClassList);
}