/// <summary>
/// Updates the daily deals daily automatically.
/// </summary>
public void DailyDeals(int numberOfDeals = 3)
{
// Settings
var save = 0.85; // 15% off
// Remove old deals
List <DailyDealModel> currentDeals = dailyDeals.GetAll().ToList();
foreach (DailyDealModel deal in currentDeals)
{
deal.Product.Price = deal.ProductOriginalPrice;
products.Edit(deal.Product);
}
dailyDeals.RemoveRange(currentDeals);
// Add new deals
Random r = new Random();
List <int> usedNumbers = new List <int>();
List <ProductModel> allProducts = products.GetAll().ToList();
int count = allProducts.Count;
for (int i = 0; i < numberOfDeals; i++)
{
int rInt = r.Next(0, count - 1);
int maxTry = 10;
while (usedNumbers.Contains(rInt) && maxTry >= 0)
{
rInt = r.Next(0, count - 1);
maxTry--;
}
usedNumbers.Add(rInt);
try
{
DailyDealModel deal = new DailyDealModel
{
Product = allProducts[rInt]
};
deal.ProductOriginalPrice = deal.Product.Price;
deal.Product.Price = (deal.Product.Price * save);
dailyDeals.Add(deal);
}
catch (Exception)
{
if (numberOfDeals < 50)
{
numberOfDeals++;
}
}
}
}
public ActionResult Index()
{
return(View(dailyDeals.GetAll()));
}