/// <summary>
/// Reads a System.Int32 value from the console
/// </summary>
/// <param name="inputPrompt">Prompt the user will see before the input</param>
/// <param name="displayErrorHandler">The Method with which errors will be displayed</param>
/// <returns>The System.Int32 that was read</returns>
public static int GetInt(string inputPrompt, DisplayErrorHandler displayErrorHandler)
{
//declarations
int result = 0;
string input;
bool isInputValid = false;
//reading input as long as it is invalid
while (!isInputValid)
{
//printing specified prompt and reading the input
Console.Write(inputPrompt);
input = Console.ReadLine();
//validating the input
if (!StringIsInteger(input))
{
displayErrorHandler("Input was not a number!");
isInputValid = false;
continue;
}
//converting the input
isInputValid = true;
result = int.Parse(input);
}
return(result);
}
/// <summary>
/// Reads a System.DateTime object value with a specified format from the console
/// </summary>
/// <param name="inputPrompt">Prompt the user will see before the input</param>
/// <param name="inputFormat">The format in which the DateTime is read (example: [dd.MM.yyyy HH:mm:ss])</param>
/// <param name="displayErrorHandler">The Method with which errors will be displayed</param>
/// <returns>The System.DateTime object that was read</returns>
public static DateTime GetDateTime(string inputPrompt, string inputFormat, DisplayErrorHandler displayErrorHandler)
{
//declarations
DateTime userInputValue = DateTime.MinValue;
bool userInputIsValid = false;
do
{
//displaying the specified Prompt
Console.Write(inputPrompt);
try
{
//Reading and converting the input
userInputValue = DateTime.ParseExact(Console.ReadLine(), inputFormat, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
userInputIsValid = true;
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
displayErrorHandler($"Error: {ex.Message}");
userInputIsValid = false;
}
}while (!userInputIsValid);
return(userInputValue);
}
/// <summary>
/// Reads a System.String from the console
/// </summary>
/// <param name="inputPrompt">Prompt the user will see before the input</param>
/// <param name="displayErrorHandler">The Method with which errors will be displayed</param>
/// <returns>The System.String that was read</returns>
public static string GetString(string inputPrompt, DisplayErrorHandler displayErrorHandler)
{
string result = string.Empty;
//printing prompt and awaiting first input
Console.Write(inputPrompt);
result = Console.ReadLine();
//if the first input was empty and while it is empty, repeating the previous step with error message
while (string.IsNullOrEmpty(result))
{
displayErrorHandler("Input was empty!");
Console.Write(inputPrompt);
result = Console.ReadLine();
}
return(result);
}
/// <summary>
/// Reads a System.Boolean from the console
/// </summary>
/// <param name="inputPrompt">Prompt the user will see before the input</param>
/// <param name="displayErrorHandler">The Method with which errors will be displayed</param>
/// <returns>The System.Boolean that was read</returns>
public static bool GetBool(string inputPrompt, DisplayErrorHandler displayErrorHandler)
{
//declarations
bool result = false;
string input;
bool isInputValid = false;
//reading input as long as it is invalid
while (!isInputValid)
{
//printing specified prompt and reading the input
Console.Write(inputPrompt);
input = Console.ReadLine();
//validating the input
switch (input)
{
case "Y":
case "y":
result = true;
isInputValid = true;
break;
case "N":
case "n":
result = false;
isInputValid = true;
break;
default:
displayErrorHandler("Invalid Input. Use (Y or y) for yes and (N or n) for no");
isInputValid = false;
break;
}
}
return(result);
}
/// <summary>
/// Responsible for firing off the request to the server and parsing the response.
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
async Task LoadItems()
{
// Avoid double loading the data into the view
if (IsBusy)
{
return;
}
IsBusy = true;
try
{
var projectsTask = _Projects.GetProjects();
var updatedProjects = new ObservableCollection <ProjectSummary>();
Projects?.Clear();
IEnumerable <ProjectSummary> projects = await projectsTask;
foreach (var project in projects)
{
if (!project.Id.Trim().ToLower().Equals("_root"))
{
updatedProjects.Add(project);
}
}
Projects = updatedProjects;
OnPropertyChanged(nameof(Projects));
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Debug.WriteLine(ex);
DisplayErrorHandler?.Invoke(ex.Message);
}
finally
{
IsBusy = false;
}
}
//Get File,Directory
/// <summary>
/// Reads a System.DateTime object value from the console. Input format: [dd.MM.yyyy HH:mm:ss]
/// </summary>
/// <param name="inputPrompt">Prompt the user will see before the input</param>
/// <param name="displayErrorHandler">The Method with which errors will be displayed</param>
/// <returns>The System.DateTime object that was read</returns>
public static DateTime GetDateTime(string inputPrompt, DisplayErrorHandler displayErrorHandler)
{
return(GetDateTime(inputPrompt, "dd.MM.yyyy HH:mm:ss", displayErrorHandler));
}