/// <summary>
/// On Loading the FAQ Page, get all the sections, questions and answers
/// </summary>
/// <param name="selectedSectionId"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
/// <remarks>
/// Date: 24/06/2018
/// Author: Stephen McCutcheon
/// </remarks>
public ActionResult Index(int?selectedSectionId)
{
using (var apiClient = new MyServersApiClient())
{
var authInfo = new AuthInfo
{
Username = Settings.Default.APIUserName,
Password = Settings.Default.APIPassword
};
//Get the FAQ Data rom the WEB API
var faq = apiClient.GetFAQ(authInfo);
//Initiate the Model for the View
var faqModels = new FaqModelView
{
HeaderText = faq.HeaderText,
FooterText = faq.FooterText,
Sections = new List <FaqSectionItem>()
};
//Determine what section to show
if (selectedSectionId != null)
{
faqModels.SelectedSectionId = selectedSectionId.Value;
}
else
{
var firstSection = faq.Sections.FirstOrDefault();
if (firstSection != null)
{
faqModels.SelectedSectionId = firstSection.SectionID;
}
}
//Load the selected section into the View Model
LoadQuestionsIntoViewModel(faq, faqModels, apiClient, authInfo);
//Populate the section drop down with all the sections in the FAQ
faqModels.SectionsDropDown = (from x in faq.Sections
select new SelectListItem
{
Text = x.Section,
Value = x.SectionID.ToString()
}).ToList();
return(View(faqModels));
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Loads the Questions for each section into the FAQ Model
/// </summary>
/// <param name="faq"></param>
/// <param name="faqModels"></param>
/// <param name="apiClient"></param>
/// <param name="authInfo"></param>
/// <remarks>
/// Date: 24/06/2018
/// Author: Stephen McCutcheon
/// </remarks>
private static void LoadQuestionsIntoViewModel(FAQ faq, FaqModelView faqModels, MyServersApiClient apiClient,
AuthInfo authInfo)
{
var sectioncounter = 0;
var questionCounter = 0;
//Loads in all the sections and Questions for the selected section
var section = (from x in faq.Sections
where x.SectionID == faqModels.SelectedSectionId
select x).FirstOrDefault();
if (section != null)
{
var sectionModel = new FaqSectionItem
{
SectionId = "Section" + sectioncounter,
SectionIdDataSource = "#Section" + sectioncounter,
Section = section.Section,
Questions = new List <FaqQuestionItem>()
};
var quest1 = apiClient.GetAllQuestions(authInfo, section.SectionID);
foreach (var question in quest1)
{
var questionModel = new FaqQuestionItem
{
QuestionId = "Question" + questionCounter,
QuestionIdDataSource = "#Question" + questionCounter,
Question = question.Question,
Answer = question.Answer
};
sectionModel.Questions.Add(questionModel);
questionCounter = questionCounter + 1;
}
faqModels.SelectedSection = sectionModel;
faqModels.Sections.Add(sectionModel);
}
}
public ActionResult Index(FaqModelView model)
{
return(Index(Convert.ToInt32(model.SelectedSectionId)));
}
