public static void Main(string[] args)
{
//Per requirements, the persisted data must be able to be recalled when the app opens. I am showing that last data here in the beginning & Welcoming the user to the app
//1
Console.WriteLine("Welcome to the Repository for the 2016 Kentucky Derby's Run for the Roses.\n");
//When initially running the app, no user data is available. For the purpose of this app, I created an initial default response
//When the program is stoped, closed and ran again, it will then return the stored data from the user's answers.
if (NoFilesToLoad())
{
Console.WriteLine("No previous user bets found.");
}
else
{
var lastBet = HorseBetLoader.GetHorseBetFromFile();
Console.WriteLine($"\nThe last bet was {lastBet.UserName} bet on {lastBet.HorseBetPick}\n");
}
Console.Write("Press enter to see the list of 2016 Kentucky Derby horses.");
Console.ReadKey();
Console.Clear(); //This method will clear the welcome line. //I didn't want the welcome line to be visible the entire ime the app was open
//2. The user is then able to see the list of the 2016 Kentucky Derby horses that ran in the race
var runForTheRoses = RunForTheRosesRepo.LoadRosesResults("./2016RunForTheRosesResults.json"); //returns a list
//2a. writes the running horse of the derby to the console in shuffled order
var shuffled = RunForTheRosesRepo.Shuffle(runForTheRoses);
RunForTheRosesRepo.Print(shuffled);
//3 User enters name to place their bet
Console.WriteLine("Please enter your name to place a bet.");
var userName = Console.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine();
//4 User enters their bet
Console.WriteLine("What horse did you bet to win the 2016 Derby?");
//4a This code will validate the user's input on the horse they bet on and will display what place they finished and if their horse is not a valid horse it will return null
//user entry returned from the Console.ReadLine method will be stored in the horseBet variable
//If user selects a horse that is not on the list or presses enter and no value is captured. User needs to be prompted to pick a horse from the list
var horseBetAnswer = AnswerHelper.AskForBet(runForTheRoses);
Console.Clear();
var userBetMessage = AnswerHelper.GetUserBetMessage(userName, horseBetAnswer);
Console.WriteLine(userBetMessage);
Console.WriteLine();
//5 display users and their last bet
var horseBet = new HorseBet(userName, horseBetAnswer.Horse);
AnswerHelper.SaveHorseBet(horseBet);
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine("The program will now close. Thanks!");
Console.Read();
}
public static void Main()
{
//1. Welcoming the user to the app
Console.WriteLine("Welcome to the Repository for the 2016 Kentucky Derby's Run for the Roses.\n"); //\n = new line
//2.
//When initially running the app, no user data is available. For the purpose of this app, I created an initial default response
//When the program is stoped, closed and ran again, it will then return the stored data from the user's answers and load selection.
HorseBet lastBet = null;
string path = "./HorseBet";
if (!File.Exists(path + ".txt") && !File.Exists(path + ".json"))
{
Console.WriteLine("No previous user bets found. \n");
}
else
{
while (lastBet == null)
{
Console.WriteLine("How do you want to load the last Horse Bet? Press 1 for Plain Text. Press 2 for Json.");
var type = Console.ReadKey().KeyChar;
Saver <HorseBet> saver;
if (type == '1') //if the txt file does not exits
{
if (!File.Exists(path + ".txt"))
{
Console.WriteLine("\nFile does not exits. Pick another option.");
}
else //if the txt file does exist
{
saver = new PlainTextSaver(path + ".txt");
lastBet = saver.Load();
}
}
else //will read the json file
{
if (!File.Exists(path + ".json"))
{
Console.WriteLine("\nFile does not exits. Pick another option.");
}
else
{
saver = new JsonSaver(path + ".json");
lastBet = saver.Load();
}
}
}
Console.WriteLine($"\nThe last bet was {lastBet.UserName} bet on {lastBet.HorseBetPick}.\n");
}
Console.Write("Press enter to see the list of 2016 Kentucky Derby horses.\n");
Console.ReadKey();
Console.Clear(); //This method will clear the welcome line. //I didn't want the welcome line to be visible the entire ime the app was open
//2. Deserializes json file to print to console
var runForTheRoses = RunForTheRosesRepo.DeserializeRunForTheRosesResults("./2016RunForTheRosesResults.json"); //returns a list
//2a. writes the running horse of the derby to the console in shuffled order
var shuffled = RunForTheRosesRepo.Shuffle(runForTheRoses);
RunForTheRosesRepo.Print(shuffled);
//3 User enters name to place their bet
Console.WriteLine("\nPlease enter your name to place a bet.");
var userName = Console.ReadLine();
//4 User enter's their bet
Console.Write("\nWhat horse did you bet to win the 2016 Derby?\n");
//4a This code will validate the user's input on the horse they bet on and will display what place they finished and if their horse is not a valid horse it will return null
//user entry returned from the Console.ReadLine method will be stored in the horseBet variable
//If user selects a horse that is not on the list or presses enter and no value is captured. User needs to be prompted to pick a horse from the list
bool nullAnswer = true;
while (nullAnswer)
{
string horseInput = Console.ReadLine();
Console.Write(Environment.NewLine);
var horseBetAnswer = runForTheRoses.FirstOrDefault(r => string.Equals(r.Horse, horseInput, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase));
if (horseBetAnswer == null)
{
Console.WriteLine("That horse didn't run in the 2016 Run for the Roses. Please pick a horse from the list.");
}
else
{
var UserBetString = "";
string switchCase = horseBetAnswer.Place.ToString();
Console.Clear();
switch (switchCase)
{
case "1":
UserBetString = userName + ", " + horseBetAnswer.Horse + " came in " + horseBetAnswer.Place + "st place.";
break;
case "2":
UserBetString = userName + ", " + horseBetAnswer.Horse + " came in " + horseBetAnswer.Place + "nd place.";
break;
case "3":
UserBetString = userName + ", " + horseBetAnswer.Horse + " came in " + horseBetAnswer.Place + "rd place.";
break;
case "DNF":
UserBetString = userName + ", " + horseBetAnswer.Horse + " did not finish.";
break;
default:
UserBetString = userName + ", " + horseBetAnswer.Horse + " came in " + horseBetAnswer.Place + "th place.";
break;
}
Console.WriteLine(UserBetString);
nullAnswer = false;//breaks out of loop as long as user picks valid horse from list
//5 display users and their last bet
var horseBet = new HorseBet
{
UserName = userName,
HorseBetPick = horseBetAnswer.Horse
};
Console.WriteLine("\nHow do you want to save your result? Press 1 for Plain Text. Press 2 for Json.");
var type = Console.ReadKey().KeyChar;
Saver <HorseBet> saver;
if (type == '1')
{
saver = new PlainTextSaver(path + ".txt");
}
else //anything other than 1 will return Json file
{
saver = new JsonSaver(path + ".json");
}
saver.Save(horseBet);
}
}
//6
Console.WriteLine("\n\nGot it! The program will now close.");
Console.Read();
}