static bool addLoan() //Method to add a new loan to the system
{
Console.Write("Book being Loaned: ");
string loanBook = Console.ReadLine().ToUpper(); //Book to be loaned
bool loaned = BookDetails.isLoaned(loanBook); //checks if book is currently loaned
string[] loanCustomer = new string[2];
Console.WriteLine("Who is Loaning the book?");
Console.Write("First Name: ");
loanCustomer[0] = Console.ReadLine().ToUpper();
Console.Write("Surname: ");
loanCustomer[1] = Console.ReadLine().ToUpper();
bool customerMatch = CustomerDetails.lookupCustomer(loanCustomer); //Checks if customer is registered on the system
string currentEmployee = LoginDetails.currentUser(); //Saves current user as employee loaning the book
DateTime loanOut;
loanOut = DateTime.Now; //Sets current date as when the book is loaned
string loanoutString = loanOut.ToShortDateString();
DateTime loanIn = loanOut.AddDays(21); //Generates a date for when the book needs to be returned
string loaninString = loanIn.ToShortDateString();
string newID = Guid.NewGuid().ToString(); //Generates a unique 5 digit ID for the loan as refrence
char[] idCharacters = newID.Take(5).ToArray();
newID = new string(idCharacters);
if (loaned) //if the book is already loaned
{
Console.WriteLine("Error | Book is Already Loaned"); //Display error message and abort the method
return(false);
}
if (customerMatch == false) //If loan customer is not registered on the system
{
Console.WriteLine("Error | Customer not Registered"); //Display error message and abort the loan
return(false);
}
string[] loanString = new string[] { loanBook, loanCustomer[1], loanCustomer[0], currentEmployee, loanoutString, loaninString };
loanRecords.Add(newID, loanString); //Add new loan to the system
loanedBooks.Add(loanBook); //Add loaned book to list of books currently loaned
Console.WriteLine("Book Succesfully Loaned");
return(true);
}
