// ---------------------------- FOR GUI USES ---------------------------- //
/// <summary>
/// This method takes user's choices of sorting and filters and updates the messages screen following this.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="Operations">The operation to make on certain list.</param>
public void refresh(string[] filters, bool checkTime, ISort sorter, bool ascending)
{
_ascending = ascending;
if (!(filters[0] == ""))
{
msgHandler.addGroupFilter(filters[0]);
}
if (!(filters[1] == ""))
{
msgHandler.addNicknameFilter(filters[1]);
}
if (!checkTime)
{
messages.Clear();
}
retrieveMessages(checkTime);
messages = sorter.DoAction(messages);
MessageConvertor msgConvertor = new MessageConvertor();
List <ReadOnlyMessage> newReadOnlyList = new List <ReadOnlyMessage>();
foreach (Message msg in messages)
{
ReadOnlyMessage roMsg = msgConvertor.convertToReadOnly(msg);
newReadOnlyList.Add(roMsg);
}
messagesToPrint = newReadOnlyList;
}
/// <summary>
/// updates the message list after messages retrieved
/// </summary>
/// <param name="msgs"></param>
/// <param name="clear"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
private bool updateMessages(List <IMessage> msgs, bool clear)
{
bool ans = false;
if (msgs == null)
{
return(false);
}
MessageConvertor messageConvertor = new MessageConvertor();
foreach (IMessage msg in msgs)
{
Message tMsg = messageConvertor.convertToMessage(msg);
if (tMsg == null)
{
continue;
}
removeMessage();
if (clear)
{
messages.Add(tMsg);
ans = true;
}
else if (!messages.Contains(tMsg))
{
messages.Add(tMsg);
ans = true;
}
}
return(ans);
}
/// <summary>
/// sends message from the logged in user. connects between presentation layer and User class
/// </summary>
/// <param name="message"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public void send(string message)
{
try
{
Message msg = loggedinUser.send(message, url, DateTime.Now); //send the message to the server address
if (msg != null)
{
removeMessage();
MessageConvertor msgConvertor = new MessageConvertor();
IMessage imsg = msgConvertor.convertToIMessage(msg);
// res = msgConvertor.convertToReadOnly(msg);
msgHandler.sendMessage(imsg);//save the message into the storage file
logger.logInfoMessage("The message were delivered successfully");
}
}
catch
{ }
}
/// <summary>
/// this method is called in case of editing exist message request is made by the user
/// </summary>
/// <param name="oldMessage">the message to edit</param>
/// <param name="updatedBody">the updated content</param>
public void update(ReadOnlyMessage oldMessage, string updatedBody)
{
try
{
//check its legal to edit this message
if (!oldMessage.nickname.Equals(loggedinUser.nickName))
{
logger.logWarnMessage("Failed to edit a message which does not belong to the connected user");
}
else
{
_dateTime = DateTime.UtcNow;
MessageConvertor mc = new MessageConvertor();
Message message = mc.convertFromReadOnlyToMessage(oldMessage);
messages.Remove(message);
message.updateBody(updatedBody);
message.updateDate(_dateTime);
IMessage imsg = mc.convertToIMessage(message);
msgHandler.updateMessage(imsg);//save the message into the storage file
logger.logInfoMessage("The message were edited successfully");
}
}
catch {}
}
