// First action called when application runs
public ActionResult Index()
{
// create variable to keep track of the user ID
int userId;
// check to see if the user id is stored in session
if (Session["UserId"] != null)
{
// assign logged in users id to variable
userId = Convert.ToInt32(Session["UserId"]);
}
// check to see if the users cityId is stored as a cookie
if (Request.Cookies["cityId"] != null)
{
// if so get the cookie and send the user to homescreen for that city
int cityId = Convert.ToInt32(Request.Cookies["cityId"].Value);
HomeIndexViewModel model = new HomeIndexViewModel(cityId);
return View("Index", model);
}
else
{
// send the user to locator page to select their current city
LocatorViewModel model = new LocatorViewModel();
return View("Locator", model);
}
}
// called when a user clicks a subcategory id to view listings
public ActionResult Index(int subcategoryId)
{
// check to make sure city id cookie is populated
if (Request.Cookies["cityId"] != null)
{
// return the view listings with the city and subcategory id
int cityId = Convert.ToInt32(Request.Cookies["cityId"].Value);
ViewListingsViewModel model = new ViewListingsViewModel(cityId, subcategoryId);
return View("ViewListings", model);
}
else
{
// there is no selected city id so send user to locator to chose a city
LocatorViewModel locatorModel = new LocatorViewModel();
Response.Redirect("/Home/Locator");
return View();
}
}
// sends the user to the locator page to select their city
public ActionResult Locator()
{
LocatorViewModel model = new LocatorViewModel();
return View("Locator", model);
}
