/// <summary>
/// Responds to an ajax request containing either a list of greyhound names and starting traps (1 race) or a string with many \n seperated greyhound names in the format "1 Vegas Gold".
/// Since these lists are going to a dummy score calc for the moment, **traps are ignored**.
/// TODO: Runner can be changed to include a greyhound object thus preserving the trap value.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="runners"></param>
/// <param name="m_runners"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public ActionResult GetPredictions(List<Runner> runners, RaceMeetRunners m_runners)
{
List<List<Greyhound>> allRunners = GetMultipleRaceRunners(m_runners);
List<Greyhound> singleRace = GetSingleRaceRunners(runners);
scoreCalc sc = new scoreCalc();
if (allRunners == null)
{
allRunners = new List<List<Greyhound>>();
allRunners.Add(singleRace);
}
return Json(sc.GetScores(allRunners));
}
private List<List<Greyhound>> GetMultipleRaceRunners(RaceMeetRunners m_runners)
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(m_runners.multipleRace_Runners))
{
return null;
}
string[] p = m_runners.multipleRace_Runners.Split('\n'); //split the string into a list
var query = from r in p
where !string.IsNullOrEmpty(r) //remove any empty list elements
select r;
List<Runner> q = new List<Runner>();
foreach (var item in query.Reverse()) //need to reverse the ordering on the linq query so they end up in the stack in the correct order (otherwise the last runner of the evening in
{ //trap 6 will be at the top
string[] r = item.Split(' ');
q.Add(new Runner { Trap = int.Parse(_utils.RemoveLetters(item)), Name = _utils.RemoveNumbers(item).Trim() });
}
Stack<Runner> s = new Stack<Runner>(q);
List<List<Greyhound>> g = new List<List<Greyhound>>();
return DivideRaces(s, g);
}
