// Helper method to request stock.
private void requestStock(Dictionary <string, int> storeStockMap, int restockThreshold, string stockId)
{
int stockLevel;
// Gets the item
if (storeStockMap.TryGetValue(stockId, out stockLevel))
{
// If the user doesn't want to restock, the method returns.
if (checkIfRestock(stockLevel, restockThreshold) == false)
{
return;
}
int quantity = Utility.getStockAmount();
// This declaration and the try catch block open the file.
Dictionary <string, StockRequest> requests;
try
{
requests = JsonUtil.getStockRequests();
}
catch (FileNotFoundException)
{
// If the file isn't found, this method cannot run.
Utility.displayError("A file necessary for that operation could not be found.");
return;
}
catch (JsonReaderException)
{
// If the Json is corrupted, this method cannot run.
Utility.displayError("A file necessary for that operation could not be read.");
return;
}
// This section of code checks whether an id is being used, and if it is, increments it,
// until a unused value is reached.
int requestId = 1;
while (requests.ContainsKey($"{requestId}"))
{
requestId++;
}
// Creates a new request, and adds it to the requests file, and saves.
StockRequest request = new StockRequest($"{requestId}", franchiseID, stockId, quantity);
requests.Add(request.RequestID, request);
JsonUtil.saveStockRequests(requests);
Console.Clear();
}
else
{
// A valid stock Id was not passed in.
Utility.displayError("Error - That is not a valid stock ID");
}
}
// Helper method to check if the owner has enough stock.
private bool checkOwnerStock(Dictionary <string, Stock> stockMap, StockRequest request)
{
Stock item;
if (stockMap.TryGetValue(request.ProductID, out item))
{
if (item.StockLevel >= request.Quantity)
{
// If the owner has enough stock, true is returned.
return(true);
}
}
return(false);
}