/*
* Pair each person in the shuffled list with the next person in the shuffled list (except for
* the last person in the shuffled list, who is paired with the first person)
*/
public static List <NameEmailModel> PairUp(List <NameEmailModel> nameEmails)
{
List <NameEmailModel> sortedEmails = new List <NameEmailModel>();
for (int i = 0; i < nameEmails.Count; i++)
{
NameEmailModel pairing = new NameEmailModel();
if (i != (nameEmails.Count - 1))
{
// Each person in the shuffled list is allocated the next person in the list
string[] namePair = new string[] { nameEmails[i].Name[0], nameEmails[i + 1].Name[0] };
string[] emailPair = new string[] { nameEmails[i].Email[0], nameEmails[i + 1].Email[0] };
pairing.Name = namePair;
pairing.Email = emailPair;
}
else
{
// The last person in the list is allocated the first person in the list
string[] namePair = new string[] { nameEmails[i].Name[0], nameEmails[0].Name[0] };
string[] emailPair = new string[] { nameEmails[i].Email[0], nameEmails[0].Email[0] };
pairing.Name = namePair;
pairing.Email = emailPair;
}
sortedEmails.Add(pairing);
}
return(sortedEmails);
}
public async Task <IActionResult> SendEmail([Bind("Name,Email")] NameEmailModel nameEmailModel)
{
List <NameEmailModel> nameEmails = new List <NameEmailModel>();
for (int i = 0; i < nameEmailModel.Name.Length; i++)
{
NameEmailModel nameEmail = new NameEmailModel();
nameEmail.Name = new string[] { nameEmailModel.Name[i] };
Console.WriteLine("Name: " + nameEmailModel.Name[i]);
nameEmail.Email = new string[] { nameEmailModel.Email[i] };
Console.WriteLine("Email: " + nameEmailModel.Email[i]);
nameEmails.Add(nameEmail);
}
// Call ShuffleNames helper (list of names and emails in random order)
HomeControllerHelpers.ShuffleNames(nameEmails);
// Call PairUp helper (assign each giver's receiver as the next person in the shuffled list)
List <NameEmailModel> pairedNames = HomeControllerHelpers.PairUp(nameEmails);
// Call SendNow helper (email all players)
HomeControllerHelpers.SendNow(pairedNames);
return(RedirectToAction("Index"));
}
