/// <summary>
/// Searches for a <c>Customer</c> by name.
/// <remarks>
/// This method runs in multiple different modes depending on the input:
///
/// If a single term is provided, then it will be searched in both the first and last
/// names of customers.
///
/// If two terms are provided and delimited with a space, the search will ensure that
/// the customer's full name includes both search terms.
///
/// If two terms are provided and delimited with a comma, the first term will be
/// searched only in the last names of customers, and the second term will be
/// searched only in the first names of customers.
/// </remarks>
/// </summary>
/// <param name="ctx">Store context object.</param>
/// <param name="name">Search for customers that have this search
/// string in either their first or last name.</param>
/// <returns>An <c>IQueryable</c> representing customers that have
/// either a first or last name containing the search string.</returns>
public static IQueryable <Customer> FindCustomerByName(this StoreContext ctx, string name)
{
name = name.ToLower();
// Search by either first name or last name when a space is present between two
// search terms. Both search terms must be present in either the first or last
// name (or both) of the customer in order to be considered a match.
var nameComponents = name.Split(' ', 2);
if (nameComponents.Length == 2)
{
var query1 = ctx.FindCustomerByName(nameComponents[0].Trim());
var query2 = ctx.FindCustomerByName(nameComponents[1].Trim());
return(query1.Intersect(query2));
}
// Search for names in a "lastName,firstName" fashion when a comma is present
// in the search query.
var lastThenFirst = name.Split(',', 2);
if (lastThenFirst.Length == 2)
{
var query1 = ctx.FindCustomerByLastName(lastThenFirst[0].Trim());
var query2 = ctx.FindCustomerByFirstName(lastThenFirst[1].Trim());
return(query1.Intersect(query2));
}
// Standard single term search checks both first and last names.
return(from customer in ctx.Customers
where customer.FirstName.ToLower().Contains(name) ||
customer.LastName.ToLower().Contains(name)
select customer);
}
public void SearchesForCustomerByLastName()
{
var options = TestUtil.GetMemDbOptions("SearchesForCustomerByLastName");
using (var db = new StoreContext(options))
{
var customer1 = new Customer("" + Guid.NewGuid().ToString());
customer1.LastName = "z--bfS/qc" + Guid.NewGuid().ToString();
db.Add(customer1);
var customer2 = new Customer("" + Guid.NewGuid().ToString());
customer2.LastName = "1XfcnY" + Guid.NewGuid().ToString();
db.Add(customer2);
var customer3 = new Customer("" + Guid.NewGuid().ToString());
customer3.LastName = "z--zB8tkm" + Guid.NewGuid().ToString();
db.Add(customer3);
db.SaveChanges();
var findCustomer1 = db.FindCustomerByLastName("bfs");
Assert.Equal(1, findCustomer1.Count());
Assert.Equal(customer1.LastName, findCustomer1.First().LastName);
var findCustomer2 = db.FindCustomerByLastName("cn");
Assert.Equal(1, findCustomer2.Count());
Assert.Equal(customer2.LastName, findCustomer2.First().LastName);
var findCustomers = db.FindCustomerByLastName("z--");
Assert.Equal(2, findCustomers.Count());
Assert.Equal(customer1.LastName, findCustomers
.Where(c => c.LastName == customer1.LastName)
.First()
.LastName);
Assert.Equal(customer3.LastName, findCustomers
.Where(c => c.LastName == customer3.LastName)
.First()
.LastName);
}
}