/// <summary>
/// Gets the book list titles file path.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>True if path found else False.</returns>
public bool GetBookListTitlesFilePath()
{
var dirFileOp = new FileClass();
var validate = new ValidationClass();
var dirPath = BookListPathsProperties.PathTitlesDirectory;
var fileName = BookListPathsProperties.NameTitlesBookListFile;
var cls = new CombinePathsClass();
var filePath = cls.CombineDirectoryPathWithFileName(
dirPath, fileName);
var fileExists = validate.ValidateFileExists(filePath, true);
if (!fileExists)
{
var dlgResult = this._msgBox.ShowQuestionMessageBox();
// Create directory if it does not exist.
if (dlgResult == DialogResult.Yes)
{
dirFileOp.CreateNewFile(filePath);
if (validate.ValidateFileExists(filePath, true))
{
BookListPathsProperties.PathTitleNamesListFile = filePath;
return(true);
}
else
{
// return no directory created.
BookListPathsProperties.PathTitleNamesListFile = String.Empty;
return(false);
}
}
else
{
// return user does not want to create the directory.
BookListPathsProperties.PathTitleNamesListFile = String.Empty;
return(false);
}
}
else
{
BookListPathsProperties.PathTitleNamesListFile = filePath;
return(true);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets the application data directory path.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>
/// </returns>
public bool GetAppDataDirectoryPath()
{
var validate = new ValidationClass();
var cls = new FileClass();
// Saves the AppData directory path to BookListPathsProperties.PathAppDataDirectory
GetPathToSpecialDirectoryAppDataLocal();
if (validate.ValidateDirectoryExists(BookListPathsProperties.PathAppDataDirectory))
{
return(true);
}
_msgBox.Msg = "Unable to find the AppData directory unable to continue.";
_msgBox.ShowErrorMessageBox();
return(false);
}
/// <summary>
/// Add dash between authors first middle and last name. This allows the
/// program to tell where each name begins and ends.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="author">The Author<see cref="string" />.</param>
/// <returns>Return the authors name with dashes installed.</returns>
public string AddDashBetweenAuthorsFirstMiddleLastName(string author)
{
this._msgBox.NameOfMethod = MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().Name;
if (!this._valid.ValidateStringIsNotNull(author))
{
return(string.Empty);
}
if (!this._valid.ValidateStringHasLength(author))
{
return(string.Empty);
}
var authorName = this.AddDashToAuthorName(author.Trim());
var clsFile = new FileClass();
return(clsFile.AddFileExtension(authorName));
}
/// <summary>
/// Searches the book title all authors.
/// </summary>
public void SearchBookAuthorAllTitles()
{
this._msgBox.NameOfMethod = MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().Name;
var cls1 = new FileClass();
cls1.GetAllAuthorFilePathsContainedInAuthorDirectory();
var coll1 = new BookDataCollection();
coll1.ClearCollection();
this.AuthorNamesSearchLoop();
var coll2 = new BookTitlesCollection();
if (coll2.GetItemsCount() < 1)
{
coll2.AddItem("No titles with this search criteria were found.");
}
}
