/// <summary>
/// Method that gets an old save from the database by its name and returns an object in form of an SGame(short for saved game)
/// </summary>
/// <param name="search"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public SGame Load(string search)
{
SGame loaded = null;//loaded game equals null to beginn with
//variable for the list of saved games in the database
var loadSave = gm.GameFile;
//loaded is equal to the game which has a similar name
loaded = loadSave.Single(SGame => SGame.GameName == search);
return(loaded);
}
/// <summary>
/// Bool for searching throgh database after existing files with the same name
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
private bool FoundExisting(string fileName)
{
SGame existing = null;// if this stays null this bool will return a false else it will be true
//check if the database exists as it is only then the application should try to see if ther is an existing item matching the sent in one
if (gm.Database.Exists())
{
var searchhere = gm.GameFile;
existing = searchhere.Single(SGame => SGame.GameName == fileName);
}
if (existing != null)
{
return(true);
}
else
{
return(false);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Savemethod that picks a savegame that was created by the bll layer when the user wants to save a game to the
/// database.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="fileToSave"></param>
public void SaveDownToDataBase(SGame fileToSave)
{
var save = fileToSave;
//add to the local database
bool existsimilar = FoundExisting(fileToSave.GameName);
if (existsimilar)
{
//Removes old save and replace with a new one
var found = gm.GameFile.Single(SGame => SGame.GameName == fileToSave.GameName);
gm.GameFile.Remove(found);
gm.GameFile.Add(save);
gm.SaveChanges();
}
else
{
//add and save the file to the database
gm.GameFile.Add(save);
gm.SaveChanges();
}
}
