void buyArt()
{
Console.Clear();
if (active != "collector")
{
Console.WriteLine("please enter your collector Id");
collector = new mod.Collector();
active = "collector";
string userinput = Console.ReadLine();
try {
collector.Id = int.Parse(userinput);
}
catch {
collector.Name = userinput;
}
collectrepo cp = new collectrepo(_context, new mapper());
collector = cp.AddCollector(collector);
if (collector.Name != "")
{
Console.WriteLine($"welcome {collector.Name}");
viewProfile();
}
else
{
registerNewCollector(cp);
}
}
insub = true;
while (insub)
{
subMenu();
}
}
void registerNewCollector(collectrepo cp)
{
Console.Clear();
Console.WriteLine("Please register as a Collector to continue.");
collector.Name = getinput("What is your name ?");
collector.Location = getinput("What country are you ordering from?");;
collector = cp.SaveCollector(collector);
Console.WriteLine($"Thank you for registering! your customer id is: {collector.Id}");
}
