// When we are in edit mode we have to populate many of the controls in the form because
// we must show the information from a character that has already been created. If we are
// not in edit mode then none of these controls have to be populated because we are creating
// character from scratch
private void CharacterEditForm_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (editMode == true)
{
this.txtCharacterName.Text = _characterManager.CharacterList[_characterIndex].Name;
this.txtCharacterSize.Text = _characterManager.CharacterList[_characterIndex].Size;
this.txtCharacterType.Text = _characterManager.CharacterList[_characterIndex].Type;
this.txtCharacterAllignment.Text = _characterManager.CharacterList[_characterIndex].Allignment;
this.txtCharacterAffiliation.Text = _characterManager.CharacterList[_characterIndex].Affiliation;
// Here we display and image, but we must specify a file name within which to save it
picFilename = _characterManager.CharacterList[_characterIndex].ImageFileName;
picCharacter.Image = Image.FromFile(dataPath + @"\" + picFilename);
// We use the character stat block file name to cell up the character stat block
this.txtStatBlockFilename.Text = _characterManager.CharacterList[_characterIndex].StatBlockFileName;
CharacterStatBlock characterStatBlock = _characterManager.FetchCharacterStatBlock(_characterIndex);
this.txtStatBlock.Text = characterStatBlock.StatBlockText;
this.txtStatBlockFilename.Enabled = false;
this.Text = "Character Editor";
}
else
{
this.Text = "Add a Charecter";
}
}
} // End RetrieveCharacterStatBlock()
// This method takes an updated Character object and CharacterStatBlock object and uses it to overwrite the current
// files, effectively updating them.
public static bool UpdateCharacter(int characterIndex, CharacterStatBlock characterStatBlock, List <Character> characterList)
{
try
{
// This overwrites the currently held StatBlock text file of the chosen character with the updated one.
StreamWriter fileWriter = new StreamWriter(AppData.DataPath + @"\" + characterList[characterIndex].StatBlockFileName);
fileWriter.WriteLine(characterStatBlock.CharacterName);
fileWriter.WriteLine(characterStatBlock.StatBlockText);
fileWriter.Close();
// This overwrites the currentlyheld CharacterList.csv file with updated object information. Everytime
// this update is done the entire csv is overwritten
StreamWriter fileWriter2 = new StreamWriter(AppData.DataPath + @"\" + AppData.CharacterListFileName);
foreach (Character character in characterList)
{
fileWriter2.WriteLine(character.Name + "," +
character.Size + "," +
character.Type + "," +
character.Allignment + "," +
character.Affiliation + "," +
character.StatBlockFileName + "," +
character.ImageFileName);
}
fileWriter2.Close();
}
catch (Exception) // If there is an exception the method returns false.
{
return(false);
}
return(true); // If the method runs successfully it returns true.
} // End UpdateCharacter
} // End UpdateCharacter
// This method uses a Character object to save information to the charcterList.csv file. It also
// uses some text entered by the user to create a new charcter stat block file.
public static bool AddCharacter(Character character, CharacterStatBlock characterStatBlock)
{
try
{
// This adds a new stat block text file to a user chosen filename.
StreamWriter fileWriter = new StreamWriter(AppData.DataPath + @"\" + character.StatBlockFileName);
fileWriter.WriteLine(characterStatBlock.CharacterName);
fileWriter.Write(characterStatBlock.StatBlockText);
fileWriter.Close();
// This adds a new character to the CharacterList.csv file.
StreamWriter fileWriter2 = new StreamWriter(AppData.DataPath + @"\" + AppData.CharacterListFileName, true);
fileWriter2.WriteLine(character.Name + "," +
character.Size + "," +
character.Type + "," +
character.Allignment + "," +
character.Affiliation + "," +
character.StatBlockFileName + "," +
character.ImageFileName);
fileWriter2.Close();
}
catch (Exception) // If there is an exception the method returns false.
{
return(false);
}
return(true); // If the method runs successfully it returns true.
} // End AddCharacter()
// This method displays the stat block of a character that is either chosen from the previous
// screen or that comes up by clicking the next button
private void DisplayStatBlock()
{
try
{
_characterStatBlock = _characterManager.FetchCharacterStatBlock(_characterIndex);
this.lblTitle.Text = _characterStatBlock.CharacterName;
this.txtStatBlock.Text = _characterStatBlock.StatBlockText;
this.picCharacterImage.Image = Image.FromFile(AppData.DataPath + @"\" + _characterManager.CharacterList[_characterIndex].ImageFileName);
this.btnNext.Select();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
}
}
} // End EditCharacter()
// This method takes a character that will be added to the characterlist.csv file and a statblock that will
// saved to a a seperate file.
public List <Character> AddCharacter(Character character, CharacterStatBlock characterStatBlock)
{
try
{
if (CharacterDataAccessor.AddCharacter(character, characterStatBlock))
{
_characterList = CharacterDataAccessor.RetrieveCharacterList();
}
return(_characterList);
}
catch (Exception)
{
throw;
}
} // End AddCharacter()
} // End of FetchCharacterStatBlock()
// This method will take a character and a stat block to replace on that is already in the character list
// at the index that is entered.
public List <Character> EditCharacter(Character character, CharacterStatBlock characterStatBlock, int characterIndex)
{
try
{
_characterList[characterIndex] = character;
if (CharacterDataAccessor.UpdateCharacter(characterIndex, characterStatBlock, _characterList))
{
_characterList = CharacterDataAccessor.RetrieveCharacterList();
return(_characterList);
}
return(_characterList);
}
catch (Exception)
{
throw;
}
} // End EditCharacter()
} // End RetrieveCharacterList()
// This method reads from a csv file to instantiate a new instance of a StatBlock type object.
public static CharacterStatBlock RetrieveCharacterStatBlock(Character character)
{
CharacterStatBlock newCharacterStatBlock = new CharacterStatBlock();
try
{
// This reads from a csv file and uses it to create a new StatBlock object
StreamReader fileReader = new StreamReader(AppData.DataPath + @"\" + character.StatBlockFileName);
newCharacterStatBlock.CharacterName = fileReader.ReadLine();
newCharacterStatBlock.StatBlockText = fileReader.ReadToEnd();
fileReader.Close();
}
catch (Exception) // if an exception occurs this will throw it up towards the presentation layer
{
throw;
}
return(newCharacterStatBlock);
} // End RetrieveCharacterStatBlock()
// Here we gather all the data from the various text boxes and use it to
// create a new instantiation of the Character class
private void btnSave_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
// Here we do some checks to make sure the user has not left any fields blank.
if (txtCharacterName.Text == "")
{
MessageBox.Show("You need to enter a character name.");
txtCharacterName.Focus();
return;
}
if (txtCharacterSize.Text == "")
{
MessageBox.Show("You need to enter a character size.");
txtCharacterSize.Focus();
return;
}
if (txtCharacterType.Text == "")
{
MessageBox.Show("You need to enter a character type.");
txtCharacterType.Focus();
return;
}
if (txtCharacterAllignment.Text == "")
{
MessageBox.Show("You need to enter a character allignment.");
txtCharacterAllignment.Focus();
return;
}
if (txtCharacterAffiliation.Text == "")
{
MessageBox.Show("You need to enter a character affiliation.");
txtCharacterAffiliation.Focus();
return;
}
if (picCharacter.Image == null)
{
MessageBox.Show("You need to choose a character image.");
btnChooseImage.Focus();
return;
}
if (txtStatBlock.Text == "")
{
MessageBox.Show("You need to enter the stat block text.");
txtStatBlock.Focus();
return;
}
if (txtStatBlockFilename.Text == "")
{
MessageBox.Show("You need to enter a stat block filename.");
txtStatBlockFilename.Focus();
return;
}
if ((txtStatBlockFilename.Text).ToLower().EndsWith(".txt") == false)
{
MessageBox.Show("Your filename must end with a '.txt'");
txtStatBlockFilename.Focus();
return;
}
if (txtStatBlockFilename.Text.Length < 5)
{
MessageBox.Show("Invalid file name.");
txtStatBlockFilename.Focus();
return;
}
if (System.IO.File.Exists(dataPath + @"\" + txtStatBlockFilename.Text) && editMode == false)
{
MessageBox.Show("File already exists.");
txtStatBlockFilename.Focus();
return;
}
// When all the data has been entered we can use it to create objects to be saved
var character = new Character();
character.Name = txtCharacterName.Text;
character.Size = txtCharacterSize.Text;
character.Type = txtCharacterType.Text;
character.Allignment = txtCharacterAllignment.Text;
character.Affiliation = txtCharacterAffiliation.Text;
character.ImageFileName = picFilename;
character.StatBlockFileName = txtStatBlockFilename.Text;
var characterStatBlock = new CharacterStatBlock();
characterStatBlock.CharacterName = txtCharacterName.Text;
characterStatBlock.StatBlockText = txtStatBlock.Text;
if (editMode == true) // saves over existing records
{
_characterManager.EditCharacter(character, characterStatBlock, _characterIndex);
this.Close();
}
else // adds new records
{
int characterCount = _characterManager.CharacterList.Count;
var newList = _characterManager.AddCharacter(character, characterStatBlock);
if (newList.Count > characterCount)
{
MessageBox.Show("New character added.");
this.Close();
}
else
{
MessageBox.Show("Add failed");
this.Close();
}
}
} // End of btnSave_Click
