private void AddAnimal()
{
Console.Write("Enter the name of the animal to add: ");
var name = Console.ReadLine();
var currAnimal = _animalService.GetAnimalByName(name);
if (currAnimal != null)
{
ConsoleWrite($"The animal you entered ('{name}') already exists in the file. Please enter a different name.", true);
return;
}
var attrs = new List <AnimalAttribute>();
var toContinue = true;
while (toContinue)
{
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine($"Select an attribute of animal \"{name}\":");
Console.WriteLine("[A] Action (verb) e.g. 'fly', 'bark', 'eat cheese'");
Console.WriteLine("[B] Has e.g. 'four legs', 'wings'");
Console.WriteLine("[C] Is (adjective) e.g. 'big', 'yellow colour', 'an insect'");
Console.WriteLine("[X] Cancel");
var input = GetValidInput(new[] { "A", "B", "C", "X" });
var message = string.Empty;
var type = default(AttributeType);
switch (input)
{
case "A":
message = $"A(n) {name} can ";
type = AttributeType.Action;
break;
case "B":
message = $"A(n) {name} has ";
type = AttributeType.Has;
break;
case "C":
message = $"A(n) {name} is ";
type = AttributeType.Is;
break;
case "X":
ConsoleWrite("Cancelled adding animal.", true);
return;
}
Console.WriteLine();
Console.Write(message);
var attr = Console.ReadLine();
if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(attr))
{
ConsoleWrite("At least one animal attribute must be entered.", true);
}
else
{
if (attrs.Exists(
a => a.Type == type && a.Text.Equals(attr, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)))
{
ConsoleWrite($"Error: The description you entered already exists for the {name}.", true);
}
else
{
attrs.Add(new AnimalAttribute()
{
Text = attr, Type = type
});
}
Console.WriteLine();
Console.Write("Do you want to add another description [Y/N]? ");
toContinue = IsYes();
}
}
// save animal to data store (file)
_animalService.AddAnimal(new Animal()
{
Name = name, Attributes = attrs
});
// refresh data
_animals = _animalService.GetAnimals();
ConsoleWrite($"Done. Successfully added '{name}' to animal list. Data has been refreshed.");
}