// ---------------------------- FOR GUI USES ---------------------------- //
/// <summary>
/// This method takes user's choices of sorting and filters and updates the messages screen following this.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="Operations">The operation to make on certain list.</param>
public void refresh(string[] filters, bool checkTime, ISort sorter, bool ascending)
{
_ascending = ascending;
if (!(filters[0] == ""))
{
msgHandler.addGroupFilter(filters[0]);
}
if (!(filters[1] == ""))
{
msgHandler.addNicknameFilter(filters[1]);
}
if (!checkTime)
{
messages.Clear();
}
retrieveMessages(checkTime);
messages = sorter.DoAction(messages);
MessageConvertor msgConvertor = new MessageConvertor();
List <ReadOnlyMessage> newReadOnlyList = new List <ReadOnlyMessage>();
foreach (Message msg in messages)
{
ReadOnlyMessage roMsg = msgConvertor.convertToReadOnly(msg);
newReadOnlyList.Add(roMsg);
}
messagesToPrint = newReadOnlyList;
}
