/// <summary>
/// This function will take a list of mails, order them by the appropriate <see cref="MailSort"/>. Additionally, it will set up the viewbags
/// needed for the index view, based on the sortby parameter.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="sortBy">A MailSort that determines how the mail will be sorted</param>
/// <param name="mails">A reference list in which to sort by sortBy</param>
/// <returns></returns>
private List <Mail> OrderMailAndSetViewBag(MailSort sortBy, ref List <Mail> mails)
{
ViewBag.DateSortByValue = MailSort.LatestDate;
ViewBag.ContextSortByValue = MailSort.Context;
ViewBag.FromSortByValue = MailSort.From;
ViewBag.SubjectSortByValue = MailSort.Subject;
if (sortBy == MailSort.LatestDate)
{
mails = mails.OrderByDescending(m => m.Posted).ToList();
ViewBag.DateSortByValue = MailSort.EarliestDate;
}
else if (sortBy == MailSort.EarliestDate)
{
mails = mails.OrderBy(m => m.Posted).ToList();
}
else if (sortBy == MailSort.Context)
{
mails = mails.OrderBy(m => m.Context).ToList();
ViewBag.ContextSortByValue = MailSort.ReverseContext;
}
else if (sortBy == MailSort.ReverseContext)
{
mails = mails.OrderByDescending(m => m.Context).ToList();
}
else if (sortBy == MailSort.From)
{
mails = mails.OrderBy(m => m.FromUserProfile.FirstName).ThenBy(m => m.FromUserProfile.LastName).ToList();
ViewBag.FromSortByValue = MailSort.ReverseFrom;
}
else if (sortBy == MailSort.ReverseFrom)
{
mails = mails.OrderByDescending(m => m.FromUserProfile.FirstName).ThenBy(m => m.FromUserProfile.LastName).ToList();
}
else if (sortBy == MailSort.Subject)
{
mails = mails.OrderBy(m => m.Subject).ToList();
ViewBag.SubjectSortByValue = MailSort.ReverseSubject;
}
else if (sortBy == MailSort.ReverseSubject)
{
mails = mails.OrderByDescending(m => m.Subject).ToList();
}
return(mails);
}
public ViewResult Index(MailSort sortBy = MailSort.LatestDate)
{
ViewBag.BoxHeader = "Inbox";
List <Mail> mails = db.Mails.Where(m => m.ToUserProfileID == CurrentUser.ID && m.DeleteFromInbox == false).ToList();
OrderMailAndSetViewBag(sortBy, ref mails);
if (mails.Count() > 0)
{
List <int> threadIds = new List <int>();
foreach (Mail mail in mails)
{
MailAttachmentFilePath mfp = Directories.GetMailAttachment(mail.ContextID, mail.ThreadID);
if (mfp.AllFiles().Count() > 0)
{
threadIds.Add(mail.ThreadID);
}
}
ViewBag.AttachmentThreadIds = threadIds;
}
return(View(mails));
}