public async Task <IActionResult> Submit(int id, [Bind("EntryNumber, TicketID, FirstName, SurName, EmailAdress, PhoneNumber")] Submission InputSubmission) //handles request for a new submission
{
/* Handles requests for creating a new submission
* 1) Ensures that inputs a valid(see submissioncs for requirements)
* 2) Iterates threw all entries Entry #.dat
* - Loads each object from the file
* - Compares Ticket ID of the object(SubmissionFromFile) with the Ticket ID that the user has inputted(Inputsubmission)
* - if they are equal, 'SubmissionFromFile' is checked to see if it has already been submitted
* - If it hasn't: The Entry number is transfered from SubmissionFromFile to Inputsubmission
* - Inputsubmission is saved and overwrites SubmissionFromFile in the folder.
* - If the entry is already used, or no Ticket ID numbers fit, the submission isn't accepted
*/
if (ModelState.IsValid) //Ensures that inputs are valid(see submission.cs for requirements)
{
int TotalNumEntries = 100;
for (int i = 0; i < TotalNumEntries; ++i)
{
Submission SubmissionFromFile = new Submission(i);
SubmissionFromFile.LoadFromFile();
if (SubmissionFromFile.TicketID == InputSubmission.TicketID)
{
if (!SubmissionFromFile.AlreadyTaken) //Checks if a submission have already been made to the entry
{
//if the entry isn't already used, the input saves itself to the gives entry
InputSubmission.AlreadyTaken = true;
InputSubmission.EntryNumber = SubmissionFromFile.EntryNumber;
InputSubmission.SaveToFile();
return(RedirectToAction(nameof(Index)));
}
break; //When the matching ticket ID has been found, the loop is broken. No need to check the rest of the objects
}
}
}
return(View());
}
public IActionResult ViewSubmission() //View of all submissions that have been submitted
{
/* Iterates threw all 100 entries Submission/Entry #.dat
* For each entry the object is loaded from the file and checked if a submission had been made to that Entry.
* If AlreadyTaken = true: a submission to that entry have been made.
* - The object is then added to an array that is passed to the view.
* If The file can't be found, it is handled in the LoadFromFile function.
*/
int TotalNumEntries = 100;
List <Submission> ListOfValidSubmissions = new List <Submission>();
string fileName = "Submissions/Test.txt";
Directory.CreateDirectory(Path.GetDirectoryName(fileName)); //makes sure that a directory is created to where we store the objects
for (int i = 0; i < TotalNumEntries; ++i) //Iterates threw all n objects
{
Submission Temp = new Submission(i);
Temp.LoadFromFile(); //Loads the file from the folder
if (Temp.AlreadyTaken)
{
ListOfValidSubmissions.Add(Temp); //If the variable AlreadyTaken=true, the objects is added to the list
}
}
return(View(ListOfValidSubmissions)); //Calls the view with the list of valid submissions as input
}
