/// <summary>
/// Searches the book title by single author.
/// </summary>
public void SearchBookTitleBySingleAuthor()
{
this._msgBox.NameOfMethod = MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().Name;
var dirAuthors = BookListPathsProperties.PathAuthorsDirectory;
var cls1 = new CombinePathsClass();
var filePath = cls1.CombineDirectoryPathWithFileName(dirAuthors,
BookListPathsProperties.CurrentWorkingFileName);
var coll = new BookDataCollection();
coll.ClearCollection();
var titles = new BookTitlesCollection();
titles.ClearCollection();
var cls2 = new InputClass();
cls2.ReadTitlesFromFileLoop(filePath);
this.FindTitlesInString();
if (titles.GetItemsCount() < 1)
{
titles.AddItem("No titles with this search criteria were found.");
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets the authors directory path.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>
/// True if directory exists or was created else False.
/// </returns>
public bool GetAuthorsDirectoryPath()
{
var dirFileOp = new FileClass();
var validate = new ValidationClass();
var dirTop = BookListPathsProperties.PathTopLevelDirectory;
var dirName = BookListPathsProperties.NameAuthorsDirectory;
var cls = new CombinePathsClass();
var dirPath = cls.CombineExistingDirectoryPathWithDirectoryName(
dirTop, dirName);
if (validate.ValidateDirectoryExists(dirPath))
{
BookListPathsProperties.PathAuthorsDirectory = dirPath;
return(true);
}
var clsPaths = new FileClass();
if (!GetPermissionToCreateDirectory(dirPath))
{
return(false);
}
BookListPathsProperties.PathAuthorsDirectory = dirPath;
return(true);
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates the new author directory.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="dirPath">The dir path.</param>
/// <returns>True if directory created else False.</returns>
public bool CreateNewAuthorDirectory(string dirPath)
{
var dirFileOp = new FileClass();
var cls = new CombinePathsClass();
cls.CreateNewDirectoryReturnPath(dirPath);
return(_validate.ValidateDirectoryExists(dirPath));
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets the book list titles file path.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>True if path found else False.</returns>
public bool GetBookListTitlesFilePath()
{
var dirFileOp = new FileClass();
var validate = new ValidationClass();
var dirPath = BookListPathsProperties.PathTitlesDirectory;
var fileName = BookListPathsProperties.NameTitlesBookListFile;
var cls = new CombinePathsClass();
var filePath = cls.CombineDirectoryPathWithFileName(
dirPath, fileName);
var fileExists = validate.ValidateFileExists(filePath, true);
if (!fileExists)
{
var dlgResult = this._msgBox.ShowQuestionMessageBox();
// Create directory if it does not exist.
if (dlgResult == DialogResult.Yes)
{
dirFileOp.CreateNewFile(filePath);
if (validate.ValidateFileExists(filePath, true))
{
BookListPathsProperties.PathTitleNamesListFile = filePath;
return(true);
}
else
{
// return no directory created.
BookListPathsProperties.PathTitleNamesListFile = String.Empty;
return(false);
}
}
else
{
// return user does not want to create the directory.
BookListPathsProperties.PathTitleNamesListFile = String.Empty;
return(false);
}
}
else
{
BookListPathsProperties.PathTitleNamesListFile = filePath;
return(true);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Authors the names search loop.
/// </summary>
private void AuthorNamesSearchLoop()
{
this._msgBox.NameOfMethod = MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().Name;
var coll1 = new AuthorsFileNamesCollection();
var totalCount = coll1.GetItemsCount();
for (var i = 0; i < totalCount; i++)
{
var fileName = coll1.GetItemAt(i);
var dirAuthors = BookListPathsProperties.PathAuthorsDirectory;
var coll2 = new CombinePathsClass();
var filePath = coll2.CombineDirectoryPathWithFileName(dirAuthors, fileName);
var coll3 = new InputClass();
coll3.ReadTitlesFromFileLoop(filePath);
this.FindTitlesInString();
}
}