/// <summary>
/// Creates a CommitteeElection object based off of a committee
/// </summary>
/// <param name="session">A valid session</param>
/// <param name="committee">The committee the election pertains to</param>
/// <returns>A committeeElection object to be saved to the database, or null if there were no vacancies</returns>
public static CommitteeElection CreateElection(ISession session,
Committee committee)
{
CommitteeElection ret = new CommitteeElection();
ret.PertinentCommittee = committee.ID;
ret.Started = DateTime.Now;
ret.PhaseStarted = ret.Started;
ret.Phase = ElectionPhase.WTSPhase;
ret.VacanciesToFill = committee.NumberOfVacancies(session);
ret.PhaseEndDelta = 0;
// return null if there are no vacancies to fill or if there is
// already an election for this committee
if (ret.VacanciesToFill <= 0 || session.CreateCriteria(typeof(CommitteeElection))
.Add(Restrictions.Eq("PertinentCommittee", committee.ID))
.Add(Restrictions.Not(Restrictions.Eq("Phase", ElectionPhase.ClosedPhase)))
.UniqueResult<CommitteeElection>() != null)
return null;
else
return ret;
}
/// <summary>
/// Adds the specified user to the specified committee
/// </summary>
/// <param name="session">A valid session.</param>
/// <param name="user">A reference to the user to be added</param>
/// <param name="committee">The name of the committee the user is to be added to.</param>
/// <returns>True if the operation was successful.</returns>
public virtual bool AddToCommittee(ISession session, Committee com)
{
if (com != null)
{
// Note that the logical if then (A -> B) binary operation
// is equivalent to (~A v B)
if ((!com.TenureRequired || this.IsTenured) && // logical if then
(!com.BargainingUnitRequired || this.IsBargainingUnit) && // logical if then
com.NumberOfVacancies(session) > 0)
{
this.CurrentCommittee = com.ID;
session.SaveOrUpdate(this);
session.Flush();
return true;
}
else return false;
}
else
return false;
}