/// <summary>
/// Saves a user algorithm, one block at a time.
/// First checks to see if an algorithm already exists for this user with name algorithmName.
/// If one does, it deletes that algorithm, since we don't want 2 "duplicate" algorithms
/// for a user.
/// Then, it creates a new algorithm obj, saves it to the db, then parses the blockList json
/// and saves each block by its type.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="userID">The user ID of the person we are saving this algorithm for.</param>
/// <param name="algorithmName">The name of the algorithm to save for the user.</param>
/// <param name="blockListJson">The JSON representation of the block list.</param>
/// <param name="rulesJson">The JSON representation of the algorithm's rules.</param>
/// <returns>Success message in dict if the process succeeded, and some other error string otherwise [in a dict with "Error" key].</returns>
public static Dictionary<string, object> SaveUserAlgorithm(int userID, string algorithmName, string blockListJson, string rulesJson)
{
LightWriterDataContext dataContext = new LightWriterDataContext();
// First see if algorithmName already exists in the db
Algorithm alg = dataContext.Algorithms.Where(c => c.UserID == userID && c.Name == algorithmName).FirstOrDefault();
if (alg != null)
{
// need to erase the current algorithm and its associated blocks before creating a new one
// This removes the need to "update" blocks [a big pain] and instead we just save a whole new algorithm
deleteAlgorithm(alg, dataContext);
}
// Now save a new algorithm slot into the table
Algorithm latestUserAlgorithm = new Algorithm();
latestUserAlgorithm.UserID = userID;
latestUserAlgorithm.Name = algorithmName;
latestUserAlgorithm.DateCreated = DateTime.Now;
dataContext.Algorithms.InsertOnSubmit(latestUserAlgorithm);
dataContext.SubmitChanges(); // save this algorithm into the table
try // In case something bad happens, we can delete the algorithm that failed to save
{
// We now have the algorithm ID of the algorithm being saved!
var latestAlgorithmID = latestUserAlgorithm.ID;
// Alright. Now insert the blocks into the database!
// First, parse the Json
var userBlockList = Json.Decode(blockListJson);
var blockIDs = userBlockList.GetDynamicMemberNames();
foreach (string blockID in blockIDs) // loop through blocks and save 'em
{
var block = userBlockList[blockID];
string type = block.type;
int position = block.position; // position in the list
if (type.Equals("SingleBlock"))
{
// insert single block into db
SingleBlock sb = new SingleBlock();
sb.AlgorithmID = latestAlgorithmID;
sb.RowID = block.rowId;
sb.ColumnID = block.columnId;
sb.ActionString = block.actionString;
sb.SetToColor = block.setToColor;
sb.Position = position;
dataContext.SingleBlocks.InsertOnSubmit(sb);
}
else if (type.Equals("Comparison"))
{
ComparisonBlock cb = new ComparisonBlock();
cb.AlgorithmID = latestAlgorithmID;
cb.Position = position;
cb.RowOrColumnID = block.rowOrColumnId;
cb.ComparisonActionString = block.comparisonActionString;
cb.ActionString = block.actionString;
cb.SetToColor = block.setToColor;
dataContext.ComparisonBlocks.InsertOnSubmit(cb);
}
else if (type.Equals("Range"))
{
RangeBlock rb = new RangeBlock();
rb.AlgorithmID = latestAlgorithmID;
rb.Position = position;
rb.ActionString = block.actionString;
rb.SetToColor = block.setToColor;
// YES I REALIZE THIS IS MESSY. YES IT IS UGLY. NO I DON'T HAVE TIME TO FIX IT.
// Don't know why the DB accepts ints -> varchar for the comparison block but not this block :\
try
{
int leftRowOrColumnID = (int)block.leftRowOrColumnId; // see if an int leftRowOrColumnId was sent
rb.LeftRowOrColumnID = leftRowOrColumnID.ToString(); // db wants a varchar
}
catch (Exception e)
{
rb.LeftRowOrColumnID = block.leftRowOrColumnId; // it was actually a string
}
try
{
int rightRowOrColumnId = (int)block.rightRowOrColumnId; // see if an int rightRowOrColumnId was sent
rb.RightRowOrColumnID = rightRowOrColumnId.ToString(); // db wants a varchar
}
catch (Exception e)
{
rb.RightRowOrColumnID = block.rightRowOrColumnId; // it was actually a string
}
dataContext.RangeBlocks.InsertOnSubmit(rb);
}
else if (type.Equals("CircleBlock"))
{
CircleBlock circleBlock = new CircleBlock();
circleBlock.AlgorithmID = latestAlgorithmID;
circleBlock.Position = position;
circleBlock.SetToColor = block.setToColor;
circleBlock.ActionString = block.actionString;
circleBlock.RowID = block.rowId;
circleBlock.ColumnID = block.columnId;
try
{
var radius = Int32.Parse(block.radius); // see if a string radius was sent
circleBlock.Radius = radius;
}
catch (Exception e)
{
circleBlock.Radius = block.radius; // it was actually an int
}
dataContext.CircleBlocks.InsertOnSubmit(circleBlock);
}
else if (type.Equals("SingleMoveBlock"))
{
SingleMoveBlock smb = new SingleMoveBlock();
smb.AlgorithmID = latestAlgorithmID;
smb.RowID = block.rowId;
smb.ColumnID = block.columnId;
smb.ActionString = block.actionString;
smb.SetToColor = block.setToColor;
smb.Position = position;
smb.Direction = block.direction;
try
{
var numberBlocksToMove = Int32.Parse(block.numberBlocksToMove); // see if a string radius was sent
smb.NumberBlocksToMove = numberBlocksToMove;
}
catch (Exception e)
{
smb.NumberBlocksToMove = block.numberBlocksToMove; // it was actually an int
}
try
{
var numberTicksBeforeChange = Int32.Parse(block.numberTicksBeforeChange); // see if a string radius was sent
smb.NumberTicksBeforeChange = numberTicksBeforeChange;
}
catch (Exception e)
{
smb.NumberTicksBeforeChange = block.numberTicksBeforeChange; // it was actually an int
}
dataContext.SingleMoveBlocks.InsertOnSubmit(smb);
}
else if (type.Equals("ComparisonMoveBlock"))
{
ComparisonMoveBlock cmb = new ComparisonMoveBlock();
cmb.AlgorithmID = latestAlgorithmID;
cmb.RowOrColumnID = block.rowOrColumnId;
cmb.ActionString = block.actionString;
cmb.ComparisonActionString = block.comparisonActionString;
cmb.SetToColor = block.setToColor;
cmb.Position = position;
cmb.Direction = block.direction;
try
{
var numberBlocksToMove = Int32.Parse(block.numberBlocksToMove); // see if a string radius was sent
cmb.NumberBlocksToMove = numberBlocksToMove;
}
catch (Exception e)
{
cmb.NumberBlocksToMove = block.numberBlocksToMove; // it was actually an int
}
try
{
var numberTicksBeforeChange = Int32.Parse(block.numberTicksBeforeChange); // see if a string radius was sent
cmb.NumberTicksBeforeChange = numberTicksBeforeChange;
}
catch (Exception e)
{
cmb.NumberTicksBeforeChange = block.numberTicksBeforeChange; // it was actually an int
}
dataContext.ComparisonMoveBlocks.InsertOnSubmit(cmb);
}
else if (type.Equals("RangeMove"))
{
RangeMoveBlock rmb = new RangeMoveBlock();
rmb.AlgorithmID = latestAlgorithmID;
rmb.Position = position;
rmb.ActionString = block.actionString;
rmb.SetToColor = block.setToColor;
rmb.Direction = block.direction;
// YES I REALIZE THIS IS MESSY. YES IT IS UGLY. NO I DON'T HAVE TIME TO FIX IT.
// Don't know why the DB accepts ints -> varchar for the comparison block but not this block :\
try
{
int leftRowOrColumnID = (int)block.leftRowOrColumnId; // see if an int leftRowOrColumnId was sent
rmb.LeftRowOrColumnID = leftRowOrColumnID.ToString(); // db wants a varchar
}
catch (Exception e)
{
rmb.LeftRowOrColumnID = block.leftRowOrColumnId; // it was actually a string
}
try
{
int rightRowOrColumnId = (int)block.rightRowOrColumnId; // see if an int rightRowOrColumnId was sent
rmb.RightRowOrColumnID = rightRowOrColumnId.ToString(); // db wants a varchar
}
catch (Exception e)
{
rmb.RightRowOrColumnID = block.rightRowOrColumnId; // it was actually a string
}
try
{
var numberBlocksToMove = Int32.Parse(block.numberBlocksToMove); // see if a string numberBlocksToMove was sent
rmb.NumberBlocksToMove = numberBlocksToMove;
}
catch (Exception e)
{
rmb.NumberBlocksToMove = block.numberBlocksToMove; // it was actually an int
}
try
{
var numberTicksBeforeChange = Int32.Parse(block.numberTicksBeforeChange); // see if a string numberTicksBeforeChange was sent
rmb.NumberTicksBeforeChange = numberTicksBeforeChange;
}
catch (Exception e)
{
rmb.NumberTicksBeforeChange = block.numberTicksBeforeChange; // it was actually an int
}
dataContext.RangeMoveBlocks.InsertOnSubmit(rmb);
}
else if (type.Equals("Comment"))
{
CommentBlock cb = new CommentBlock();
cb.AlgorithmID = latestAlgorithmID;
cb.Position = position;
cb.Comment = block.comment;
dataContext.CommentBlocks.InsertOnSubmit(cb);
}
}
// Now save the rules!
Rule algRules = new Rule();
var algRulesDecoded = Json.Decode(rulesJson);
algRules.AlgorithmID = latestAlgorithmID;
algRules.DefaultBoxColor = algRulesDecoded["DEFAULT_BOX_COLOR"];
try
{
algRules.MSPerTick = Int32.Parse(algRulesDecoded["MS_PER_TICK"]); // sent as string
}
catch (Exception e)
{
algRules.MSPerTick = algRulesDecoded["MS_PER_TICK"]; // sent as int
}
bool colorMixing = algRulesDecoded["COLOR_MIXING"];
algRules.ColorMixing = (byte)(colorMixing == true ? 1 : 0);
dataContext.Rules.InsertOnSubmit(algRules);
// Now save all the things!
dataContext.SubmitChanges(); // Save all the blocks!
if (latestUserAlgorithm != null)
{
Dictionary<string, object> successDict = new Dictionary<string, object>() {
{ "AlgID", latestUserAlgorithm.ID }
};
return successDict;
}
else
{
Dictionary<string, object> errorDictionary = new Dictionary<string, object>() {
{ "Error", "Something went wrong trying to save your algorithm. The algorithm it was saved under is null!" }
};
return errorDictionary;
}
}
catch (Exception e)
{
if (latestUserAlgorithm != null)
deleteAlgorithm(latestUserAlgorithm, dataContext);
Dictionary<string, object> errorDictionary = new Dictionary<string, object>() {
{ "Error", "Something went wrong trying to save your algorithm. Server error: " + e.Message }
};
return errorDictionary;
}
}
private void detach_ComparisonBlocks(ComparisonBlock entity)
{
this.SendPropertyChanging();
entity.Algorithm = null;
}
partial void UpdateComparisonBlock(ComparisonBlock instance);
partial void DeleteComparisonBlock(ComparisonBlock instance);
partial void InsertComparisonBlock(ComparisonBlock instance);