public static List <ABook> ReadBooksFromFile()
{
string[] linesOfFile = File.ReadAllLines(@"C: \Users\Student\Documents\Visual Studio 2015\Projects\BrogrammerLibrary\BrogrammerLibrary\LibraryOfBooks.txt");
List <ABook> books = new List <ABook>();
int numberofBooks = Convert.ToInt32(linesOfFile.Length);
for (int i = 0; i < linesOfFile.Length; i = i + 5)
{
string code = linesOfFile[i];
string title = linesOfFile[i + 1];
string author = linesOfFile[i + 2];
string status = linesOfFile[i + 3];
string dueDate = linesOfFile[i + 4];
ABook book = new ABook(Convert.ToInt32(code), title, author, status, dueDate);
books.Add(book);
}
return(books);
}
static void Main(string[] args)
{
string due = Convert.ToString(DateTime.Now.AddDays(14).ToShortDateString());
string makeAnotherChoice;
do
{
Console.WriteLine("Welcome to the Brogrammer Library\n");
Console.WriteLine("Select an option:");
Console.WriteLine("1)Display book List");
Console.WriteLine("2)Search by title or author");
Console.WriteLine("3)Return book\n");
Console.Write("Enter(1, 2, or 3):");
string userSelection = Console.ReadLine();
int userChoice = int.Parse(userSelection);
userChoice = Convert.ToInt32(userSelection);
List <ABook> bookCatalog = AllTheBooks.getBooks();
List <ABook> books = AllTheBooks.ReadBooksFromFile();
switch (userChoice)
{
case 1:
foreach (ABook item in books)
{
Console.WriteLine("Book Number: " + item.Number + " " + item.Title + " , " + item.Author
+ " - " + item.Status + " Date Due Back: " + item.DueDate);
}
Console.WriteLine("Please select the book you would like to check out. (Choose a Book Number)");
string bookNumberChosen = Console.ReadLine();
int chosenBookNumber = int.Parse(bookNumberChosen);
foreach (ABook individualBooks in books)
{
if (chosenBookNumber == individualBooks.Number)
{
if (individualBooks.Status == "available")
{
Console.WriteLine("You have checked out your book selection ");
individualBooks.Status = "unavailable";
individualBooks.DueDate = due;
ABook.UpdateTextFile(books);
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("Sorry this book is unavialable");
}
}
}
break;
//display book list
case 2:
Console.WriteLine("Please enter an author or title you would like to search for:");
BookSearchMethod.bookSearch();
Console.WriteLine("Enter the Book Number you would like to check out");
string numberChosenForSearch = Console.ReadLine();
int chosenNumberForSearch = int.Parse(numberChosenForSearch);
foreach (ABook individualBooks in books)
{
if (chosenNumberForSearch == individualBooks.Number)
{
if (individualBooks.Status == "available")
{
Console.WriteLine("You have checked out your book selection ");
individualBooks.Status = "unavailable";
individualBooks.DueDate = due;
ABook.UpdateTextFile(books);
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("Sorry this book is unavialable");
}
}
}
break;
case 3:
foreach (ABook item in books)
{
Console.WriteLine("Book Number: " + item.Number + " " + item.Title + " , " + item.Author
+ " - " + item.Status + " Date Due Back: " + item.DueDate);
}
Console.WriteLine("Which book are you returning?(enter a number)");
string returnBookNumberChosen = Console.ReadLine();
int returnChosenBookNumber = int.Parse(returnBookNumberChosen);
foreach (ABook individualBooks in books)
{
if (returnChosenBookNumber == individualBooks.Number)
{
if (individualBooks.Status == "available")
{
Console.WriteLine("Sorry this book hasn't been checked out");
}
if (individualBooks.Status == "unavailable")
{
individualBooks.Status = "available";
individualBooks.DueDate = " ";
ABook.UpdateTextFile(books);
Console.WriteLine("You have returned this book");
}
}
}
// return book method
break;
default:
Console.WriteLine("Make another selection");
//loop back
break;
}
Console.WriteLine("Would you like to make another choice? (y/n):");
makeAnotherChoice = Console.ReadLine();
} while (makeAnotherChoice == "y");
}