/// <summary>
/// Determines whether or not apportionment between provided dates can be accomplished using provided List[Chunk]
/// </summary>
/// <param name="dataIn"></param>
/// <param name="startDate"></param>
/// <param name="endDate"></param>
/// <returns>true if apportionement can be accomplished</returns>
private bool canApportion(List <Chunk> dataIn, DateTime startDate, DateTime endDate)
{
///check if there are appropriate number of chunks to complete apportionment
///
if (dataIn.Count < 2)
{
///need at least two chunks to do any apportionment
///
return(false);
}
///get dateCoverate enum that tells us where the start and end dates of the requested data range fall in relation to the data in the dataIn list
DateCoverage dateCoverage = getDateCoverage(startDate, endDate, dataIn.ElementAt(0).StartDate, dataIn.ElementAt(dataIn.Count - 1).EndDate);
return(checkDateCoverage(dateCoverage));
}
/// <summary>
/// Determines whether the date coverage of a range of dates is suitable to allow apportionment from that range to between two provided dates
/// </summary>
/// <param name="coverage"></param>
/// <returns>true if date coverage is suitable</returns>
private bool checkDateCoverage(DateCoverage coverage)
{
return((int)coverage < (int)DateCoverage.neitherDateInRange);
}
/// <summary>
/// Determines whether the date coverage of a range of dates is suitable to allow apportionment from that range to between two provided dates
/// </summary>
/// <param name="coverage"></param>
/// <returns>true if date coverage is suitable</returns>
private bool checkDateCoverage(DateCoverage coverage)
{
return (int)coverage < (int)DateCoverage.neitherDateInRange;
}
