/// <summary>
/// Writes a list of all specials available in the database.
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
private static string WriteSpecials()
{
StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
int h = 0;
int i = Database_API.GetSpecialsCount();
while (h < i)
{
Special item = Database_API.GetSpecial(h);
builder.Append(DisplayOrganizer.AddEntry(item.itemAffected, SPACING_NAME));
builder.AppendLine(FormatSP(item, SPACING_NAME));
h++;
}
return(builder.ToString());
}
/// <summary>
/// Writes a list of all items available in the database.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>A string of all items in the database.</returns>
private static string WriteItems()
{
StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
int h = 0;
int i = Database_API.GetItemCount();
while (h < i)
{
Item item = Database_API.GetItem(h);
builder.Append(DisplayOrganizer.AddEntry(item.name, SPACING_NAME));
builder.Append(DisplayOrganizer.AddEntry(item.price.ToString(), SPACING_VALUE));
builder.AppendLine(DisplayOrganizer.AddMark(item.priceByWeight));
h++;
}
return(builder.ToString());
}
private static void WritePromptHelp()
{
Console.WriteLine("We have the following selection:");
Console.Write(DisplayOrganizer.AddEntry("Item Name", 30));
Console.Write(DisplayOrganizer.AddEntry("Price", 10));
Console.WriteLine("Sell By Weight");
Console.WriteLine(WriteItems());
Console.WriteLine("And the following specials:");
Console.WriteLine(WriteSpecials());
Console.WriteLine("Command List (ignore the brackets: they're there to make things look neat.");
Console.WriteLine("Note that all operation commands (not the print ones) have their own prompts.");
Console.WriteLine("[a] add a purchase.");
Console.WriteLine("[r] remove a purchase.");
Console.WriteLine("[i] add an item (to the database).");
Console.WriteLine("[s] add a special to the database.");
Console.WriteLine("[h] print the store's goods/specials and this command list again.");
Console.WriteLine("[t] print the total of our purchase.");
Console.WriteLine("[x] print the receipt of our purchases.");
Console.WriteLine("[q] quit this program.");
}
/// <summary>
/// Displays the receipt of this purchase.
/// </summary>
/// <param name=""></param>
public string GetReceipt(bool showOrdering, bool showSpecials)
{
StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
int counter = 0;
foreach (ItemInCart item in listOfItems)
{
if (showOrdering)
{
counter++;
builder.Append(DisplayOrganizer.AddBrackets(counter));
}
//Displays the item and its price.
builder.Append(DisplayOrganizer.AddEntry(item.GetName(), 30));
builder.AppendLine(DisplayOrganizer.AddEntry(item.GetOriginalPrice().ToString(), 0));
//Displays the special and its affects.
if (showSpecials && item.isDiscounted)
{
builder.AppendLine(DisplayOrganizer.AddSpecial(item.special_ID, 30));
}
}
return(builder.ToString());
}