request.cpp

#include "request.H"
#include "validation.h"
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <ctype.h>

//an instance of this object is created in manageProgram

/****************************************

    PLEASE NOTE THE STRUCTURE OF GET_REQUEST WILL CHANGE
    AT PRESENT IT'S TOO LONG AND NEEDS A MAKEOVER.
    THAT WILL COME..... ONE DAY.

*****************************************/




//creates instance with default string value None
request::request():
	rType("None")
{
}

//destructor
request::~request()
{
}

//The program walks the user through selecting a menu option
int request::getRequest()
{
	int currentOption = 0;  /*dummy value to initialize user choice variable
                            currentOption is update according to user choice  */

	while (currentOption == 0){ //set condition to begin loop
		std::cout<< "Please choose from one of the following options:\n(Numeric values only) "<< std::endl;
		std::cout << " 1. System Information\n 2. PCB Settings\n 3. Exit\n" << std::endl;
		std::cin >> currentOption;

		if (currentOption == 1){ /* 1 stores the rType as system to pass to
                                 the invoker to be processed the invoker will
                                 navigate use through system class selections */
			ClearScreen();
			rType = "System";
			return 1;
		}
		else if (currentOption == 2){    /* option 2 enters the pcb area of the system
		                                for invoker to offer/process all/any options for the
                                        pcb class*/
            ClearScreen();              //adds spacing
			rType = "PCB";              //rType is modified
			return 2;
		}
		else if (currentOption == 3)       //offers option to exit the "system"
		{
			std::string confirmExit = "";
			std::cout << " Please type in 'Yes' to confirm exit of OOSTRTA.\n Press any key to return to Home menu\n\n" << std::endl;
			std::cin >> confirmExit;
			if(confirmExit == "YES"||confirmExit == "Yes"||confirmExit == "yes")
			{
				ClearScreen();
				std::cout << "\n\n\n\n";
				//std::cout <<"tito was gangster";
				rType = "exit";
				return 77; //dummy value I can confidently say we will not reach in menu options
			}
			else
			{
				//std::cout <<"tito was a gangster";
				return 3;
			}
		}
//This else if was yanked from stack overflow user Commander Bubble
		else if(!isdigit(currentOption)){   /*if the user enters anything other than a number
                                            this delightful block of code will generate an
                                            error message*/
            std::cout << "ERROR, please enter a valid response." << std::endl;
			std::cin.clear();
			std::cin.ignore(256,'\n');
            std::cout << "\n\n\n\n";
            currentOption =0;
		}
		else    //if they enter some random number
		{
			std::cout << "Invalid Option\n\n\n\n";
			currentOption =0;
		}
	}
}

void request::displayRequest()
{
	std::cout << rType << std::endl;
}

void request::ClearScreen()
{
	std::cout << std::string( 1000, '\n' );
}

std::string request::returnRequest(){
    return rType;
}