public void MatchMakerProcess()
{
if (GlobalVar.masterPairSwitch == true)
{
//List for available godmothers
List<int> gML = new List<int>();
//List for Waiting Cinderellas
List<int> cL = new List<int>();
//
//get godmother ids
//Forms a dataset called gmds from the data from the sql statement getGodmotherStatus
//It requires first a status then what its ordering by and finally a bool value
//to see if filtering by day
DataSet gmds = getGodmotherStatus("Available", "transID", false);
//a loop to loop through the rows of the dataset gmds
foreach (DataRow dr in gmds.Tables[0].Rows)
{
//This will add the fairyGodmotherID at the current row of the dataset gmds
//to the list gML
gML.Add(int.Parse(dr["fairyGodmotherID"].ToString()));
}
//get cinderella ids
//Forms a dataset called cds from the data from the sql statement getCinderellaStatus
//It requires first a status then what its ordering by
DataSet cds = getCinderellaStatus("Waiting", "transID");
//a loop to loop through the rows of the dataset cds
foreach (DataRow dr in cds.Tables[0].Rows)
{
//This will add the cinderellaID at the current row of the dataset cds
//to the list cL
cL.Add(int.Parse(dr["cinderellaID"].ToString()));
}
//check match
//create two int to track pairing of the two lists
//gML and cL
//tracks pairs through loop
int numOfPairsCount = 0;
//sets limit to smallest list
int countBackPairs = 0;
//find smalliest list between gML and cL
//first look to see if cL is the shortest of the two lists
if (gML.Count > cL.Count)
{
//if cL is the shortest then set countBackPairs to its item count
countBackPairs = cL.Count;
}
else
{
//if cL is not the shortest list then
//set countBackPairs equal to gML item count
countBackPairs = gML.Count;
}
//set pairings in db
//This while loop will happen as long as gML and cL have counts greater then 0
while (gML.Count > 0 && cL.Count > 0)
{
//only enters this if statement when countBackPairs is greater then numOfPairsCount
if (countBackPairs > numOfPairsCount)
{
//temps
//holds the current gmID
string gmidTemp;
//holds the current cID
string cidTemp;
//takes the ID from list gML at pisition numOfPairsCount and adds to temp
gmidTemp = gML[numOfPairsCount].ToString();
//takes the ID from list cL at pisition numOfPairsCount and adds to temp
cidTemp = cL[numOfPairsCount].ToString();
//
//set paired status
//Uses the method setStatus to insert the updated status of
//godmother with the id in the gmidtemp
setStatus(gmidTemp, "Paired", false, true);
//Uses the method setStatus to insert the updated status of
//cinderella with the id in the cidtemp
setStatus(cidTemp, "Paired", true, true);
//add pairings to paired table
setPairing(gmidTemp, cidTemp);
//increment count of pairs
numOfPairsCount++;
}
else
{
//when countBackPairs is no longer greater then numOfPairsCount then break the loop
break;
}
}
}//end match maker
}
