/*
---------------------------------buildPatrons--------------------------------
buildPatrons - creates patrons from the data file and hands them to the
library to appropriately manage.
PreConditions: File must be in the valid format, defined for Assignment #3.
PostConditions: Every line is read, processed, and each patron generated from
the process is handed to the library to insert into the
data structures.
*/
void Manager::buildPatrons() {
int inputID = -1;
std::string inputName;
//While we have stuff to process from the data file...
while(!patronsStream.eof()) {
inputID = -1;
patronsStream >> inputID;
//Is the Patron ID valid?
if(inputID >= 0 && inputID < MAX_PATRON_SIZE) {
//Yes! Let's process the input data and add them to the patron
//data structure.
patronsStream.get();
getline(patronsStream, inputName);
Patron* inputPatron = new Patron();
inputPatron->setName(inputName);
inputPatron->setID(inputID);
bool inserted = MyLibrary.insert(inputPatron);
//delete inputPatron if we are unable to insert them
if(inserted == false) {
delete inputPatron;
}
inputPatron = NULL;
inputID = -1;
//Patron ID is invalid, so we throw away the rest of the line.
} else {
getline(patronsStream, inputName);
}
}
patronsStream.close();
}
