/**
* Same as cashier method except with the boolean value for isManager set to true.
*
* @param name
* @param password
* @return
*/
public Employee addManager(String name, String password) {
DBHandler db = DBHandler.getInstance();
db.openConnection("sql595207", "nT1*rF4!");
this.userID = db.getNextUserID();
// for now I'm going to assume there is valid input for name and password
Employee newEmployee = new Employee(userID, true, name, password);
db.addEmployee(newEmployee);
db.closeConnection();
eList.addEmployee(newEmployee);
return newEmployee;
}
/**
* Log employee into system. It can be looped in a main method if the login information is
* incorrect. Returns true if login is successful.
*
* @param employeeId
* @param password
*/
public boolean login(int employeeId, String password) {
Employee e = this.eList.findEmployee(employeeId);
boolean successful = false;
try {
if (eList.checkPassword(employeeId, password)) {
loggedOnEmployees.addEmployee(eList.findEmployee(employeeId));
successful = true;
}
} catch (NullPointerException ex) {
System.out.println("Error: employeeID not found.");
}
return successful;
}
/**
* This method is used to add an employee with already given data to the eList. It is used by the
* database handler when loading in employees to populate the local eList.
*
* @param employeeID
* @param isManager
* @param employeeName
* @param employeePassword
* @return
*/
public Employee setExistingEmployee(
int employeeID, Boolean isManager, String employeeName, String employeePassword) {
Employee newEmployee = new Employee(employeeID, isManager, employeeName, employeePassword);
eList.addEmployee(newEmployee);
return newEmployee;
}
