tiny fix

[selectricity-live] / app / models / vote.rb

diff --git a/app/models/vote.rb b/app/models/vote.rb
index 08dd1e7dd2c393bd2580eee0a02319d468a29265..f263a75bb687d332527bc5ce938ada35ab4eb9b2 100644 (file)
--- a/app/models/vote.rb
+++ b/app/models/vote.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class Vote < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
 
   def each
-    votes.each {|vote| yield vote}
+    self.votes.each {|vote| yield vote}
   end
 
   def votes
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ class Vote < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   def save_rankings
     destroy_rankings
-    self.votes.each_with_index do |candidate, index| 
+    self.votes.each_with_index do |candidate_id, index| 
       ranking = Ranking.new
       ranking.rank = index
-      ranking.candidate =  Candidate.find(candidate)
+      ranking.candidate =  Candidate.find(candidate_id)
       self.rankings << ranking
     end
   end
@@ -76,4 +76,23 @@ class Vote < ActiveRecord::Base
     self.votes = rel_votes.collect { |vote| candidate_ids[ vote - 1 ] }
   end
 
+  def votestring
+    # create a mapping of candidates ids and the relative order of the
+    # candidates as they appear when sorted alphabetically
+    cand_relnums = {}
+    self.voter.election.candidates.sort.each_with_index do |c, i|
+      cand_relnums[c.id] = i + 1
+    end
+
+    # assemble the votestring
+    self.votes.collect {|v| cand_relnums[v]}.join("")
+  end
+
+  # the following subroutine is used for quickvotes. it creates a vote
+  # with the candidates listed in order of preference based on
+  # alphabetical order. it is meant to be manipulated and then confirmed
+  def set_defaults!
+    self.votes =  voter.election.candidates.sort.collect {|c| c.id }
+    self.save
+  end
 end