longdesc.length > 0 ? longdesc : nil
end
- #Calculate Election Results
+ #Calculate results if not in memcache
def results
+ # Assignment is intentional
+ if defined? Cache and c = Cache.get("election_results:#{id}:#{self.votes.length}")
+ @plurality_result = c['plurality']
+ @approval_result = c['approval']
+ @condorcet_result = c['condorcet']
+ @ssd_result = c['ssd']
+ @borda_result = c['borda']
+ return c
+ elsif defined? Cache
+ # memcache is available, but missed.
+ results = self.results!
+ Cache.set("election_results:#{id}:#{self.votes.length}", results)
+ return results
+ else
+ return self.results!
+ end
+ end
+
+ #Always Calculate Election Results
+ def results!
# initalize the tallies to empty arrays
preference_tally = Array.new
plurality_tally = Array.new
names
end
-
end