# callbacks
after_update :save_rankings
before_destroy :destroy_rankings
-
+
def to_s
votes.join("")
end
def each
- votes.each {|vote| yield vote}
+ self.votes.each {|vote| yield vote}
end
def votes
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 + 1
- ranking.candidate = Candidate.find(candidate)
+ ranking.rank = index
+ ranking.candidate = Candidate.find(candidate_id)
self.rankings << ranking
end
end
+
+ def destroy
+ self.destroy_rankings
+ super
+ end
def destroy_rankings
rankings.each { |ranking| ranking.destroy }
end
- def confirm!
- self.confirmed = 1
+ def settime
+ self.time = Time.now
self.save
+ end
- token.destroy and token.reload if token
- self.token = Token.new
+ def confirm!
+ self.confirmed = 1
self.save
+
+ unless self.voter.election.quickvote?
+ token.destroy and token.reload if token
+ self.token = Token.new
+ self.save
+ end
end
def confirm?
- if confirm == 1
- return true
- else
- return false
- end
+ confirmed == 1
end
- def votestring=(string="")
- candidate_ids = voter.election.candidates.sort.collect \
- { |candidate| candidate.id.to_i }
+ 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
- rel_votes = string.split("").collect { |vote| vote.to_i }
-
- # covert relative orders to absolute candidate ids
- self.votes = rel_votes.collect { |vote| candidate_ids[ vote - 1 ] }
+ # assemble the votestring
+ self.votes.collect {|v| (cand_relnums[v] + 64).chr}.join("")
end
+ # the following subroutine is used for quickvotes, but need for elections now
+ # too. It creates a vote with the candidates listed in order of preference
+ # based on alphabetical order. Meant to be manipulated and then confirmed
+ def set_defaults!
+ self.votes = self.voter.election.candidates.sort_by { rand }.collect {|c| c.id }
+ self.save
+ end
+
end