ApplicationHelper

module ApplicationHelper

    $component_symbol_hash = {
      '1'     => "fa-check-square",
      '2'     => "fa-list",
      '3'     => "fa-cogs"
    }

    # Determine if subcomponent
    def containsLetter(string_value) 
      string_value.count("a-zA-Z") > 0 ? true : false
    end

    # Remove component with description "General" from components
    def remove_general_component(components)
      index_of_general_component = components.index{ |item| item.name == "General" }
      components.delete_at(index_of_general_component)
      return components
    end

    # Sort components by description in desending order
    def sort_components_by_description(components)
      components = (components).sort! { |a, b|  a.description <=> b.description }
    end

    # Retrieve components from project in desired format
    def retrieve_components(project)
      components = project.components
      components = sort_components_by_description(components)
      components = remove_general_component(components)
    end

    def open_or_close_unordered_list(previous_component, current_component)
      # If the current component isn't a subcomponent AND the previous component was a subcomponent, end ul
      if previous_component != {} and !containsLetter(current_component.description) and containsLetter(previous_component.description)
        "</li></ul>"

      # If the current component is a subcomponent AND the previous component wasn't, start ul
      elsif containsLetter(current_component.description) and !containsLetter(previous_component.description)
        "<ul class=\"nav nav-second-level collapse\">"

      # Else return nothing
      else
        "</li>"
      end
    end

end