Keep doing rework for using PDFReportInfo obj

Still need to think about how this all works...could probably simplify more...

TODO.txt

@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+----iOS----
+
+-quickstart for loading last edited report on main menu
+-option/setting to put picture data into internal data dir for backup (always on for mobile)
+
+-----------
+
 https://stackoverflow.com/questions/78855900/error-ios-projects-must-build-with-publishtrimmed-true-when-trimming-is-disabl
 https://blog.verslu.is/maui/exclude-assemblies-from-trimming/
 

src/MayShow.Shared/Models/PDFReport.cs

@@ -20,6 +20,16 @@ class PDFReport : PDFReportInfo
         _lastGenerated = null;
     }
 
+    public PDFReport(PDFReportInfo info) : base()
+    {
+        _files = [];
+        _lastGenerated = null;
+        BaseFolder = info.BaseFolder;
+        UUID = info.UUID;
+        Title = info.Title;
+        LastSaved = info.LastSaved;
+    }
+
     public List<ReportFile> Files
     {
         get => _files;

src/MayShow.Shared/Models/PDFReportInfo.cs

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace MayShow.Models;
 
 class PDFReportInfo : ChangeNotifier
 {
-    private string? _baseFolder; // might be null
+    private string? _baseFolder; // might be null; if set, use this to know where (initial) working dir is
     private string _uuid;
     private string _title;
     private DateTime? _lastSaved;
@@ -54,6 +54,15 @@ class PDFReportInfo : ChangeNotifier
         UUID = Guid.NewGuid().ToString();
     }
 
+    public string GetWorkingPath()
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(BaseFolder))
+        {
+            return Path.Combine(Utilities.GetInternalDataPath(), UUID);
+        }
+        return BaseFolder;
+    }
+    
     public void DeleteInternalFolderFromDisk()
     {
         var path = Path.Combine(Utilities.GetInternalDataPath(), UUID);

src/MayShow.Shared/ViewModels/CreatePDFReportViewModel.cs

@@ -48,12 +48,18 @@ class CreatePDFReportViewModel : BaseViewModel, ICanCheckShutdown, ILogger
 
     private bool _hasUnsavedWork;
 
-    public CreatePDFReportViewModel(IChangeViewModel viewModelChanger) : base(viewModelChanger)
+    private CreatePDFReportViewModel(IChangeViewModel viewModelChanger) : base(viewModelChanger)
     {
-        _isPerformingInitialLoad = true;
         _processDir = Path.GetDirectoryName(Environment.ProcessPath) ?? "";
         Console.WriteLine("Internal storage directory is: {0}", Utilities.GetInternalDataPath());
         _isCreatingPDF = false;
+        _workingFolder = "";
+        ReportFiles = _reportFiles = new ObservableCollection<ReportFile>();
+        _reportTitle = "";
+        _lastGeneratedTime = null;
+        _settings = Settings.LoadSettings(); // TODO: needs tweaking
+        HasUnsavedWork = false;
+        // setup initial quote and program log data
         var quotes = Constants.GetQuotes();
         Random random = new Random();
         var quoteIndex = random.Next(0, quotes.Length);
@@ -62,21 +68,50 @@ class CreatePDFReportViewModel : BaseViewModel, ICanCheckShutdown, ILogger
         _programLog += "---------------------------------------" + Environment.NewLine;
         _programLog += "Loaded and ready to create report!" + Environment.NewLine;
         _programLog += "Please copy and send this Program Log when reporting any issues with the software.";
-        _workingFolder = "";
+    }
-        ReportFiles = _reportFiles = new ObservableCollection<ReportFile>();
+
-        _reportTitle = "";
+    // this is the "normal path" into the pdf report view
-        _lastGeneratedTime = null;
+    // pathToLoad is presumably _settings.LastUsedPath but doesn't have to be
-        _settings = Settings.LoadSettings();
+    public CreatePDFReportViewModel(string pathToLoad, IChangeViewModel viewModelChanger) : this(viewModelChanger)
-        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_settings.LastUsedPath))
     {
-            LogInfo("Loading data at last used path of {0}", _settings.LastUsedPath);
+        _isPerformingInitialLoad = true;
-            ScanFolder(_settings.LastUsedPath);
+        // TODO: load settings properly
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(pathToLoad))
+        {
+            LogInfo("Loading report data at path: {0}", pathToLoad);
+            ScanFolder(pathToLoad);
         }
         else
         {
             LogInfo("Choose a receipt folder to begin...");
         }
-        HasUnsavedWork = false;
+        _isPerformingInitialLoad = false;
+    }
+
+    public CreatePDFReportViewModel(PDFReportInfo reportInfo, IChangeViewModel viewModelChanger) : this(viewModelChanger)
+    {
+        _isPerformingInitialLoad = true;
+        // todo: load settings properly!
+        // if BaseFolder set, regardless of where the JSON data is saved,
+        // the working data (pictures, etc.) is outside of the current, working folder
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(reportInfo.BaseFolder))
+        {
+            LogInfo("Loading report data at path: {0}", reportInfo.BaseFolder);
+            ScanFolder(reportInfo.BaseFolder);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // load data file in internal dir + UUID
+            var path = Path.Combine(Utilities.GetInternalDataPath(), reportInfo.UUID);
+            if (Directory.Exists(path))
+            {
+                ScanFolder(path); // even if points internally will be A-OK
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                // TODO: error
+            }
+        }
         _isPerformingInitialLoad = false;
     }
 

src/MayShow.Shared/ViewModels/StartNewChooseReportViewModel.cs

@@ -44,15 +44,17 @@ class StartNewChooseReportViewModel : BaseViewModel
 
     public async void StartReport()
     {
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(CreatingReportTitle))
+        {
+            await DialogHost.Show(new WarningViewModel("Report title cannot be blank!"));
+            return;
+        }
+        // TODO: if report with name already exists in system, error
         var reportInfo = new PDFReportInfo()
         {
             Title = CreatingReportTitle,
             LastSaved = DateTime.Now
         };
-        _settings.AllReportInfo.Add(reportInfo);
-        // ... this sort and save is slow, technically, but we're not going to have millions of items here, so...
-        SavedReports = new ObservableCollection<PDFReportInfo>(_settings.AllReportInfo.OrderBy(x => x.Title));
-        await _settings.SaveSettingsAsync();
         // create folder for report data
         var path = Path.Combine(Utilities.GetInternalDataPath(), reportInfo.UUID);
         while (Directory.Exists(path))
@@ -61,8 +63,13 @@ class StartNewChooseReportViewModel : BaseViewModel
             path = Path.Combine(Utilities.GetInternalDataPath(), reportInfo.UUID);
         }
         Directory.CreateDirectory(path);
+        reportInfo.BaseFolder = path; // default to internal directory
+        _settings.AllReportInfo.Add(reportInfo);
+        // ... this sort and save is slow, technically, but we're not going to have millions of items here, so...
+        SavedReports = new ObservableCollection<PDFReportInfo>(_settings.AllReportInfo.OrderBy(x => x.Title));
+        await _settings.SaveSettingsAsync();
         // now update UI
-        ViewModelChanger.PushViewModel(new CreatePDFReportViewModel(ViewModelChanger)
+        ViewModelChanger.PushViewModel(new CreatePDFReportViewModel(reportInfo, ViewModelChanger)
         {
             ReportTitle = CreatingReportTitle
         });
@@ -73,6 +80,10 @@ class StartNewChooseReportViewModel : BaseViewModel
     public void LoadExistingReportImpl(PDFReportInfo reportInfo)
     {
         // TODO: load data and send to create PDF report view model
+        ViewModelChanger.PushViewModel(new CreatePDFReportViewModel(reportInfo, ViewModelChanger)
+        {
+            ReportTitle = CreatingReportTitle
+        });
     }
 
     public void DeleteExistingReport(object info) => DeleteExistingReportImpl((PDFReportInfo) info);