class labs.otuome.utils.Guestbook
{
	private var _earl:String;
	private var _display;
	private var _getEntries:LoadVars;
	private var _sender:LoadVars;
	private var _receiver:LoadVars;
	private var _refresh:LoadVars;
	private var _mainTL:MovieClip;
	private var _validname:Boolean;
	private var _validemail:Boolean;
	private var _validcity:Boolean;
	private var _validmsg:Boolean;
	private var _array:Array;
	private var _uri:String;
 
	public function Guestbook(target:MovieClip)
	{
		_mainTL = target;
	}//end constructor
 
	//retreive the specified posts
	public function getPosts(url:String,target,min:Number,max:Number)
	{
		_earl = url;
		_display = target;
		_getEntries = new LoadVars();
		_getEntries.onLoad = function(success:Boolean)
		{
			if (success)
			{
				target.text = this.strflash;
			} 
			else 
			{
				target.text = this.strflash;
			}
		}
		_getEntries.load(_earl);
	}
 
	//get the user-entered info and insert into the database
	public function addPost(fields:Array,url:String,target)
	{
		_array = fields;
		_uri = url;
		_display = target;
		checkPost();
	}
 
	//basic validation stuff
	private function checkPost()
	{
		_validname = false;
		_validemail = false;
		_validcity = false;
		_validmsg = false;
		if (_mainTL.gname.text != "")
		{
			_validname = true;
		} 
		else 
		{
			_mainTL.msg.text = "Please complete all fields"
		}
		if (_mainTL.gmail.text == "") 
		{
			_mainTL.msg.text = "I need your email address";
		} 
		else if (_mainTL.gmail.text.indexOf("@") == -1 || _mainTL.gmail.text.indexOf(".") == -1) 
		{
			_mainTL.msg.text = "Please provide a valid email";
		} 
		else 
		{
			_validemail = true;
		}
		if (_mainTL.gfrom.text != "")
		{
			_validcity = true;
		} 
		else 
		{
			_mainTL.msg.text = "Please complete all fields"
		}
		if (_mainTL.gmsg.text != "")
		{
			_validmsg = true;
		} 
		else 
		{
			_mainTL.msg.text = "Please complete all fields"
		}
		processCheck();
	}
 
	//2nd phase of validation (puts 2 steps between the FLA and class
	private function processCheck()
	{
		if (_validname && _validemail && _validcity && _validmsg)
		{
			_addPost(_array,_uri,_display);
		}
	}
 
	//now you can send the data
	private function _addPost(flds:Array,script:String,target)
	{
		_sender = new LoadVars();
		_receiver = new LoadVars();
 
		_receiver.onLoad = function()
		{
			_mainTL.msg.text = this.statusMsg;
		}/**/
 
		for(var i=0;i<flds .length;i++)
		{
			_sender[flds[i]] = _mainTL[flds[i]].text;
			trace(_sender[flds[i]]); //use for debugging
			_mainTL[flds[i]].text = "";
		}
		_sender.sendAndLoad(script,_receiver,"POST");
 
		getPosts(_earl,target);
	}
 
}//end class