if (!empty($buckets)) {
//exams have been sorted based on priority and placed into buckets reprsenting exan dates
foreach ($buckets as $dateBucket) {
//iterate through each exam on a particular day
foreach ($dateBucket as $exam) {
$nrOfExamsInBucket++;
//reinitalize flags for each bucket
$hasConflicts = false;
$noAccommodations = false;
$found = false;
//iterate through each active seat and check whether to seat is eligible
foreach ($seats as $seat) {
//retrieve accommodation data and sheduling conflicts if applicable
$conflicts = $assignments->getConflicts($exam['request_id'], $seat['seat_id'], $exam['official_evaluation_starttime'], $exam['official_evaluation_endtime']);
$examAccs = $model->getExamAccommodationsById($exam['request_id']);
$seatAccs = $seatManagement->getSeatAccommodations($seat['seat_id']);
//case where the seat is suitable, increment statistical values, assign this exam to the seat, and generate a log entry for the success
if (!$conflicts && $assignments->seatHasAccommodations($examAccs, $seatAccs)) {
$found = true;
$examsScheduled++;
$seatsAssigned++;
$assignments->assignSeat($exam['request_id'], $seat['seat_id']);
$logEntry = array('successful' => 1, 'exam_request_id' => $exam['request_id'], 'assigned_seat_id' => $seat['seat_id'], 'message_id' => '5');
$assignments->updateLog($logEntry);
break;
}
//otherwise store flags for the reason of failure
if (!$assignments->seatHasAccommodations($examAccs, $seatAccs)) {
$noAccommodations = true;
}
if ($conflicts) {
