/**
* Creates a rule with the given attributes and adds it to the university.
*
* @param string
* @param string $semesterFormat
* @param string $semesterPattern
* @param bool $overview
* @param string $semesterStartSummer
* @param string $semesterStartWinter
* @param double $gradeFactor
* @return Rule
*/
protected final function createRule($name, $semesterFormat, $semesterPattern, $overview = false, $semesterStartSummer = NULL, $semesterStartWinter = NULL, $gradeFactor = 1.0)
{
// fill array for rule creation
$ruleAttributes = ['name' => $name, 'semester_format' => $semesterFormat, 'semester_pattern' => $semesterPattern, 'semester_start_summer' => $semesterStartSummer, 'semester_start_winter' => $semesterStartWinter, 'grade_factor' => $gradeFactor, 'overview' => $overview];
// if $rules array is not empty -> this is an update
if (!empty($this->rules)) {
$ruleId = array_shift($this->rules);
$rule = Rule::findOrFail($ruleId);
$rule->update($ruleAttributes);
// clear all actions and transformer mappings of rule
$this->clearRule($rule);
} else {
$rule = new Rule($ruleAttributes);
// add rule to university
$this->university->rules()->save($rule);
}
return $rule;
}
