public static function post()
{
$candidateId = self::pullPostInteger('candidateId');
$candidate = self::build($candidateId, new Resource());
$type = self::pullPostString('type');
if ($type == 'ticket') {
$candidate->setTicketId((int) self::pullPostInteger('ticketId'));
} elseif ($type === 'multiple') {
$candidate->setMultipleId((int) self::pullPostInteger('multipleId'));
} else {
throw new \Exception('Unknown candidate type');
}
$ticket_id = $candidate->getTicketId();
$multiple_id = $candidate->getMultipleId();
if ((int) $ticket_id === 0 && (int) $multiple_id === 0) {
throw new \Exception('Missing candidate foreign key');
}
/**
* If this is a new candidate make sure the election
* is not ongoing or the person doesn't have rights.
*/
if (!$candidateId) {
if ($ticket_id) {
$election_id = Ticket::getElectionId($ticket_id);
} else {
$election_id = Multiple::getElectionId($multiple_id);
}
if (!Election::allowChange($election_id)) {
throw new \Exception('Cannot create new candidate in active election');
}
}
$candidate->setFirstName(ucfirst(self::pullPostString('firstName')));
$candidate->setLastName(ucfirst(self::pullPostString('lastName')));
$candidate->setTitle(self::pullPostString('title'));
if (!empty($_FILES)) {
$picture = self::savePicture($_FILES[0], $candidate);
if ($candidate->getId()) {
self::deletePicture($candidate);
}
$candidate->setPicture($picture);
}
self::saveResource($candidate);
return true;
}
