A Practical Use of the MVC Pattern

using System;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using MvcExample.EventHandlers;
using MvcExample.Models;
using MvcExample.Views;

namespace MvcExample.Controllers
{
	public class RptController : BaseController
	{
		#region private members
		private BaseModel model;
		private BaseView view;
		#endregion private members

		#region constructor 
		/// <summary>
		/// Instanciates the view (the representation of the data) and 
		/// the model (the data). 
		/// </summary>
		public RptController(RptControllerType controllerType)
		{
			switch (controllerType)
			{
				case RptControllerType.List:
					view = new View_List_Income();
					model = new Model_Income();
					break;

				case RptControllerType.Graph:
					view = new View_Graph_Income();
					model = new Model_Income();
					break;

				default:
					MessageBox.Show("Type of report unimplemented!", "", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Stop);
					return;
			}

			SubscribeControllerToView();
			SubsctribeModelToView();

			view.Show();
			model.GenerateReport();
		}
		#endregion constructor

		#region subscriber methods
		protected override void SubscribeControllerToView()
		{
			if (view == null)
				return;

			view.ViewClosed += new EventHandler(OnView_ViewClosed);
		}

		protected override void SubsctribeModelToView()
		{
			if (model == null)
				return;

			model.ModelChanged += new EventHandler(OnModel_ModelChanged);
			model.ModelProgress += new ProgressEventHandler(OnModel_ModelProgress);
		}
		#endregion subscriber methods

		#region view eventhandlers
		private void OnView_ViewClosed(object sender, EventArgs e)
		{
			if (model != null)
			{
				model.CancelBackgroundWorker();
			}
		}
		#endregion view eventhandlers

		#region model eventhandlers
		private void OnModel_ModelChanged(object sender, EventArgs ea)
		{
			if (view == null)
				return;

			if (view.InvokeRequired)
			{
				view.Invoke(
					new GenericEventHandler(view.UpdateView),
					new object[] {sender, ea});
			}
			else
			{
				view.UpdateView(sender, ea);
			}
		}

		private void OnModel_ModelProgress(object sender, int percent)
		{
			if (view == null)
				return;

			if (view.InvokeRequired)
			{
				view.Invoke(
					new ProgressEventHandler(view.UpdateProgress),
					new object[] {sender, percent});
			}
			else
			{
				view.UpdateProgress(sender, percent);
			}
		}
		#endregion model eventhandlers
	}	// RptController
}