library.rb

#The initialize method requests title, author, and desciption of the book
#then stores that info
#
#
class Book
	 
  def initialize
	  puts "What is the title of the book?"
	  @title = gets.chomp
	  #@title_sym = @title.downcase.tr(" ", "_").to_sym
	  puts "Who is the author of the book?"
	  @author = gets.chomp
	  #@author_sym = @author.downcase.tr(" ", "_").to_sym
	  puts "Please enter a short description of the book:"
	  @description = gets.chomp
	  @status = :available
  end
#This method returns the saved information on a book.
#It does not take an argument.
# 
#
  def info
  	puts "__________________________"
  	puts " "
  	puts "Title: #{@title}"
  	puts "Author: #{@author}"
  	puts "Description: #{@description}"
  	puts "Status: #{@status}"
  	puts "__________________________"
  end
#return the value of the book instance variable
  def printbook
  	@title
  end
#return the value of the author instance variable
  def printauthor
  	@author
  end
#return the value of the status instance variable
  def printstatus
  	@status
  end
#Checkout method
#
#
#
  def check_out
	  @status = :checked_out
  end
  def return
  	@status = :available
  end
  def lost
      @status = :lost
  end

end

class Library
  def initialize
    #@books {title, author}
    @books = Hash.new
    @book_stats = Hash.new

    #@checked_out {title, status}
    @checked_out = Hash.new

  end

# this method will maintain a list of books in the library
# after the add command is called and a new book is created
# get data and add to library
  def add(title, author)
  	
  	@books[title] = author
   

  end
  def add_status(title, status)
     @book_stats[title] = status
     puts "#{@book_stats}"
   end

  def checked_out(title, status)
    @checked_out[title] = status
  end
  
  def availability(title)
    @book_stats.each do |key, value|
      if @book_stats.key?(key) && value == :available
        
        puts "This book is available."
      else 

        puts "Sorry this book is #{value}."
      end
    end
  end


  def books
  	puts "__________________________"
  	puts "The MakerSquare Library:"
  	@books.each do |key, value| 
      puts "Title: #{key}, Author: #{value}"
  	end
  	puts "__________________________"
  end


end
#create the first makersquare library

makersquare = Library.new()

command = "active"
until command == "q"
  puts "Welcome to the Makersquare Library."
  puts "What would you like to do?"
  puts "Commands:"
  puts "add -Add books to the library"
  puts "list - list all books in the library"
  puts "co - check out a book"
  puts "q -quit"

command = gets.chomp.downcase

  case command
    when "add"
      currentbook = Book.new()
      currentbook.info
      title = currentbook.printbook
      author = currentbook.printauthor
      status = currentbook.printstatus
      makersquare.add(title, author)
      makersquare.add_status(title, status)
      makersquare.books

    when "co"
      puts "What book would you like to check out?"
      title = gets.chomp.downcase
      makersquare.availability(title)


    when "list"
      makersquare.books
    when "q"
    	break
    else 
  	  puts "Response not understood."
  end
end