Election factory (#24)

* Created ElectionFactory.sol file

* Created the basic functions for the Election Factory contract

* Created a function to delete an election

* Created an onlyOwner modifier

* Done with the ElectionFactory.sol file

* Updated code

* Changd the indentation of the file

.vscode/settings.json

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 {
-    "editor.tabSize": 2
+    "editor.tabSize": 2,
+    "solidity.compileUsingRemoteVersion": "v0.8.26+commit.8a97fa7a"
 }

blockchain/contracts/ElectionFactory.sol

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT 
+pragma solidity ^0.8.24;
+
+import "./Election.sol";
+
+contract ElectionFactory {
+    address owner;
+
+    //Array to keep track of the elections
+    address[] elections;
+
+    constructor (){
+        owner = msg.sender;
+    }
+
+    modifier onlyOwner() {
+        require(msg.sender == owner, "You are not the owner");
+        _;
+    }
+
+    //Event emitted when an election is created
+    event ElectionCreated(address electionAddress);
+
+    //Function to create new election
+    function createElection(
+        string memory _title,
+        string memory _description,
+        bool _isPublic,
+        uint _startDate,
+        uint _endDate
+    ) public {
+        //Create a new instance of the Election contract
+        Election newElection = new Election(
+            _title,
+            _description,
+            _isPublic,
+            _startDate,
+            _endDate
+        );
+
+        //Store the address of the newly created election
+        elections.push(address(newElection));
+
+        //Emit an event for the creation of the new contract
+        emit ElectionCreated(address(newElection));
+    }
+
+
+    //function to get addresses of all elections
+    function getElections() public view returns (address[] memory){
+        return elections;
+    }
+
+    //function to delete an election
+    function deleteElection(uint _electionID) public onlyOwner {
+        delete elections[_electionID];
+    }
+
+    //Function to retrieve the total number of elections
+    function getTotalElections() public view returns (uint) {
+        return elections.length;
+    }
+}

blockchain/package.json

@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@
   "description": "",
   "devDependencies": {
     "@nomicfoundation/hardhat-toolbox": "^5.0.0",
-    "hardhat": "^2.22.8"
+    "hardhat": "^2.22.9"
   }
 }