From a3bd480ec5e2afa9e9ab47cb8932a4ea06db3c7d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dennis Anim <150798169+theGeniusDennis@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2024 08:46:08 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] 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                    |  3 +-
 blockchain/contracts/ElectionFactory.sol | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
 blockchain/package.json                  |  2 +-
 3 files changed, 66 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 blockchain/contracts/ElectionFactory.sol

diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index ff30c44..687923d 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 {
-    "editor.tabSize": 2
+    "editor.tabSize": 2,
+    "solidity.compileUsingRemoteVersion": "v0.8.26+commit.8a97fa7a"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/blockchain/contracts/ElectionFactory.sol b/blockchain/contracts/ElectionFactory.sol
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3139c2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/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;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/blockchain/package.json b/blockchain/package.json
index 1d8f7a1..37c1070 100644
--- a/blockchain/package.json
+++ b/blockchain/package.json
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@
   "description": "",
   "devDependencies": {
     "@nomicfoundation/hardhat-toolbox": "^5.0.0",
-    "hardhat": "^2.22.8"
+    "hardhat": "^2.22.9"
   }
 }