Welcome to today's lesson on applying data filtering and aggregation in a real-world scenario using a user management system. We'll start by building a foundational structure that can handle basic user operations. Then, we'll expand it by introducing more advanced functionalities that allow filtering and aggregating user data.

In our starter task, we will implement a class that manages basic operations on a collection of user data, specifically handling adding new users, retrieving user profiles, and updating user profiles.

Here are the starter task methods:

• addUser(string userId, int age, string country, bool subscribed) - adds a new user with the specified attributes. Returns true if the user was added successfully and false if a user with the same userId already exists.
• getUser(string userId) - returns the user's profile as an object if the user exists; otherwise, returns null.
• updateUser(string userId, int? age, string country, bool? subscribed) - updates the user's profile based on non-null parameters. Returns true if the user exists and was updated, false otherwise.

The C# implementation of our starter task is shown below:

This implementation covers all our starter methods. Let's move forward and introduce more complex functionalities.

With our foundational structure in place, it's time to add functionalities for filtering user data and aggregating statistics.

Here are new methods to implement:

• filterUsers(int? minAge, int? maxAge, string country, bool? subscribed):
  • Returns the list of user IDs that match the specified criteria. Criteria can be null, meaning that the criterion should not be applied during filtering.
• aggregateStats() - returns statistics in the form of an object:
  • totalUsers: Total number of users
  • averageAge: Average age of all users (rounded down to the nearest integer)
  • subscribedRatio: Ratio of subscribed users to total users (as a float with two decimals)

This method filters users based on the criteria provided. Let's see how it works:

• The filterUsers method filters users based on minAge, maxAge, country, and subscribed status criteria.
• It iterates over the users dictionary and checks each user's profile against the provided criteria.
• Users who meet all the criteria are added to the filteredUsers list, which is then returned.
• The example usage shows how to add users and filter them based on different criteria.

This method aggregates statistics from the user profiles. Let's implement it:

This aggregateStats method calculates and returns aggregate statistics about the users in the form of a Stats class object. It first determines TotalUsers, the total number of users. If there are no users, it returns an object with zeroed statistics. Otherwise, it calculates TotalAge by summing the ages of all users and counts SubscribedUsers who are subscribed. It then computes AverageAge by performing integer division of TotalAge by TotalUsers and calculates SubscribedRatio by dividing SubscribedUsers by TotalUsers and rounding to two decimals. The resulting statistics object includes TotalUsers, AverageAge, and SubscribedRatio.

Great job! Today, you've learned how to effectively handle user data by implementing advanced functionalities like filtering and aggregation on top of a basic system. This is a critical skill in real-life software development, where you often need to extend existing systems to meet new requirements.

I encourage you to practice solving similar challenges to solidify your understanding of data filtering and aggregation. Happy coding, and see you in the next lesson!