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+//
+//  MonsterImportHelper.swift
+//  MonsterCards
+//
+//  Created by Tom Hicks on 4/3/21.
+//
+
+import Foundation
+
+extension MonsterViewModel {
+    func maybeAddSense(_ name: String, _ distance: Int) {
+        if (distance > 0) {
+            senses.append(StringViewModel("\(name): \(distance) ft."))
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+class MonsterImportHelper {
+    static func import5ESBMonster(_ monsterDTO: MonsterDTO) -> MonsterViewModel {
+        let monster = MonsterViewModel()
+        
+        monster.name = monsterDTO.name
+        monster.size = monsterDTO.size
+        monster.type = monsterDTO.type
+        monster.subType = monsterDTO.tag
+        monster.alignment = monsterDTO.alignment
+        monster.hitDice = Int64(monsterDTO.hitDice)
+        monster.armorType = ArmorType(rawValue: monsterDTO.armorName) ?? .none
+        monster.hasShield = monsterDTO.shieldBonus != 0
+        monster.naturalArmorBonus = Int64(monsterDTO.natArmorBonus)
+        monster.customArmor = monsterDTO.otherArmorDesc
+        monster.walkSpeed = Int64(monsterDTO.speed)
+        monster.burrowSpeed = Int64(monsterDTO.burrowSpeed)
+        monster.climbSpeed = Int64(monsterDTO.climbSpeed)
+        monster.flySpeed = Int64(monsterDTO.flySpeed)
+        monster.swimSpeed = Int64(monsterDTO.swimSpeed)
+        monster.canHover = monsterDTO.hover
+        monster.hasCustomHP = monsterDTO.customHP
+        monster.customHP = monsterDTO.hpText
+        monster.hasCustomSpeed = monsterDTO.customSpeed
+        monster.customSpeed = monsterDTO.speedDesc
+        monster.strengthScore = Int64(monsterDTO.strPoints)
+        monster.dexterityScore = Int64(monsterDTO.dexPoints)
+        monster.constitutionScore = Int64(monsterDTO.conPoints)
+        monster.intelligenceScore = Int64(monsterDTO.intPoints)
+        monster.wisdomScore = Int64(monsterDTO.wisPoints)
+        monster.charismaScore = Int64(monsterDTO.chaPoints)
+        monster.isBlind = monsterDTO.blind
+        monster.maybeAddSense("blindsight", monsterDTO.blindsight)
+        monster.maybeAddSense("darkvision", monsterDTO.darkvision)
+        monster.maybeAddSense("tremorsense", monsterDTO.tremorsense)
+        monster.maybeAddSense("turesight", monsterDTO.truesight)
+        monster.telepathy = Int64(monsterDTO.telepathy)
+        monster.challengeRating = ChallengeRating(rawValue: monsterDTO.cr) ?? ChallengeRating.one
+        monster.customChallengeRating = monsterDTO.customCr
+        monster.customProficiencyBonus = Int64(monsterDTO.customProf)
+        // TODO: Think about adding legendary properties isLegendary, legendariesDescription, isLair, lairDescription, lairDescriptionEnd, isRegional, regionalDescription, regionalDescriptionEnd
+        monster.abilities = monsterDTO.abilities.map({AbilityViewModel($0.name, $0.desc)})
+        monster.actions = monsterDTO.actions.map({AbilityViewModel($0.name, $0.desc)})
+        monster.reactions = monsterDTO.reactions.map({AbilityViewModel($0.name, $0.desc)})
+        monster.legendaryActions = monsterDTO.legendaries.map({AbilityViewModel($0.name, $0.desc)})
+        monster.lairActions = monsterDTO.lairs.map({AbilityViewModel($0.name, $0.desc)})
+        monster.regionalActions = monsterDTO.regionals.map({AbilityViewModel($0.name, $0.desc)})
+        monsterDTO.sthrows.forEach({
+            switch $0.name {
+                case "str":
+                    monster.strengthSavingThrowProficiency = .proficient
+                case "dex":
+                    monster.dexteritySavingThrowProficiency = .proficient
+                case "con":
+                    monster.constitutionSavingThrowProficiency = .proficient
+                case "int":
+                    monster.intelligenceSavingThrowProficiency = .proficient
+                case "wis":
+                    monster.wisdomSavingThrowProficiency = .proficient
+                case "cha":
+                    monster.charismaSavingThrowProficiency = .proficient
+                default:
+                    break
+            }
+        })
+        monster.skills = monsterDTO.skills.map({
+            // TODO: consider using a lookup table to make fixing missing stats easier
+            SkillViewModel(
+                $0.name,
+                AbilityScore(rawValue: $0.stat) ?? .dexterity,
+                $0.note == " (ex)" ? .expertise : .proficient)
+        })
+        monster.damageImmunities = monsterDTO.damageTypes
+            .filter({$0.type == "i" || $0.type == " (Immune)"})
+            .map({StringViewModel($0.name)})
+        monster.damageResistances = monsterDTO.damageTypes
+            .filter({$0.type == "r" || $0.type == " (Resistant)"})
+            .map({StringViewModel($0.name)})
+        monster.damageVulnerabilities = monsterDTO.damageTypes
+            .filter({$0.type == "v" || $0.type == " (Vulnerable)"})
+            .map({StringViewModel($0.name)})
+        monster.conditionImmunities = monsterDTO.conditions.map({StringViewModel($0.name)})
+        monster.languages = monsterDTO.languages
+            .map({
+                LanguageViewModel($0.name, $0.speaks)
+            })
+        monster.understandsBut = monsterDTO.understandsBut
+        // TODO: add shortName or nickname
+        // monster.shortName = monsterDTO.shortName
+        
+        // TODO: look into what goes in specialdamage and damage
+        
+        return monster
+    }
+}