Source: chatgpt-jsdoc.js

/**
 * Class representing user data access for managing user information in local storage.
 */
class UserDataAccess {

    ///////////////////////////////////////////////
    // PRIVATE INSTANCE VARIABLES (start with #)
    ///////////////////////////////////////////////

    /**
     * A dummy dataset used to populate the localStorage database initially.
     * @private
     * @type {Array<{id: number, firstName: string, lastName: string, email: string}>}
     */
    #dummyData = [
        {id: 1, firstName: "Jane", lastName: "Doe", email: "jdoe@acme.com"},
        {id: 2, firstName: "Tony", lastName: "Thompsom", email: "tony@acme.com"},
        {id: 3, firstName: "Jesse", lastName: "Jones", email: "jesse@acme.com"}
    ];

    //////////////////////////////////
    // CONSTRUCTOR
    //////////////////////////////////

    /**
     * Creates an instance of UserDataAccess.
     * Initializes the localStorage with dummy data if no user data exists.
     */
    constructor() {
        // check to see if 'userData' key is already in the localStorage database
        // if not, then create it, and populate it with the dummy data
        if (!localStorage.getItem("userData")) {
            localStorage.setItem("userData", JSON.stringify(this.#dummyData));
        }
    }

    //////////////////////////////////
    // PUBLIC METHODS
    //////////////////////////////////

    /**
     * Retrieves all users from localStorage.
     * @returns {Array<{id: number, firstName: string, lastName: string, email: string}>} An array of user objects.
     */
    getAllUsers() {
        const str = localStorage.getItem("userData");
        const users = JSON.parse(str);
        return users;
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves a user by their unique ID from localStorage.
     * @param {number} id - The ID of the user to retrieve.
     * @returns {Object|null} The user object if found, or null if not found.
     */
    getUserById(id) {
        const str = localStorage.getItem("userData");
        const users = JSON.parse(str);
        const user = users.find((u) => u.id == id);
        return user || null;
    }

    /**
     * Inserts a new user into the localStorage database.
     * @param {Object} newUser - The new user object to insert.
     * @param {number} newUser.id - The unique ID for the user (will be set inside the method).
     * @param {string} newUser.firstName - The first name of the user.
     * @param {string} newUser.lastName - The last name of the user.
     * @param {string} newUser.email - The email of the user.
     */
    insertUser(newUser) {
        // We really should validate newUser before inserting it!
        // Set the new user's id:
        newUser.id = this.#getMaxId() + 1;
        const str = localStorage.getItem("userData");
        const users = JSON.parse(str);
        users.push(newUser);
        localStorage.setItem("userData", JSON.stringify(users));
    }

    /**
     * Updates an existing user in the localStorage database.
     * @param {Object} updatedUser - The user object with updated information.
     * @param {number} updatedUser.id - The unique ID of the user to update.
     * @param {string} updatedUser.firstName - The updated first name.
     * @param {string} updatedUser.lastName - The updated last name.
     * @param {string} updatedUser.email - The updated email.
     */
    updateUser(updatedUser) {
        // again, we should validate updatedUser before putting it in the database
        const str = localStorage.getItem("userData");
        const users = JSON.parse(str);
        const indexOfUserToUpdate = users.findIndex(u => updatedUser.id == u.id);
        users[indexOfUserToUpdate] = updatedUser;
        localStorage.setItem("userData", JSON.stringify(users));
    }

    /**
     * Deletes a user from the localStorage database by their unique ID.
     * @param {number} id - The ID of the user to delete.
     */
    deleteUser(id) {
        const str = localStorage.getItem("userData");
        const users = JSON.parse(str);
        const indexOfUserToRemove = users.findIndex(u => id == u.id);
        users.splice(indexOfUserToRemove, 1);
        localStorage.setItem("userData", JSON.stringify(users));
    }

    //////////////////////////////////
    // PRIVATE METHODS (start with #)
    //////////////////////////////////

    /**
     * Gets the highest user ID from the localStorage database.
     * @private
     * @returns {number} The maximum user ID.
     */
    #getMaxId() {
        const str = localStorage.getItem("userData");
        const users = JSON.parse(str);
        let maxId = 0;
        for (let x = 0; x < users.length; x++) {
            if (users[x].id > maxId) {
                maxId = users[x].id;
            }
        }
        return maxId;
    }
}