/*
* Constructing new list
*/
public ListObj(string listname, string desc, string categoryname)
{
string name = listname;
Dictionary <string, string> body;
HttpResponseMessage res;
try
{
// name and category name are required
if (name == null || categoryname == null)
{
throw new Exception("Name or Category cannot be null");
}
// if list name exists, use a different name
int iter = 1;
while (true)
{
if (Presence.GetList(name) != null)
{
name = name + " (" + iter.ToString() + ")";
iter += 1;
}
else
{
break;
}
}
// if category doesn't already exist, create one
string category_id = Presence.GetCategory(categoryname);
if (category_id == null)
{
body = new Dictionary <string, string> {
{ "name", categoryname }
};
res = HttpHandler.Request(HttpMethod.Post, "/list-categories/", JsonConvert.SerializeObject(body)).Result;
JObject cat = JObject.Parse(res.Content.ReadAsStringAsync().Result);
category_id = (string)cat["_id"];
Presence.AddCategory(categoryname, category_id);
}
// create new list
body = new Dictionary <string, string> {
{ "name", name }, { "category", category_id }
};
if (desc != null)
{
body.Add("description", desc);
}
res = HttpHandler.Request(HttpMethod.Post, "/lists/", JsonConvert.SerializeObject(body)).Result;
ListResponse lst = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <ListResponse>(res.Content.ReadAsStringAsync().Result);
this.Name = name;
this.Id = lst._id;
this.PrimaryId = lst.primary_column;
this.InUseId = lst.inuse_column;
foreach (var entry in lst.columns)
{
if (entry.Key != this.PrimaryId && entry.Key != this.InUseId)
{
this.DescId = entry.Key;
}
}
this.FirstRow = lst.rows.Keys.First();
Presence.AddList(name, Id);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
throw ex;
}
}