DownloadSerializedJsonData() public static method

public static DownloadSerializedJsonData ( string nasaUrl ) : NasaImages
nasaUrl string
return NasaImages
Beispiel #1
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        private void LoadNasaImageList(int pageNumber)
        {
            try
            {
                if (pageNumber < 0)
                {
                    pageNumber          = 0;
                    _currentImageNumber = 0;
                    _displayImageNumber = 0;
                }

                _images = JsonHelper.DownloadSerializedJsonData(string.Format(NasaLatestImagesUrl, pageNumber));
                if (_images == null)
                {
                    throw new Exception("Unable to retrieve the image data");
                }

                _totalDocImageCount = Convert.ToInt32(_images.Meta.TotalRows);
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                ExceptionManager.WriteException(ex);
                throw;
            }
        }
Beispiel #2
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        /// <summary>
        /// Overloaded GetImage that allows the retrieval of previous images based on their position in the XML document
        /// provided from the nasa.gov website.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="selectedOffset">Position of the image within the node list of images, 1 being the very first (newest)</param>
        /// <param name="selectedPage">Page number to retrieve the page that contains the selected image.</param>
        public BackgroundImage GetImage(int?selectedOffset, int?selectedPage)
        {
            try
            {
                if (!NetworkHelper.InternetAccessIsAvailable())
                {
                    throw new Exception("Attempted to retrieve image, but internet connection was not available.");
                }

                if (GlobalVariables.LoggingEnabled)
                {
                    ExceptionManager.WriteInformation("Retrieving system screen resolution");
                }
                GetCurrentScreenResolution();
                if (GlobalVariables.LoggingEnabled)
                {
                    ExceptionManager.WriteInformation(string.Format("System screen resolution is: {0}", _currentScreenResolution));
                }

                if (selectedOffset == null)
                {
                    selectedOffset = DefaultimageOffset;
                }

                //Get the JSON string data
                if (GlobalVariables.LoggingEnabled)
                {
                    ExceptionManager.WriteInformation("Preparing to download image information");
                }
                var nasaImages = JsonHelper.DownloadSerializedJsonData(string.Format(NasaLatestImagesUrl, selectedPage));
                if (nasaImages == null || nasaImages.UberNodes.Length == 0)
                {
                    throw new Exception("Unable to retrieve image data from JSON request");
                }

                //Get the image node
                var imageId = nasaImages.UberNodes[(int)selectedOffset].UberNodeId;

                var currentImageFullUrl = string.Format("{0}{1}.json", NasaApiUrl, imageId);

                var currentImage = JsonHelper.DownloadImageData(currentImageFullUrl);
                if (currentImage == null)
                {
                    throw new Exception(string.Format("Unable to retrieve selected image: {0}", currentImageFullUrl));
                }

                if (GlobalVariables.LoggingEnabled)
                {
                    ExceptionManager.WriteInformation("Selecting image based on current screen resolution");
                }
                switch (_currentScreenResolution)
                {
                case "100x75":
                case "226x170":
                    currentImageFullUrl = string.Format("{0}{1}", NasaImageBaseUrl, currentImage.ImageData[0].LrThumbnail);
                    break;

                case "346x260":
                case "360x225":
                case "466x248":
                case "430x323":
                    currentImageFullUrl = string.Format("{0}{1}", NasaImageBaseUrl, currentImage.ImageData[0].Crop1X1);
                    break;

                case "800x600":
                    currentImageFullUrl = string.Format("{0}{1}", NasaImageBaseUrl, currentImage.ImageData[0].Crop2X1);
                    break;

                default:
                    currentImageFullUrl = string.Format("{0}{1}", NasaImageBaseUrl, currentImage.ImageData[0].FullWidthFeature);
                    break;
                }

                var localImageFolderPath = string.Format("{0}\\NASA\\PicOfTheDay", Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyPictures));

                if (!Directory.Exists(localImageFolderPath))
                {
                    Directory.CreateDirectory(localImageFolderPath);
                }

                var imageName = currentImage.ImageData[0].FileName;

                //Setting the full local image path to save the file
                var fullImagePath = string.Format("{0}\\{1}", localImageFolderPath, imageName);

                //Download the current image
                if (GlobalVariables.LoggingEnabled)
                {
                    ExceptionManager.WriteInformation(string.Format("Preparing to download image: {0}", currentImageFullUrl));
                }
                if (!DownloadHelper.DownloadImage(fullImagePath, currentImageFullUrl))
                {
                    throw new Exception("Error downloading current image.");
                }

                //Create BackgroundImage object
                var backgroundImage = new BackgroundImage
                {
                    ImageUrl         = currentImageFullUrl,
                    ImageDate        = Convert.ToDateTime(currentImage.UberData.PromoDateTime),
                    ImageDescription = StripHtml(currentImage.UberData.Body),
                    DownloadedPath   = fullImagePath,
                    ImageTitle       =
                        !string.IsNullOrEmpty(currentImage.ImageData[0].Title)
                     ? currentImage.ImageData[0].Title
                     : currentImage.UberData.Title
                };

                return(backgroundImage);
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                ExceptionManager.WriteException(ex);
                return(null);
            }
        }