/* class functions */
// gets data from db List<Dic<string, object>> and sets it to private variable
private async void SetData()
{
// dummy text for user
messageHeader.Text = "Loading messages, please wait!";
// change mouse cursor to load
Mouse.OverrideCursor = Cursors.Wait;
try
{
FirebaseHandler fbh = new FirebaseHandler();
CollectionHandler collectionHandler = new CollectionHandler();
this.data = await fbh.GetCollection(collectionHandler.GetMessageCollection());
//release mouse cursor to normal
Mouse.OverrideCursor = null;
if (this.data[0] != null)
{
// insert messages to "DOM" or ui
this.InsertToDom(this.data[0]);
}
}
catch (Exception e)
{
messageHeader.Text = "Error occured: " + e.Message;
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Loads news from firestore.
/// Controls mouse cursor to show loading. Raises exception if firebase fails.
/// </summary>
/// <exception cref="Exception">Errors in firebase</exception>
private async void GetData()
{
Mouse.OverrideCursor = Cursors.Wait;
try
{
FirebaseHandler fbh = new FirebaseHandler();
CollectionHandler collectionHandler = new CollectionHandler();
List <Dictionary <string, object> > list1 = await fbh.GetCollection(collectionHandler.GetNewsCollection("fi"));
List <Dictionary <string, object> > list2 = await fbh.GetCollection(collectionHandler.GetNewsCollection("en"));
this.news.AddRange(list1);
this.news.AddRange(list2);
Mouse.OverrideCursor = null;
this.FillDataCollection();
}
catch (Exception e)
{
_ = MessageBox.Show(e.Message, "There was an error", MessageBoxButton.OK, MessageBoxImage.Error);
}
}
/// <summary>method <c>ReadSeries</c> Reads series information from firestore. Sets cursor to wait and releases it after data is fetched</summary>
private async void ReadSeries()
{
Mouse.OverrideCursor = Cursors.Wait;
FirebaseHandler firebaseHandler = new FirebaseHandler();
List <Dictionary <string, object> > data = await firebaseHandler.GetCollection("series");
List <string> temp = new List <string>();
foreach (Dictionary <string, object> x in data)
{
x.TryGetValue("name", out object name);
temp.Add(name.ToString());
}
this.FillDropDown(seriesDropdown, temp.ToArray());
Mouse.OverrideCursor = null;
}
