/// <summary>
/// Creates a list of best stories' titles and authors and returns it to the view to be displayed.
/// </summary>
public async Task <ActionResult> Index(int page = 1)
{
var bestStoryIds = await HNAPI.BestStories();
ViewData["pages"] = bestStoryIds.Count / 10;
var storyItems = new List <HackerNewsDetailsViewModel>();
foreach (var id in bestStoryIds.Skip(10 * (page - 1)).Take(10))
{
storyItems.Add(await HNAPI.Item(id));
}
return(View(storyItems));
}
public async Task <ActionResult> SearchResults(string searchText, int searchOption)
{
var bestStoryIds = await HNAPI.BestStories();
var storyItems = new List <HackerNewsDetailsViewModel>();
var result = new SearchResultViewModel()
{
SearchOption = searchOption,
SearchText = searchText
};
if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(searchText))
{
ViewData["SearchMessage"] = "Please enter a term to search.";
return(View(result));
}
//Search on the title, author, or ID.
switch (searchOption)
{
default:
foreach (var id in bestStoryIds)
{
var storyItem = await HNAPI.Item(id);
if (storyItem.title.ToLower().Contains(searchText.ToLower()))
{
storyItems.Add(storyItem);
}
}
break;
case 1:
foreach (var id in bestStoryIds)
{
var storyItem = await HNAPI.Item(id);
if (storyItem.by.ToLower().Contains(searchText.ToLower()))
{
storyItems.Add(storyItem);
}
}
break;
case 2:
var storyID = 0;
if (Int32.TryParse(searchText, out storyID) && bestStoryIds.Contains(storyID))
{
storyItems.Add(await HNAPI.Item(storyID));
}
else
{
ViewData["SearchMessage"] = "No Results found. Please be sure to enter a number when searching by ID.";
return(View(result));
}
break;
}
if (storyItems == null || storyItems.Count < 1)
{
ViewData["SearchMessage"] = "No Results found";
}
result.Results = storyItems;
return(View(result));
}