//Set current date for API - create URL and get json
private void setAPIDate(APOD apod, DateTime datetime)
{
try
{
apod.setAPIDate(datetime);
}
catch (Exception e)
{
statusBar.Text = e.Message;
apod.media_type = null;
}
}
//--- Main class methods -----------------------------------------------------------------
//Default constructor - will create program window and set everything up
public MainWindow()
{
InitializeComponent();
//read anything from INI file to check if it was already created
//if not, write initial zero number of runs
var lastDate = iniFile.Read("lastDate");
if (lastDate == String.Empty) //write default values to INI file
{
iniFile.Write("lastDate", DateTime.Today.ToString());
iniFile.Write("saveToDisk", checkSaveToDisk.Checked.ToString());
iniFile.Write("pathToSave", string.Empty);
}
//GUI items
labelImageDesc.Text = string.Empty;
myIconMenu = new ContextMenu();
myIconMenu.MenuItems.Add("Previous", buttonPrev_Click);
myIconMenu.MenuItems.Add("Next", buttonNext_Click);
myIconMenu.MenuItems.Add("-");
myIconMenu.MenuItems.Add("Refresh", OnMenuRefresh);
myIconMenu.MenuItems.Add("Exit", OnMenuExit);
myIcon.Icon = SystemIcons.Asterisk;
myIcon.ContextMenu = myIconMenu;
pathToSave = iniFile.Read("pathToSave");
textPath.Text = pathToSave;
if (iniFile.Read("saveToDIsk") == "True")
{
checkSaveToDisk.Checked = true;
}
else
{
checkSaveToDisk.Checked = false;
}
statusBar.Text = "Ready!";
//Subscribe for events
pictureBox.LoadProgressChanged += PictureBox_LoadProgressChanged;
pictureBox.LoadCompleted += PictureBox_LoadCompleted;
//Create 'photo of the day' object and for starters set API date to today
apod = new APOD();
setAPIDate(apod, DateTime.Parse(iniFile.Read("lastDate")));
//Get the image on startup
getNASAApod();
}
//Fill combo box with current date and 7 days back and ahead
private void fillDatesCombo(DateTime datetime)
{
APOD _apod = new APOD(); //use API locally to get dates & descriptions
//Up to 7 days back
//(we should be safe with just checking the date&media returned by API)
comboDates.Items.Clear();
for (int i = -7; i < 0; i++)
{
_apod.setAPIDate(datetime.AddDays(i));
if (_apod.date != null && _apod.media_type == "image")
{
comboDates.Items.Add(_apod.apiDate.ToShortDateString() + " " + _apod.title);
}
}
//Current - same here, no extra checking
_apod.setAPIDate(datetime);
if (_apod.date != null && _apod.media_type == "image")
{
comboDates.Items.Add(_apod.apiDate.ToShortDateString() + " " + _apod.title);
}
//comboDates.SelectedIndex = comboDates.Items.Count - 1; //set focus to current date item
//Up to 7 days ahead
//Extra check if the date is ahead of today - no need to call API in this case
for (int i = 1; i <= 7; i++)
{
if (datetime.AddDays(i) <= DateTime.Today) //don't call API if date later than today
{
_apod.setAPIDate(datetime.AddDays(i));
if (_apod.date != null && _apod.media_type == "image")
{
comboDates.Items.Add(_apod.apiDate.ToShortDateString() + " " + _apod.title);
}
}
}
}
