/// <summary>
/// Returns the enum SiteConf.Model based on object type.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="obj"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
private static SiteConf.Model GetModelFromObj(ObjectAbstract obj)
{
Type type = obj.GetType();
if (type == typeof(SiteConf.DiseaseTag.Object))
return Model.diseasetag;
if (type == typeof(SiteConf.Gene.Object))
return Model.gene;
if (type == typeof(SiteConf.HVPTran.Object))
return Model.hvptran;
if (type == typeof(SiteConf.OrgSite.Object))
return Model.orgsite;
if (type == typeof(SiteConf.Upload.Object))
return Model.upload;
else
throw new Exception("Can not find object within SiteConf.Model");
}
/// <summary>
/// Serializes standard object to JObject
/// </summary>
/// <param name="obj"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
private static JObject JObjectSerializer(ObjectAbstract obj)
{
JObject jObj = new JObject();
Type type = obj.GetType();
IList<System.Reflection.PropertyInfo> props =
new List<System.Reflection.PropertyInfo>(type.GetProperties());
foreach (System.Reflection.PropertyInfo prop in props)
{
string propName = prop.Name;
// ignore "ID" and "resource_uri" fields
if (propName == "ID" || propName == "resource_uri")
continue;
else
{
object propValue = prop.GetValue(obj, null);
// do not append to json if value is null
if (propValue != null)
jObj.Add(propName, propValue.ToString());
}
}
return jObj;
}
/// <summary>
/// Saves a new Object via Rest POST
/// </summary>
/// <param name="obj"></param>
public static void SaveNewRestObject(ObjectAbstract obj)
{
JObject jObj = JObjectSerializer(obj);
WebClient client = new WebClient();
client.Headers[HttpRequestHeader.ContentType] = "application/json";
client.Proxy = _proxy;
try
{
client.UploadString(RestAPI.URL + RestAPI.API + GetModelFromObj(obj) + "/" + RestAPI.api_key,
"POST", jObj.ToString());
}
catch (WebException ex)
{
// failed to save data
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Delete an existing Object via Rest DELETE
/// </summary>
/// <param name="obj"></param>
public static void DeleteRestObject(ObjectAbstract obj)
{
RestClient client = new RestClient(RestAPI.URL);
client.Proxy = _proxy;
// setup request params
RestRequest request = DataLoader.RestRequest(Method.DELETE, GetModelFromObj(obj));
request.AddParameter("ID", obj.ID.ToString());
client.Execute(request);
}