/// <summary>
/// Generates random comic
/// Number is determined from current comics's issue number
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// We could have stored the random comics in a cache
/// </remarks>
public override void GenerateRandComic()
{
Random rnd = new Random();
ModJSONurl = DefaultJSON.Insert(15, "/" + rnd.Next(MaxNum).ToString());
RandomComicContent = GenerateComic(ModJSONurl);
}
/// <summary>
/// Deserialize json information on a comic
/// Place information into ComDetails
/// </summary>
XKCDContent GenerateComic(string originalJson)
{
try {
using (WebClient wc = new WebClient()) {
var json = wc.DownloadString(originalJson);
Dictionary <string, object> deserializedComic = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <Dictionary <string, object> > (json, new JsonSerializerSettings {
NullValueHandling = NullValueHandling.Ignore
});
XKCDContent result = new XKCDContent();
result.XKCDComDetails = deserializedComic;
return(result);
}
} catch (Exception e) {
Console.WriteLine(e.Message);
return(new XKCDContent());
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Sets the current comic as the standard comic
/// Also sets properties based off of it
/// </summary>
public override void SetBaseComic()
{
BaseContent = GenerateComic(DefaultJSON);
MaxNum = Convert.ToInt32(BaseContent.XKCDComDetails["num"]);
}