async Task AddTableEntityAsync ()
{
var rowKey = Guid.NewGuid ();
var entityToSave = new CheeseReviewEntity (this.Email, rowKey);
entityToSave.CheeseType = CheeseType;
entityToSave.Comments = Comments;
entityToSave.DairyName = DairyName;
entityToSave.EmailAddress = Email;
entityToSave.ReviewDate = DateTime.Now;
// First add to Akavache (ideally in Akavache we would also keep track of whether it uploaded successfully or not
await BlobCache.LocalMachine.InsertObject<CheeseReviewEntity> (
$"{entityToSave.PartitionKey}|{entityToSave.RowKey}",
entityToSave
);
// Get the table service
var tableService = new CheeseTableService ();
bool success = await tableService.SaveReviewAsync (entityToSave);
if (success) {
// Could display a success or failure message
// We should also keep track of whether the entity has been uploaded yet or not for offline access
// Pop the modal off the stack
await Navigation.PopModalAsync ();
}
}
public async Task<bool> SaveReviewAsync (CheeseReviewEntity entity)
{
try {
if (client == null)
await InitializeCloudClientAsync ();
// Define the insert operation
var operation = TableOperation.InsertOrReplace (entity);
// Get a reference to the review table
var table = client.GetTableReference (reviewTable);
// Execute the insert against the table
var result = await table.ExecuteAsync (operation);
return true;
} catch (Exception ex) {
return false;
}
}