public static MvcHtmlString ArticleLink(this HtmlHelper helper, DIYFE.EF.Article article)
{
//NOTE: THERE IS A BETTER WAY TO DO THIS...I'M BUSY...SORRY\
//THE Exception GENERATED IS MOST LIKELY TO BE BECUASE THE Article didn't load it's Category
//sooooo catch the exception and load it from cache
try
{
if (article.Category == null)
{ }
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
article.Category = AppStatic.Categories.Where(c => c.CategoryRowId == article.CategoryRowId).FirstOrDefault();
}
//the article type is required to build the URL, not bothered by loading it or checking for it...could probably use a enum
string articleType = "";
switch (article.ArticleTypeId)
{
case 1:
articleType = "post/";
break;
case 2:
articleType = "project/";
break;
case 3:
articleType = "blog/";
break;
case 4:
articleType = "news/";
break;
default:
articleType = "home/";
break;
}
string ahref = "<a href=\"" + AppStatic.BaseSiteUrl + articleType + article.Category.CategoryUrl + "/";
//MvcHtmlString ahref = new MvcHtmlString("<a href=\"" + AppStatic.BaseSiteUrl + article.Category.CategoryUrl + "/");
if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(article.Category.SecondLevCategoryUrl))
{
ahref += article.Category.SecondLevCategoryUrl + "/";
}
if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(article.Category.ThirdLevCategoryUrl))
{
ahref += article.Category.ThirdLevCategoryUrl + "/";
}
ahref += article.URLLink + "\">" + article.Name + "</a>";
// AppStatic.BaseSiteUrl + linkPrefix + "/" + cat.CategoryUrl,
return new MvcHtmlString(ahref);
}
//public static List<CustomHtmlLink> GenerateCrumbLinks(string Url)
//{
// List<CustomHtmlLink> linkList = new List<CustomHtmlLink>();
// return linkList;
//}
public static List<CustomHtmlLink> GenerateCrumbLinks(DIYFE.EF.Category cat, string linkPrefix)
{
List<CustomHtmlLink> linkList = new List<CustomHtmlLink>();
//Category cat = AppStatic.Categories
// .Where(c => c.CategoryRowId == categoryRowId)
// .FirstOrDefault();
CustomHtmlLink rootLink = new CustomHtmlLink();
rootLink.LinkText = System.Globalization.CultureInfo.CurrentUICulture.TextInfo.ToTitleCase(linkPrefix) + "s";
rootLink.Href = AppStatic.BaseSiteUrl + linkPrefix + "/";
rootLink.Title = "Base diyfe categor";
linkList.Add(rootLink);
if (cat != null)
{
if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(cat.CategoryUrl))
{
CustomHtmlLink link = new CustomHtmlLink();
link.LinkText = cat.CategoryName;
link.Href = AppStatic.BaseSiteUrl + linkPrefix + "/" + cat.CategoryUrl;
link.Title = cat.CategoryName;
linkList.Add(link);
}
if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(cat.SecondLevCategoryUrl))
{
CustomHtmlLink link = new CustomHtmlLink();
link.LinkText = cat.SecondLevCategoryName;
link.Href = "/" + linkPrefix + "/" + cat.CategoryUrl + "/" + cat.SecondLevCategoryUrl;
link.Title = cat.SecondLevCategoryName;
linkList.Add(link);
}
if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(cat.ThirdLevCategoryUrl))
{
CustomHtmlLink link = new CustomHtmlLink();
link.LinkText = cat.ThirdLevCategoryName;
link.Href = "/" + linkPrefix + "/" + cat.CategoryUrl + "/" + cat.SecondLevCategoryUrl + "/" + cat.ThirdLevCategoryUrl;
link.Title = cat.ThirdLevCategoryName;
linkList.Add(link);
}
}
else
{
throw (new Exception("Generate Crumb Links - - - Unable to find correct category."));
}
return linkList;
}
public ActionResult AddCategory(DIYFE.EF.Category category)
{
var data = new object();
using (var db = new DIYFE.EF.DIYFEEntities())
{
if (category.ThirdLevCategoryId == 0 && category.SecondLevCategoryId != 0)
{
category.ThirdLevCategoryId = db.Categories.Max(c => c.ThirdLevCategoryId).Value;
}
if (category.SecondLevCategoryId == 0)
{
category.SecondLevCategoryId = db.Categories.Max(c => c.SecondLevCategoryId).Value;
}
if (category.CategoryId == 0)
{
category.CategoryId = db.Categories.Max(c => c.CategoryId);
}
db.Categories.Add(category);
db.SaveChanges();
data = new { success = true };
//allCats = db.Categories.ToList();
}
AppStatic.LoadStaticCache();
//Category cat = new Category();
//if (cat.InsertCategory(category))
//{
// AppStatic.LoadStaticCache();
// data = new { success = true };
//}
//else
//{
// data = new { success = false, message = "Failed to insert new category." };
// return Json(data);
//}
return Json(data);
}
public static MvcHtmlString ArticleLink(this HtmlHelper helper, DIYFE.EF.Article article, string styleClass, string linkText)
{
//NOTE: THERE IS A BETTER WAY TO DO THIS...I'M BUSY...SORRY
try
{
if (article.Category == null)
{ }
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
using (var db = new DIYFE.EF.DIYFEEntities())
{
article.Category = db.Categories.Where(c => c.CategoryRowId == article.CategoryRowId).FirstOrDefault();
}
}
//TODO:the article type is required to build the URL, not bothered by loading it or checking for it...could probably use a enum
string articleType = "";
switch (article.ArticleTypeId)
{
case 1:
articleType = "post/";
break;
case 2:
articleType = "project/";
break;
case 3:
articleType = "blog/";
break;
case 4:
articleType = "news/";
break;
default:
articleType = "home/";
break;
}
string ahref = "<a class=\"" + styleClass + "\" href=\"" + AppStatic.BaseSiteUrl + articleType + article.Category.CategoryUrl + "/";
//MvcHtmlString ahref = new MvcHtmlString("<a href=\"" + AppStatic.BaseSiteUrl + article.Category.CategoryUrl + "/");
if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(article.Category.SecondLevCategoryUrl))
{
ahref += article.Category.SecondLevCategoryUrl + "/";
}
if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(article.Category.ThirdLevCategoryUrl))
{
ahref += article.Category.ThirdLevCategoryUrl + "/";
}
ahref += article.URLLink + "\">" + linkText + "</a>";
// AppStatic.BaseSiteUrl + linkPrefix + "/" + cat.CategoryUrl,
return new MvcHtmlString(ahref);
}
public static List<CustomHtmlLink> GenerateCrumbLinks(DIYFE.EF.Category cat, string linkPrefix)
{
List<CustomHtmlLink> linkList = new List<CustomHtmlLink>();
//Category cat = AppStatic.Categories
// .Where(c => c.CategoryRowId == categoryRowId)
// .FirstOrDefault();
CustomHtmlLink rootLink = new CustomHtmlLink();
rootLink.LinkText = System.Globalization.CultureInfo.CurrentUICulture.TextInfo.ToTitleCase(linkPrefix) + "s";
rootLink.Href = StaticConfig.BaseSiteUrl + linkPrefix + "/";
rootLink.Title = linkPrefix;
linkList.Add(rootLink);
if (cat != null)
{
if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(cat.CategoryUrl))
{
CustomHtmlLink link = new CustomHtmlLink();
link.LinkText = cat.CategoryName;
link.Href = StaticConfig.BaseSiteUrl + linkPrefix + "/" + cat.CategoryUrl;
link.Title = cat.CategoryName;
linkList.Add(link);
}
if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(cat.SecondLevCategoryUrl))
{
CustomHtmlLink link = new CustomHtmlLink();
link.LinkText = cat.SecondLevCategoryName;
link.Href = "/" + linkPrefix + "/" + cat.CategoryUrl + "/" + cat.SecondLevCategoryUrl;
link.Title = cat.SecondLevCategoryName;
linkList.Add(link);
}
if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(cat.ThirdLevCategoryUrl))
{
CustomHtmlLink link = new CustomHtmlLink();
link.LinkText = cat.ThirdLevCategoryName;
link.Href = "/" + linkPrefix + "/" + cat.CategoryUrl + "/" + cat.SecondLevCategoryUrl + "/" + cat.ThirdLevCategoryUrl;
link.Title = cat.ThirdLevCategoryName;
linkList.Add(link);
}
}
//CustomHtmlLink link2 = new CustomHtmlLink();
//link2.LinkText = "Bread Crumb Links";
//link2.Href = "/" + linkPrefix;
//linkList.Add(link2);
return linkList;
}
