private void BuildGoogleFeed()
{
//
// the majority of the code to follow is based upon the excellent blog below:
// http://blog.codenamed.nl/2015/05/14/creating-a-google-shopping-feed-with-c/
//
// get an instance of the store application
var HccApp = HotcakesApplication.Current;
var totalProducts = 0;
var feed = new FeedInfo();
// get the store URL based upon SSL
var storeUrl = Request.IsSecureConnection ? HccApp.CurrentStore.RootUrlSecure() : HccApp.CurrentStore.RootUrl();
// used to get currency code
var regionInfo = new RegionInfo(System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture.LCID);
feed.Link = storeUrl;
feed.Title = HccApp.CurrentStore.StoreName;
feed.Updated = DateTime.Now;
feed.Entries = new List <EntryInfo>();
// find all products in the store that are active
var searchCriteria = new ProductSearchCriteria
{
DisplayInactiveProducts = false
};
// using the search instead of querying the Products directly to use cache
var products = HccApp.CatalogServices.Products.FindByCriteria(searchCriteria, 1, int.MaxValue, ref totalProducts);
// non-shipping
var shippingInfo = new ShippingInfo {
Price = Constants.HARDCODED_PRICE_ZERO
};
// not taxable (e.g., software)
var taxInfo = new TaxInfo {
Rate = Constants.HARDCODED_PRICE_ZERO
};
// iterate through each product and add it to the feed
foreach (var product in products)
{
var productUrl = UrlRewriter.BuildUrlForProduct(product);
var productEntry = new EntryInfo
{
Availablity = GetStockMessage(product), // OPTIONS: preorder, in stock, out of stock
Condition = Constants.CONDITION_NEW, // OPTIONS: new, refurbished, used
Description = product.LongDescription,
GoogleProductCategory = Constants.HARDCODED_GOOGLE_CATEGORY, // hard-coded for this example project (see property attributes)
Id = product.Sku,
ImageLink = DiskStorage.ProductImageUrlMedium(HccApp, product.Bvin, product.ImageFileMedium, Request.IsSecureConnection),
Link = productUrl,
MobileLink = productUrl,
Price = string.Format(Constants.CURRENCY_TEXT_FORMAT, product.SitePrice.ToString(Constants.CURRENCY_FORMAT), regionInfo.ISOCurrencySymbol),
ProductType = GetFirstAvailableCategory(HccApp, product.Bvin), // put your preferred site category here
Title = product.ProductName,
MPN = product.Sku, // this should be replaced with real data
Brand = product.VendorId, // this should be replaced with real data
Color = string.Empty,
Gender = Constants.GENDER_UNISEX, // OPTIONS: male, female, unisex
AgeGroup = Constants.AGE_GROUP_ADULT, // OPTIONS: newborn, infant, toddler, kids, adult
GTIN = GenerateGTIN() // this should be replaced with real data
};
// this could and should be iterated on to show shipping options for up to 100 locations
productEntry.Shipping = new List <ShippingInfo>();
productEntry.Shipping.Add(shippingInfo);
// this could and should be iterated on to show taxes for up to 100 locations
productEntry.Tax = new List <TaxInfo>();
productEntry.Tax.Add(taxInfo);
feed.Entries.Add(productEntry);
}
// simply done to display the feed in the textbox
// alternatives could be to send this through a web service or other means
txtGoogleFeed.Text = feed.SerializeObject();
}
