static async Task <RandomJokeBase> FetchRandomJokeAsync(string firstName, string lastName)
{
RandomJokeBase joke = null;
string requestUri = string.Format("http://api.icndb.com/jokes/random?firstName={0}&lastName={1}&limitTo=[nerdy]",
firstName, lastName);
response = await client.GetAsync(requestUri);
if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
{
joke = await response.Content.ReadAsAsync <RandomJokeBase>();
}
return(joke);
}
public static void Main(string[] args)
{
// The following construct allows the Main method in C# to run asynchronously
Task.Run(async() =>
{
// Start OWIN host for a local web server
using (WebApp.Start <Startup>(url: baseAddress))
{
// Set the default address of the API
client.BaseAddress = new Uri(baseAddress);
string randomName = "";
RandomJokeBase randomJoke = null;
// Get a random name
try
{
randomName = FetchRandomNameAsync().Result;
}
catch (HttpResponseException e)
{
Console.WriteLine("Error retrieving name from external server.");
}
// default value added since the server is currently generating a 503, unavailable error
// (this was only added now, as this endpoint stopped working without any code changes)
if (randomName == null || randomName == "")
{
randomName = "Chuck Norris";
}
Console.WriteLine("Random name retrieved:");
Console.WriteLine(randomName + "\n");
// Get a random joke
try
{
randomJoke = FetchRandomJokeAsync("Chuck", "Norris").Result;
}
catch (HttpResponseException e)
{
Console.WriteLine("Error retrieving joke from external server. Please try again later");
// Close the app immediately, server is unavailable or has unresolved errors
Environment.Exit(0);
}
Console.WriteLine("Random joke retrieved:");
Console.WriteLine(randomJoke + "\n");
// Retrieve response from the self-hosted API endpoint
JokeResponse joke = new JokeResponse {
Type = randomJoke.Type, Joke = randomJoke.Value.Joke
};
string returnedJoke = await SaveJokeAsync(joke);
Console.WriteLine(returnedJoke);
Console.WriteLine("\nPress any key to exit.");
Console.ReadKey();
}
}).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
}