private static bool SaveToXml(SiteSettings settings)
{
if (settings == null)
return false;
HttpContext context = HttpContext.Current;
if (context == null)
return false;
string configPath = context.Server.MapPath(XmlConfigFile);
XmlSerializer xml;
FileStream fs = null;
bool success = false;
int numAttempts = 0;
while (!success && numAttempts < 2)
{
try
{
numAttempts++;
xml = new XmlSerializer(typeof(SiteSettings));
fs = new FileStream(configPath, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.ReadWrite, FileShare.None);
xml.Serialize(fs, settings);
success = true;
}
catch
{
// if an exception is thrown, there might have been a sharing violation;
// we wait and try again (max: two attempts)
success = false;
System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1000);
}
}
if (fs != null)
fs.Close();
return success;
}
public static SiteSettings LoadFromConfiguration()
{
SiteSettings s = LoadFromXml();
if (s == null)
{
s = new SiteSettings();
s.SiteName = "Beefbooster.com";
s.SiteEmailAddress = "*****@*****.**";
s.ReportDataFolder = "~/App_Data/XML/";
SaveToXml(s);
}
return s;
}
public static bool UpdateSettings(SiteSettings newSettings)
{
// write settings to code or db
// update Application-wide settings, only over-writing settings that users should edit
lock (BeefboosterHttpApplication.BeefboosterApplicationSettings)
{
// XML Report Data
BeefboosterHttpApplication.BeefboosterApplicationSettings.ReportDataFolder = newSettings.ReportDataFolder;
// Site Name
BeefboosterHttpApplication.BeefboosterApplicationSettings.SiteName = newSettings.SiteName;
// Contact Email Address for Site
BeefboosterHttpApplication.BeefboosterApplicationSettings.SiteEmailAddress = newSettings.SiteEmailAddress;
// Serialize to Xml Config File
return SaveToXml(BeefboosterHttpApplication.BeefboosterApplicationSettings);
}
}