// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// pattern handling
//
/// <summary>
// Play a color pattern.
// Can restart if already playing, or just leave be an already playing pattern
//
/// </summary>
/// <param name="pname">pattern name / color code to play</param>
/// <returns> true if pattern was played, false if not</returns>
public Boolean playPattern(string pname)
{
Log("playPattern:" + pname);
if (pname == null)
{
return(false);
}
// if rgb hex code, just do it
if (pname.StartsWith("#"))
{
Color c = ColorTranslator.FromHtml(pname);
fadeToRGB(0.1, c);
return(true);
}
// otherwise treat it as a color pattern name
Blink1Pattern patt = null;
if (patterns.TryGetValue(pname, out patt))
{
patt.blink1Server = this; // just in case
patt.play();
return(true);
}
return(false);
}
// /blink1/pattern/play -- Play/test a specific color pattern
static string Ublink1PatternPlay(HttpRequest request, Blink1Server blink1Server)
{
string pname = request.Query.Get("pname");
string statusstr = "no pattern by that name";
if (pname != null)
{
Blink1Pattern patt = null;
if (blink1Server.patterns.TryGetValue(pname, out patt))
{
patt.blink1Server = blink1Server; // justin case
patt.play();
statusstr = "pattern '" + pname + "' playing";
}
}
Dictionary <string, object> result = new Dictionary <string, object>();
result.Add("status", statusstr);
return(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(result, Formatting.Indented, jsonSerializerSettings));
}
