//return valid token for api
public static string CheckToken(LoginModel loginModel)
{
var TokenString = "";
//if token is null try to get a new one
if (ClientToken == null)
{
PrinterClass.printErrorMessage("token is empty, get a new one: " + ClientToken);
TokenString = GetNewToken(loginModel.LoginEmail, loginModel.LoginPassword);
}
//token not null, check if expired
else if (ClientToken != null)
{
var WebToken = new JwtSecurityToken(ClientToken);
var ExpirationTime = WebToken.ValidTo;
var CreatedTime = WebToken.ValidFrom;
var CurrentTime = new DateTime();
if (CurrentTime.IsBetween(CreatedTime, ExpirationTime))
{
PrinterClass.printDebugMessage("the token is still valid : " + WebToken);
TokenString = ClientToken;
}
else
{
PrinterClass.printErrorMessage("this token has expired");
TokenString = GetNewToken(loginModel.LoginEmail, loginModel.LoginPassword);
}
}
PrinterClass.printDebugMessage("returning token value: " + TokenString);
return(TokenString);
}
//get token from api
private static string GetNewToken(string email, string password)
{
var TokenResponse = "";
//setup rest request
RestRequest AuthRequest = new RestRequest("/authentication", Method.POST);
AuthRequest.AddParameter("email", email);
AuthRequest.AddParameter("password", password);
AuthRequest.AddParameter("strategy", "local");
AuthRequest.RequestFormat = DataFormat.Json;
//get response
var AuthResponse = RestClient.Execute <TokenResponse>(AuthRequest);
//check response
var StatusCode = AuthResponse.StatusCode;
//return generic error
if (StatusCode == UnauthorizedCode)
{
TokenResponse = "error";
}
else if (StatusCode == CreatedCode)
{
//get token from response
string content = AuthResponse.Data.AccessToken;
ClientToken = content;
TokenResponse = content;
//add token
RestClient.Authenticator = new JwtAuthenticator(ClientToken);
PrinterClass.printDebugMessage("new token created and saved: " + ClientToken);
}
return(TokenResponse);
}
//register new user
public static bool RegisterNewUser(RegisterModel registerModel)
{
//setup the request
RestRequest CreateUserRequest = new RestRequest("/users", Method.POST)
{
RequestFormat = DataFormat.Json
};
CreateUserRequest.AddParameter("email", registerModel.UserEmail);
CreateUserRequest.AddParameter("password", registerModel.UserPassword);
//get response
var Response = RestClient.Execute(CreateUserRequest);
//check response status code
var StatusCode = Response.StatusCode;
PrinterClass.printDebugMessage("staus code = " + StatusCode);
if (StatusCode == CreatedCode)
{
//new user created, add user to person table as well
RestRequest CreatePersonRequest = new RestRequest("/person", Method.POST);
CreatePersonRequest.AddParameter("firstName", registerModel.FirstName);
CreatePersonRequest.AddParameter("lastName", registerModel.LastName);
CreatePersonRequest.AddParameter("email", registerModel.UserEmail);
//set token
string token = GetNewToken(registerModel.UserEmail, registerModel.UserPassword);
RestClient.Authenticator = new JwtAuthenticator(token);
//get response
var PersonResponse = RestClient.Execute(CreatePersonRequest);
//check response code
var PersonStatusCode = PersonResponse.StatusCode;
if (PersonStatusCode == CreatedCode)
{
//person has been added to database, send result
return(true);
}
else
{
return(false);
}
}
else if (StatusCode == InternalErrorCode)
{
//error adding new user
return(false);
}
return(false);
}
