//Functions that runs an HTTP request and returns a response as string.
public async static Task<string> RunHttpRequestWithStringReturn(Uri uri)
{
var httpFilter = new HttpBaseProtocolFilter();
httpFilter.CacheControl.ReadBehavior = HttpCacheReadBehavior.MostRecent;
var httpClient = new HttpClient(httpFilter);
HttpResponseMessage result = new HttpResponseMessage();
try {
result = await httpClient.GetAsync(uri);
}
catch
{
result.StatusCode = HttpStatusCode.Forbidden;
return await Task.FromResult("Server timed out"); ;
}
if (!result.IsSuccessStatusCode)
{
return await Task.FromResult("Server timed out");
}
return result.Content.ToString();
}
public async void ImportPicture()
{
var picturePicker = new PicturePicker();
var pictures = await picturePicker.openPicker.PickMultipleFilesAsync();
if (pictures.Count > 0)
{
var i = 0;
IsLoading(true, "importing");
foreach (var picture in pictures)
{
SetLoadingText("Importing pictures... (" + i + "/" + pictures.Count() + ")");
using (IInputStream stream = await picture.OpenAsync(FileAccessMode.Read))
{
var multipartContent = new HttpMultipartFormDataContent();
multipartContent.Add(new HttpStreamContent(stream), "newPicture", picture.Name);
var uri = new Uri("http://" + serverIP + "/server/requestHandler.php?operation=import");
var client = new HttpClient();
var response = await client.PostAsync(uri, multipartContent);
if (!response.Content.ToString().Contains("Success"))
{
MessageDialog dialog = new MessageDialog(response.Content.ToString());
await dialog.ShowAsync();
}
}
i++;
}
IsLoading(true, "pictures");
await SharedFunctions.GetPicturesAndUpdateGridView();
IsLoading(false, "pictures");
}
}
