public static string DownloadWebsiteAsString(WebRequest request)
{
if (request == null) { throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(request)); }
string response = string.Empty;
using (HttpWebResponse resp = (HttpWebResponse)request.GetResponseExt())
{
if (resp == null)
{
request?.Abort();
}
else
{
if (resp.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.OK)
{
using (StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(resp.GetResponseStream()))
{
try
{
response = sr.ReadToEnd();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
string message = string.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, "Requesting {0} failed with code {1}", request.RequestUri.AbsoluteUri, resp.StatusCode.ToString());
LogException(ex, message);
response = string.Empty;
}
}
}
else
{
string message = string.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, "Request failed: {0}", resp.StatusCode);
LogMessage(message);
}
}
}
return response;
}
