/// <summary>
/// Make an API call to the Jira server, save the targeted information
/// in a local cache, and make its results available to the application
/// within a <c>List<FieldsModel></c> object.
/// </summary>
private void updateCache()
{
//Fetch the list of available fields
Object fields = Jira.RPC(API_FIELD_LIST);
IEnumerable<Object> fieldList = fields as IEnumerable<Object>;
//Search for the desired field name in the list
int found = 0;
string name;
foreach (Dictionary<String, Object> field in fieldList) {
name = field["name"] as string;
//Log the desired field
if (name == EPIC_FIELD_NAME || name == SPRINT_FIELD_NAME) {
//Collect the data
FieldsModel fm = new FieldsModel();
fm.ID = field["id"] as string;
fm.Name = name;
//Log the transaction
List.Add(fm);
++found;
}
//Don't over iterate!
if (found == 2)
break;
}
//Write these values to the database file
SW.WriteLine(List[0].ID);
SW.WriteLine(List[0].Name);
SW.WriteLine(List[1].ID);
SW.WriteLine(List[1].Name);
//Close the StreamWriter
SW.Close();
}
/// <summary>
/// Fetch field data from the local cache file and make its results
/// available to the application within a <c>List<FieldsModel></c> object.
/// </summary>
private void extractFields()
{
//First field
FieldsModel fm1 = new FieldsModel();
fm1.ID = SR.ReadLine() as string;
fm1.Name = SR.ReadLine() as string;
//Second field
FieldsModel fm2 = new FieldsModel();
fm2.ID = SR.ReadLine() as string;
fm2.Name = SR.ReadLine() as string;
//Make these values publicly available
List.Add(fm1);
List.Add(fm2);
//Close the StreamReader
SR.Close();
}
