/// <summary>
/// Main Request Thread
/// </summary>
async void AsyncHttpCall()
{
//Get the Internet connection profile
try
{
// TODO: Section to detect over the limit/data issues. Create events for roaming or other issues.
var _localStorageHelper = new StorageHelper();
var internetConnectionProfile = NetworkInformation.GetInternetConnectionProfile();
if (internetConnectionProfile.GetNetworkConnectivityLevel() < NetworkConnectivityLevel.InternetAccess)
{
// If the internet is down, check local storage for the last use, if not found, displace a message.
await Windows.ApplicationModel.Core.CoreApplication.MainView.CoreWindow.Dispatcher.RunAsync(CoreDispatcherPriority.Normal, () =>
{
NoConnectionText.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
MainProgressRing.IsActive = true;
MainProgressRing.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
UserListBox.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
var messageDialog = new MessageDialog("Sorry, no network detected.");
// TODO: Move this out of the async thread.
messageDialog.ShowAsync();
});
// TODO: This needs to be moved to the storage helper.
var jsonSerializer = new DataContractJsonSerializer(typeof(SlackMembers));
var myStream = await ApplicationData.Current.LocalFolder.OpenStreamForReadAsync(Configurations.LocalStorageFileName);
_originalCurrentUsers.AddRangeWithClear(((SlackMembers)jsonSerializer.ReadObject(myStream)));
// If there is no internet and the application has no previously saved items, display a small message.
if (_originalCurrentUsers.Count == 0)
{
await Windows.ApplicationModel.Core.CoreApplication.MainView.CoreWindow.Dispatcher.RunAsync(CoreDispatcherPriority.Normal, () =>
{
NoConnectionText.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
});
}
else
{
// If we have no internet, but there is previous data, load that data.
_currentUsers = _originalCurrentUsers;
await Windows.ApplicationModel.Core.CoreApplication.MainView.CoreWindow.Dispatcher.RunAsync(CoreDispatcherPriority.Normal, () =>
{
// TODO: Have the last update pull from the local store, this will require a new saving method.
MainProgressRing.IsActive = false;
MainProgressRing.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
UserListBox.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
});
}
}
else
{
// If we have a network connection, begin to call the web api.
await Windows.ApplicationModel.Core.CoreApplication.MainView.CoreWindow.Dispatcher.RunAsync(CoreDispatcherPriority.Normal, () =>
{
MainProgressRing.IsActive = true;
MainProgressRing.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
UserListBox.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
NoConnectionText.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
});
//Create Client
var client = new HttpClient();
var uri = new Uri(string.Format(Configurations.UserListUrl, Configurations.ApiKey));
var response = await client.GetAsync(uri);
var statusCode = response.StatusCode;
switch (statusCode)
{
// TODO: Error handling for invalid htpp responses.
}
response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
_theResponse = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
using (var ms = new MemoryStream(Encoding.Unicode.GetBytes(_theResponse)))
{
var serializer = new DataContractJsonSerializer(typeof(UserRoot));
var theList = serializer.ReadObject(ms) as UserRoot;
await Windows.ApplicationModel.Core.CoreApplication.MainView.CoreWindow.Dispatcher.RunAsync(CoreDispatcherPriority.Normal, () =>
{
if (theList != null && theList.ok)
{
theList.members.LastUpdated = DateTime.Now;
// Stamp the last time a user updated the list live.
LastUpdatedText.Text = theList.members.LastUpdated.ToString("MMMM, MM dd, yyyy hh: mm:ss");
// TODO: This section needs to be cleaned up. We are wasting space on multiple instances of a similar object.
_currentUsers.AddRangeWithClear(theList.members);
_originalCurrentUsers.AddRangeWithClear(theList.members);
MainProgressRing.IsActive = false;
MainProgressRing.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
UserListBox.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
// Save to local storage, and ignore the thread.
// TODO: This is not recommended. Move this call outside the async method to meet standards.
_localStorageHelper.WriteJsonAsync(theList.members);
}
else
{
// TODO: Add more code for bad replies or invalid requests.
}
});
}
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
// TODO: Find a fix for the await in the exception thread.
await Windows.ApplicationModel.Core.CoreApplication.MainView.CoreWindow.Dispatcher.RunAsync(CoreDispatcherPriority.Normal, async() =>
{
MainProgressRing.IsActive = false;
MainProgressRing.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
UserListBox.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
var messageDialog = new MessageDialog("Sorry, an error occured! " + ex.Message);
NoConnectionText.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
messageDialog.ShowAsync();
});
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Main Request Thread
/// </summary>
async void AsyncHttpCall()
{
//Get the Internet connection profile
try
{
// TODO: Section to detect over the limit/data issues. Create events for roaming or other issues.
var _localStorageHelper = new StorageHelper();
var internetConnectionProfile = NetworkInformation.GetInternetConnectionProfile();
if (internetConnectionProfile.GetNetworkConnectivityLevel() < NetworkConnectivityLevel.InternetAccess)
{
// If the internet is down, check local storage for the last use, if not found, displace a message.
await Windows.ApplicationModel.Core.CoreApplication.MainView.CoreWindow.Dispatcher.RunAsync(CoreDispatcherPriority.Normal, () =>
{
NoConnectionText.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
MainProgressRing.IsActive = true;
MainProgressRing.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
UserListBox.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
var messageDialog = new MessageDialog("Sorry, no network detected.");
// TODO: Move this out of the async thread.
messageDialog.ShowAsync();
});
// TODO: This needs to be moved to the storage helper.
var jsonSerializer = new DataContractJsonSerializer(typeof(SlackMembers));
var myStream = await ApplicationData.Current.LocalFolder.OpenStreamForReadAsync(Configurations.LocalStorageFileName);
_originalCurrentUsers.AddRangeWithClear(((SlackMembers)jsonSerializer.ReadObject(myStream)));
// If there is no internet and the application has no previously saved items, display a small message.
if (_originalCurrentUsers.Count == 0)
{
await Windows.ApplicationModel.Core.CoreApplication.MainView.CoreWindow.Dispatcher.RunAsync(CoreDispatcherPriority.Normal, () =>
{
NoConnectionText.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
});
}
else
{
// If we have no internet, but there is previous data, load that data.
_currentUsers = _originalCurrentUsers;
await Windows.ApplicationModel.Core.CoreApplication.MainView.CoreWindow.Dispatcher.RunAsync(CoreDispatcherPriority.Normal, () =>
{
// TODO: Have the last update pull from the local store, this will require a new saving method.
MainProgressRing.IsActive = false;
MainProgressRing.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
UserListBox.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
});
}
}
else
{
// If we have a network connection, begin to call the web api.
await Windows.ApplicationModel.Core.CoreApplication.MainView.CoreWindow.Dispatcher.RunAsync(CoreDispatcherPriority.Normal, () =>
{
MainProgressRing.IsActive = true;
MainProgressRing.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
UserListBox.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
NoConnectionText.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
});
//Create Client
var client = new HttpClient();
var uri = new Uri(string.Format(Configurations.UserListUrl, Configurations.ApiKey));
var response = await client.GetAsync(uri);
var statusCode = response.StatusCode;
switch (statusCode)
{
// TODO: Error handling for invalid htpp responses.
}
response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
_theResponse = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
using (var ms = new MemoryStream(Encoding.Unicode.GetBytes(_theResponse)))
{
var serializer = new DataContractJsonSerializer(typeof(UserRoot));
var theList = serializer.ReadObject(ms) as UserRoot;
await Windows.ApplicationModel.Core.CoreApplication.MainView.CoreWindow.Dispatcher.RunAsync(CoreDispatcherPriority.Normal, () =>
{
if (theList != null && theList.ok)
{
theList.members.LastUpdated = DateTime.Now;
// Stamp the last time a user updated the list live.
LastUpdatedText.Text = theList.members.LastUpdated.ToString("MMMM, MM dd, yyyy hh: mm:ss");
// TODO: This section needs to be cleaned up. We are wasting space on multiple instances of a similar object.
_currentUsers.AddRangeWithClear(theList.members);
_originalCurrentUsers.AddRangeWithClear(theList.members);
MainProgressRing.IsActive = false;
MainProgressRing.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
UserListBox.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
// Save to local storage, and ignore the thread.
// TODO: This is not recommended. Move this call outside the async method to meet standards.
_localStorageHelper.WriteJsonAsync(theList.members);
}
else
{
// TODO: Add more code for bad replies or invalid requests.
}
});
}
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
// TODO: Find a fix for the await in the exception thread.
await Windows.ApplicationModel.Core.CoreApplication.MainView.CoreWindow.Dispatcher.RunAsync(CoreDispatcherPriority.Normal, async () =>
{
MainProgressRing.IsActive = false;
MainProgressRing.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
UserListBox.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
var messageDialog = new MessageDialog("Sorry, an error occured! " + ex.Message);
NoConnectionText.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
messageDialog.ShowAsync();
});
}
}