public ActionResult RenderLatestMessages()
{
//Instantiate variables
var umbracoHelper = new UmbracoHelper(UmbracoContext.Current);
List <latestUpdates> lstLatestUpdates = new List <latestUpdates>();
try
{
//Get all prayers
BaseSearchProvider mySearcher = ExamineManager.Instance.SearchProviderCollection[Common.searchProviders.MessagesSearcher];
ISearchCriteria criteria = mySearcher.CreateSearchCriteria(IndexTypes.Content);
IBooleanOperation query = criteria.Field(Common.NodeProperties.indexType, Common.NodeProperties.content); //gets all items
query.And().OrderByDescending(Common.NodeProperties.publishDate);
query.And().OrderBy(Common.NodeProperties.nodeName);
query.And().OrderBy(Common.miscellaneous.Path);
ISearchResults isResults = mySearcher.Search(query.Compile());
if (isResults.Any())
{
//Instantiate variables
DateTime msgDate = new DateTime(1900, 1, 1);
DateTime prevDate = new DateTime(1900, 1, 1);
latestUpdates latestUpdate = new latestUpdates();
visionary visionary = new visionary();
message message;
IPublishedContent ipMsg;
IPublishedContent ipVisionary;
//Get top 'n' results and determine link structure
foreach (SearchResult srResult in isResults.Take(20))
{
//Obtain message's node
ipMsg = Umbraco.TypedContent(Convert.ToInt32(srResult.Id));
if (ipMsg != null)
{
//Obtain date of message
msgDate = ipMsg.GetPropertyValue <DateTime>(Common.NodeProperties.publishDate);
//Create a new date for messages
if (msgDate != prevDate)
{
//Update current date
prevDate = msgDate;
//Create new instances for updates and add to list of all updates.
latestUpdate = new latestUpdates();
latestUpdate.datePublished = msgDate;
lstLatestUpdates.Add(latestUpdate);
//Reset the visionary class on every new date change.
visionary = new visionary();
}
//Obtain current visionary or webmaster
if (ipMsg.AncestorsOrSelf().FirstOrDefault(x => x.DocumentTypeAlias == Common.docType.Visionary) != null)
{
if (visionary.id != ipMsg.AncestorsOrSelf().FirstOrDefault(x => x.DocumentTypeAlias == Common.docType.Visionary).Id)
{
//Obtain visionary node
ipVisionary = ipMsg.AncestorsOrSelf().FirstOrDefault(x => x.DocumentTypeAlias == Common.docType.Visionary);
//Create new visionary class and add to latest update class
visionary = new visionary();
visionary.id = ipVisionary.Id;
visionary.name = ipVisionary.Name;
visionary.url = ipVisionary.Url;
latestUpdate.lstVisionaries.Add(visionary);
}
}
else if (ipMsg.AncestorsOrSelf().FirstOrDefault(x => x.DocumentTypeAlias == Common.docType.WebmasterMessageList) != null)
{
if (visionary.id != ipMsg.AncestorsOrSelf().FirstOrDefault(x => x.DocumentTypeAlias == Common.docType.WebmasterMessageList).Id)
{
//Obtain visionary node
ipVisionary = ipMsg.AncestorsOrSelf().FirstOrDefault(x => x.DocumentTypeAlias == Common.docType.WebmasterMessageList);
//Create new visionary class and add to latest update class
visionary = new visionary();
visionary.id = ipVisionary.Id;
visionary.name = ipVisionary.Name;
visionary.url = ipVisionary.Url;
latestUpdate.lstVisionaries.Add(visionary);
}
}
//Create new message and add to existing visionary class.
message = new message();
message.id = ipMsg.Id;
message.title = ipMsg.Name;
message.url = ipMsg.Url;
visionary.lstMessages.Add(message);
}
}
}
//Return data to partialview
return(PartialView("~/Views/Partials/Common/LatestUpdates.cshtml", lstLatestUpdates));
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
sb.AppendLine(@"MessageController.cs : RenderLatestMessages()");
sb.AppendLine("model:" + Newtonsoft.Json.JsonConvert.SerializeObject(lstLatestUpdates));
Common.SaveErrorMessage(ex, sb, typeof(MessageController));
ModelState.AddModelError("", "*An error occured while creating the latest message list.");
return(CurrentUmbracoPage());
}
}
