/// <overloads>Determine the type of the media object (image, video, audio, generic, etc) specified by the parameter(s).
/// This method returns GalleryObjectType.Unknown if no matching MIME type can be found. Guaranteed to not
/// return null.</overloads>
/// <summary>
/// Determine the type of the media object (image, video, audio, generic, etc) based on its ID.
/// This method returns GalleryObjectType.Unknown if no matching MIME type can be found. Guaranteed to not
/// return null.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="mediaObjectId">An integer representing a media object that exists in the data store. If no
/// matching media object is found, an InvalidMediaObjectException is thrown. (this will occur when no
/// matching record exists in the data store, or the ID actually represents an album ID). If a media object
/// is found, but no MIME type is declared in the configuration file that matches the file's extension,
/// GalleryObjectType.Unknown is returned.</param>
/// <returns>Returns a GalleryObjectType enum indicating the type of media object specified by the
/// mediaObjectId parameter. Guaranteed to not return null.</returns>
/// <remarks>Use this method for existing objects that have previously been added to the data store. </remarks>
/// <exception cref="GalleryServerPro.Events.CustomExceptions.InvalidMediaObjectException">Thrown
/// when the mediaObjectId parameter does not represent an existing media object in the data store.</exception>
public static GalleryObjectType DetermineMediaObjectType(int mediaObjectId)
{
using (var repo = new MediaObjectRepository())
{
return DetermineMediaObjectType(repo.Find(mediaObjectId));
}
}
private static MediaObjectDto GetMediaObjectById(int mediaObjectId, bool includeMetadata)
{
using (var repo = new MediaObjectRepository())
{
return (includeMetadata ? repo.Where(m => m.MediaObjectId == mediaObjectId, m => m.Metadata).FirstOrDefault() : repo.Find(mediaObjectId));
}
}
