/// <summary>
/// Downloads music data from the internet and saves the data locally.
/// </summary>
public void LoadArtists()
{
StatusBarErrorText = string.Empty;
StatusBarVisible = Visibility.Collapsed;
try
{
var musicUrl = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings[MusicUriKey];
if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(musicUrl))
{
throw new Exception(
string.Format("Key {0} is missing in AppSettings section in the configuration file.",
MusicUriKey));
}
var networkHelper = new NetworkHelper();
if (!networkHelper.CheckForInternetConnection())
{
throw new Exception(
"Internet connection is not available. Check if computer is connected to the internet.");
}
var translator = new Translator();
Artists = translator.Translate(networkHelper.GetJsonData(musicUrl));
OnPropertyChanged("ArtistCounterText");
if (Artists != null && Artists.Count > 0)
{
ArtistsSelectedIndex = 0;
OnPropertyChanged("ArtistsSelectedIndex");
}
StatusBarStatusText = String.Empty;
}
catch (Exception e)
{
StatusBarVisible = Visibility.Visible;
StatusBarStatusText = String.Empty;
StatusBarErrorText = string.Format("Error: {0}", e.Message);
OnPropertyChanged("StatusBarStatusText");
OnPropertyChanged("StatusBarErrorText");
}
}