public static List <Store> GetSampledUSStores(List <Store> allUSStores)
{
List <Store> sampledUSStores = new List <Store>();
var rand = new Random();
for (int sCount = 1; sCount <= 26; sCount++)
{
var index = rand.Next(allUSStores.Count);
StorePreview preview = HomeController.GetPreview(allUSStores[index]);
allUSStores[index].preview = preview;
sampledUSStores.Add(allUSStores[index]);
}
return(sampledUSStores);
}
public static StorePreview GetPreview(Store store)
{
StorePreview preview = null;
if (null == store)
{
return(preview);
}
HttpClient httpClient = new HttpClient();
httpClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Clear();
httpClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Add(
new System.Net.Http.Headers.MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue("application/json"));
string PREVIEW_API_PATH = "https://api.linkpreview.net?key=563b2c1eaf79c62ccabc5c1decfc62ad&q=" + store.URL;
string previewData = "";
httpClient.BaseAddress = new Uri(PREVIEW_API_PATH);
try
{
HttpResponseMessage response = httpClient.GetAsync(PREVIEW_API_PATH).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
{
previewData = response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync().GetAwaiter().GetResult();
}
if (!previewData.Equals(""))
{
preview = Newtonsoft.Json.JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <StorePreview>(previewData);
}
}
catch (Exception e)
{
Console.WriteLine(e.Message);
}
return(preview);
}