// todo: Move this to Vndb.Helper.cs
/// <summary>
/// Method for processing the Get Methods
/// </summary>
/// <param name="method">Which API method to use</param>
/// <param name="filter">The IFilter for the request</param>
/// <param name="flags">The flags for the request</param>
/// <param name="options">The IRequestOptions for the request</param>
/// <typeparam name="T">The type of response expected</typeparam>
/// <returns>The results from Vndb</returns>
protected async Task <T> GetInternalAsync <T>(String method, IFilter filter, VndbFlags flags, IRequestOptions options = null)
where T : class
{
// Need a way to communicate to the end user that these null values are not from the API?
if (this.CheckFlags && !VndbUtils.ValidateFlagsByMethod(method, flags, out var invalidFlags))
{
this._invalidFlags?.Invoke(method, flags, invalidFlags);
this.LastError = new LibraryError("CheckFlags is enabled and VndbSharp detected invalid flags");
return(null);
}
if (!filter.IsFilterValid())
{
this.LastError = new LibraryError($"A filter was not considered valid. The filter is of the type {filter.GetType().Name}");
return(null);
}
var requestData =
this.FormatRequest($"{method} {flags.AsString(method)} ({filter})",
options, false);
return(await this.SendGetRequestInternalAsync <T>(requestData).ConfigureAwait(false));
}
