// Get data from api
static async Task getDataFromApi(CreateProtocol protocolObject)
{
// Create a HttpClient
HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
// Jokes from Open API
string uri = "https://sv443.net/jokeapi/category/Miscellaneous";
try
{
// Request data from URI, await task
string responseBody = await client.GetStringAsync(uri);
// parse data
dynamic stuff = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(responseBody);
// To see if it is a 2 part joke or a Singel line joke
string type = stuff.type;
string message = "";
if (type == "twopart")
{
// get joke
string jokeSetup = stuff.setup;
string jokeDelivery = stuff.delivery;
// append to create message with a endline
message += stuff.setup;
message += " \n - ";
message += stuff.delivery;
}
else
{
// get joke
string joke = stuff.joke;
message += stuff.joke;
}
// Add joke (message) into protocol object
protocolObject.message = message;
}
catch (HttpRequestException e)
{
Console.WriteLine("\nException Caught!");
Console.WriteLine("Message :{0} ", e.Message);
}
}
// Create right protocol to send to server
static void createProtocol(CreateProtocol protocolObject)
{
// Retrive Date and time now
DateTime dateTime = new DateTime();
dateTime = DateTime.Now;
String S_DateTime = dateTime.ToString();
// Get my own IP-ADRESS
string hostName = Dns.GetHostName(); // Retrive the Name of HOST
string myIP = Dns.GetHostByName(hostName).AddressList[0].ToString();
// Add this data to protocol object
protocolObject.date = S_DateTime;
protocolObject.senderIP = myIP;
protocolObject.nickname = "Chatbot";
}
// Send messages to server
static async Task SendThread(string serverIP, TcpClient client, NetworkStream stream)
{
while (true)
{
// Wait 60 sek before sending joke
//Thread.Sleep(60000);
Thread.Sleep(5000);
// create protocolobject
CreateProtocol protocolObject = new CreateProtocol();
// Fill protocol object with data
createProtocol(protocolObject);
protocolObject.recipientIP = serverIP;
// get data from api
await getDataFromApi(protocolObject);
// make protocol object to JSON
string protocol = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(protocolObject);
// display message, debug
Console.Write("'chatbot' says > ");
Console.WriteLine(protocol);
// Send message to Server
try
{
// encoding
int byteCount = Encoding.ASCII.GetByteCount(protocol);
byte[] sendDataa = new byte[byteCount];
sendDataa = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(protocol);
// write message to stream
stream.Write(sendDataa, 0, sendDataa.Length);
// flush when done
stream.Flush();
}
catch (Exception)
{
Console.WriteLine("Message could not be sent..");
}
}
}