public IHttpActionResult Articles(ArticlePulished published)
{
try
{
if (!ModelState.IsValid)
{
return(BadRequest("Passed information isn't valid."));
}
var da = new DataAccess();
var arts = da.GetArticles(published.PublishedDate);
if (arts == null)
{
return(NotFound());
}
// Let's convert the article objects
var articles = Mapper.MapArticle(arts);
if (articles == null)
{
throw new NotImplementedException();
}
return(Ok(articles));
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
logger.Error(ex, "Attempt to get articles from published date " + published.PublishedDate + " failed: " + ex.Message);
return(BadRequest("Something went wrong while saving comment."));
}
}
private HttpRequestMessage CreateSearchRequestToService(Search search)
{
try
{
HttpRequestMessage requestMessage = CreateRequestToService(HttpMethod.Post, "api/Data/" + search.Criteria);
if (search.Criteria == "Title")
{
var at = new ArticleTitle()
{
Title = search.SearchString
};
requestMessage.Content = new ObjectContent <ArticleTitle>(at, new JsonMediaTypeFormatter());
}
else if (search.Criteria == "Topic")
{
var at = new ArticleTopic()
{
Topic = search.SearchString
};
requestMessage.Content = new ObjectContent <ArticleTopic>(at, new JsonMediaTypeFormatter());
}
else if (search.Criteria == "Source")
{
var at = new ArticleSource()
{
Name = search.SearchString
};
requestMessage.Content = new ObjectContent <ArticleSource>(at, new JsonMediaTypeFormatter());
}
else if (search.Criteria == "Country")
{
var at = new ArticleCountry()
{
Country = search.SearchString
};
requestMessage.Content = new ObjectContent <ArticleCountry>(at, new JsonMediaTypeFormatter());
}
else if (search.Criteria == "Language")
{
var at = new ArticleLanguage()
{
Language = search.SearchString
};
requestMessage.Content = new ObjectContent <ArticleLanguage>(at, new JsonMediaTypeFormatter());
}
else if (search.Criteria == "Date")
{
var at = new ArticlePulished()
{
PublishedDate = Convert.ToDateTime(search.SearchString)
};
requestMessage.Content = new ObjectContent <ArticlePulished>(at, new JsonMediaTypeFormatter());
}
return(requestMessage);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
// log the error here
logger.Error(ex.Message);
return(null);
}
}
