public IHttpActionResult Get([FromUri] TimelinePostsRequestModel model)
{
var customerId = model.CustomerId;
var page = model.Page;
//we need to get posts from followers, friends, self, and anything else that supports posting to timeline
//but we need to know if the current customer is a registered user or a guest
var isRegistered = ApplicationContext.Current.CurrentUser.IsRegistered();
//the posts that'll be returned
List <TimelinePost> timelinePosts = null;
//the number of posts
var count = model.Count;
//if the user is registered, then depending on value of customerId, we fetch posts.
//{if the customer id matches the logged in user id, he is seeing his own profile, so we show the posts by her only
//{if the customer id is zero, then we show posts by her + posts by her friends + posts by people she is following etc.
//{if the customer id is non-zero, then we show posts by the customer of customerId
if (isRegistered)
{
if (customerId != 0)
{
//we need to get posts by this customer
timelinePosts = _timelineService.GetByEntityIds("customer", new[] { customerId }, true, count, page).ToList();
}
else
{
customerId = ApplicationContext.Current.CurrentUser.Id;
//we need to find he person she is following.
var allFollows = _customerFollowService.GetCustomerFollows <User>(customerId);
//get all the customer's ids which she is following
var customerIds =
allFollows.Where(x => x.FollowingEntityName == typeof(User).Name)
.Select(x => x.FollowingEntityId).ToList();
//and add current customer has well to cover her own posts
customerIds.Add(ApplicationContext.Current.CurrentUser.Id);
//get timeline posts
timelinePosts = _timelineService.GetByEntityIds("customer", customerIds.ToArray(), true, count, page).ToList();
}
}
else
{
//should we show the data to non logged in user?
//return null;
timelinePosts = _timelineService.GetByEntityIds("customer", new[] { customerId }, true, count, page).ToList();
}
var responseModel = new List <TimelinePostDisplayModel>();
foreach (var post in timelinePosts)
{
var postModel = PrepareTimelinePostDisplayModel(post);
responseModel.Add(postModel);
}
return(Response(responseModel));
}