private async Task SendImageUsingReferenceAsync(List <string> objectIDs, ImageRef imageRef, int page = 1, string locationName = null, string batchID = null)
{
//Create an image object.
MultiProductImage image = new MultiProductImage
{
ImageReference = imageRef.ImageReference,
ObjectIDs = objectIDs,
//The type of display this image is meant for.
//See Appendix A of the API reference for the full list.
DisplayTypeName = "Chroma29",
PageID = page,
};
//Send the image as a local override image
if (locationName != null)
{
image.LocationName = locationName;
}
//Use a user supplied batchID
//For more information on how to use this feature see section 5.1 of the System Management documentation.
if (batchID != null)
{
image.UserDefinedBatchID = batchID;
}
var response = await _client.PostApiAsync <MultiProductImage>("api/objects/imagetomultipleobjects", image);
response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
}
public async Task SendImagesAsync()
{
//A batch API endpoint can be used to send multiple requests together. This cuts down on excess HTTP traffic.
// Create the products we are going to assign the image to
var products = new List <Product>();
for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++)
{
products.Add(await AddProduct());
}
//Create the content body for the batch request
var batchID = "batch_" + Guid.NewGuid();
MultipartContent content = new MultipartContent("mixed", batchID);
// Create the request for each image send that the batch is going to contain.
foreach (Product product in products)
{
//Create an image object.
MultiProductImage image = new MultiProductImage
{
ObjectIDs = new List <string> {
product.ObjectID
},
//The type of display this image is meant for.
//See Appendix A of the API reference for the full list.
DisplayTypeName = "Chroma29",
PageID = 1,
//Send the image as a local override image
LocationName = existingLocation1.Name,
//Use a user supplied batchID
//For more information on how to use this feature see section 5.1 of the System Management documentation.
UserDefinedBatchID = batchID
};
//Create a message to send an image.
//Create the different parts of the multipart content
MultipartContent imageContent = new MultipartContent("related")
{
new ObjectContent <MultiProductImage>(image, new JsonMediaTypeFormatter())
};
var imagePartContent = new ByteArrayContent(GetEmbeddedImageBytes("Chroma29_enquire_test_296x128.png"));
imagePartContent.Headers.ContentType = new MediaTypeHeaderValue("image/png");
imageContent.Add(imagePartContent);
HttpMessageContent sendImageContent = new HttpMessageContent(new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Post, $"{ApiServer}/API/api/objects/imagetomultipleobjects"));
sendImageContent.HttpRequestMessage.Content = imageContent;
content.Add(sendImageContent);
}
// Now send all the image assigns as a single batch request.
await SendBatchAndCheckReturnResponsesSuccessAsync(content);
}
private async Task SendImage(List <string> objectIDs, int page = 1, string locationName = null, string batchID = null)
{
//Create an image object.
MultiProductImage image = new MultiProductImage
{
ObjectIDs = objectIDs,
//The type of display this image is meant for.
//See Appendix A of the API reference for the full list.
DisplayTypeName = "Chroma29",
PageID = page,
};
//Send the image as a local override image
if (locationName != null)
{
image.LocationName = locationName;
}
//Use a user supplied batchID
//For more information on how to use this feature see section 5.1 of the System Management documentation.
if (batchID != null)
{
image.UserDefinedBatchID = batchID;
}
//Add the image data to the request
MultipartContent content = new MultipartContent("related");
content.Add(new ObjectContent <MultiProductImage>(image, new JsonMediaTypeFormatter()));
var imagePartContent = new ByteArrayContent(GetEmbeddedImageBytes("Chroma29_enquire_test_296x128.png"));
//The image type that is being supplied, either BMP, PBM or PNG. See API reference for details.
imagePartContent.Headers.ContentType = new MediaTypeHeaderValue("image/png");
content.Add(imagePartContent);
//Finally send the request and check the result
var request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Post, "api/objects/imagetomultipleobjects")
{
Content = content
};
var response = await _client.SendAsync(request);
response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
}
