private static ChuckSays deserializeJSON(string json)
{
try
{
ChuckSays response = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <ChuckSays>(json);
string tmp = response.value.joke;
CrestronConsole.ConsoleCommandResponse(tmp);
return(response);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
CrestronConsole.PrintLine("Error creating chuck! {0}", ex);
return(null);
}
}
/*
* public string GetRandomJoke()
* {
* string chucksURL = @"http://api.icndb.com/jokes/random.json";
* string randomJoke = String.Empty;
* randomJoke = GetAJoke(chucksURL);
* return returnedJoke;
*
*
* }
* */
/// <summary>
/// sample code found here:
/// https://github.com/plinck/CrestronSSClass/blob/master/SimplSharpDay3_Json/SimplSharpDay3_Json/ControlSystem.cs
/// </summary>
/// <param name="uri"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public void GetAJoke()
{
url = @"http://api.icndb.com/jokes/random";
try
{
var httpSet = new HttpClient();
httpSet.KeepAlive = false;
httpSet.Accept = "text/html";
HttpClientRequest sRequest = new HttpClientRequest();
sRequest.Url.Parse(url);
HttpClientResponse sResponse = httpSet.Dispatch(sRequest);
var jsontext = sResponse.ContentString;
ChuckSays currentChuck = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <ChuckSays>(jsontext);
randomJoke = currentChuck.value.joke;
CrestronConsole.PrintLine(randomJoke);
}
catch (Exception e)
{
CrestronConsole.PrintLine("couldn't get a response: {0}", e);
}
/*
* string response = string.Empty;
* HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
* // response = client.Get(uri);
* CrestronConsole.Print(response);
* HttpClientResponse httpResponse;
* HttpClientRequest httpRequest = new HttpClientRequest();
* client.TimeoutEnabled = true;
* client.Timeout = 5;
* client.KeepAlive = false;
* httpRequest.Url.Parse(someURL);
* httpResponse = client.Dispatch(httpRequest);
*
* ChuckSays currentChuck = deserializeJSON(httpResponse.ContentString);
*
* return currentChuck.value.joke;
* */
}