/// <summary>
/// Read a plate number from pictures.
/// If fileName is valid then fileData if populated with images bytes (File.ReadAllBytes).
/// If fileName is not valid then we use provided fileData and fileName is set to DateTime.Now.Ticks
/// If fileName is not valid and fileData is not valid then we exit fuction and do nothing.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="postUrl">API Url.</param>
/// <param name="fileName">File Path of image</param>
/// <param name="fileData">File byte[] data of image</param>
/// <param name="regions">Regions in CSV</param>
/// <param name="token">Authentification Token.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static PlateReaderResult Read(string postUrl, string fileName, byte[] fileData, string regions, string token)
{
try
{
PlateReaderResult result = null;
string formDataBoundary = String.Format("----------{0:N}", Guid.NewGuid());
string contentType = "multipart/form-data; boundary=" + formDataBoundary;
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(fileName) && File.Exists(fileName))
{
fileData = File.ReadAllBytes(fileName);
}
else
{
fileName = DateTime.Now.Ticks.ToString();
}
if (fileData != null && fileData != null && fileData.Length > 0)
{
byte[] formData = GetMultipartFormData(fileName, fileData, regions, formDataBoundary);
HttpWebRequest request = WebRequest.Create(postUrl) as HttpWebRequest;
// Set up the request properties.
request.Method = "POST";
request.ContentType = contentType;
request.UserAgent = ".NET Framework CSharp Client";
request.CookieContainer = new CookieContainer();
request.ContentLength = formData.Length;
request.Headers.Add("Authorization", "Token " + token);
// Send the form data to the request.
using (Stream requestStream = request.GetRequestStream())
{
requestStream.Write(formData, 0, formData.Length);
requestStream.Close();
}
HttpWebResponse response = (HttpWebResponse)request.GetResponse();
WebHeaderCollection header = response.Headers;
var encoding = ASCIIEncoding.ASCII;
using (var reader = new System.IO.StreamReader(response.GetResponseStream(), encoding))
{
string responseText = reader.ReadToEnd();
result = Utils.JsonSerializer <PlateReaderResult> .DeSerialize(responseText);
}
}
return(result);
}
catch (Exception)
{
throw;
}
}
static void Main(string[] args)
{
try
{
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Green;
List <string> filePaths = new List <string>();
string regions = null;
foreach (string arg in args)
{
if (arg.Length > 3 || arg.StartsWith("/?"))
{
switch (arg.Substring(0, 2).ToUpper())
{
case "/F":
filePaths.Add(arg.Substring(3).Replace("\"", ""));
break;
case "/R":
regions = arg.Substring(3);
break;
case "/?":
Console.WriteLine("\t/F:<File Path>\t Set file path to upload.It can be set multiple time.");
Console.WriteLine("\t/R:<File Path>\t Set regions.");
Console.WriteLine("\t/?:<File Path>\t Help.");
Console.WriteLine("\tExamples\t /F:\"C:/Pictures/Car.jpg\"");
Console.WriteLine("\t \t /F:\"C:/Pictures/Car1.jpg\" /F:\"C:/Pictures/Car2.jpg\"");
break;
default:
break;
}
}
}
if (filePaths.Count() == 0)
{
Console.WriteLine("File path paramter cannot be empty.");
Console.WriteLine("Enter a key to exist");
Console.ReadKey();
return;
}
Console.WriteLine("Uploading Plate(s)...");
Console.WriteLine("-------------------");
string token = "dc0ce67e9872e2051a4cca94724ea715462a35d9";
string postUrl = "https://api.platerecognizer.com/v1/plate-reader/";
foreach (var file in filePaths)
{
try
{
PlateReaderResult plateReaderResult = PlateReader.Read(postUrl, file, null, token);
Console.WriteLine(string.Format("File [{0}] successfully uploaded.", file));
Console.WriteLine("-------------------");
Console.WriteLine(Utils.ObjectDumper.Dump(plateReaderResult));
Console.WriteLine("-------------------");
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Red;
Console.WriteLine(string.Format("Error occured when uploading [{0}].", file));
Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
Console.WriteLine(ex.StackTrace);
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Green;
}
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Red;
Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
Console.WriteLine(ex.StackTrace);
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Red;
}
Console.WriteLine("Enter a key to exist");
Console.ResetColor();
Console.ReadKey();
}
