/// <summary>
/// retrieves contributors of resource and adds them to the associated metadata element
/// </summary>
/// <param name="metadata">the associated metadata</param>
/// <param name="scholarlyWorks">scholarlyWorks object whose contributors to be retrieved</param>
private static void AddResourceContributors(XElement metadata, ScholarlyWorks.ScholarlyWork scholarlyWorks)
{
if (null == metadata || null == scholarlyWorks)
{
return;
}
scholarlyWorks.Contributors.ToList().ForEach(delegate(ScholarlyWorks.Contact contact)
{
ScholarlyWorks.Person person = contact as ScholarlyWorks.Person;
string personDetails = string.Empty;
if (null != person)
{
personDetails = CoreHelper.GetCompleteName(person.FirstName, person.MiddleName, person.LastName);
//In case if any other details are to be added then they can be added here
}
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(personDetails))
{
metadata.Add(MetadataProviderHelper.GetElement(MetadataProviderHelper.Metadata_Contributor, personDetails));
}
});
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates the syndication item.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">Type of resource.</typeparam>
/// <param name="resource">The associated resource.</param>
/// <returns>The SyndicationItem Object.</returns>
private SyndicationItem CreateSyndicationItem <T>(T resource) where T : Core.Resource
{
if (null == resource)
{
return(null);
}
SyndicationItem item = new SyndicationItem();
//TODO: Would Title be Non Empty always.. If no then what would be the heading for the feed?
item.Title = new TextSyndicationContent(
string.IsNullOrEmpty(resource.Title) ? string.Empty : resource.Title);
//item.Summary = new TextSyndicationContent(
// string.IsNullOrEmpty(resource.Description) ? string.Empty : resource.Description);
//TODO: How do we set the attributes for fields which are there only in Scholarly Works.
ScholarlyWorks.ScholarlyWork scholarlyWork = resource as ScholarlyWorks.ScholarlyWork;
if (null != scholarlyWork)
{
item.Copyright = new TextSyndicationContent(
string.IsNullOrEmpty(scholarlyWork.Copyright) ? PlatformSettings.Copyrights : scholarlyWork.Copyright);
// add authors
scholarlyWork.Authors.ToList().ForEach(delegate(ScholarlyWorks.Contact contact)
{
ScholarlyWorks.Person person = contact as ScholarlyWorks.Person;
if (null != person)
{
string name = CoreHelper.GetCompleteName(person.FirstName, person.MiddleName, person.LastName);
item.Authors.Add(new SyndicationPerson(
string.IsNullOrEmpty(person.Email) ? PlatformSettings.AuthorEmail : person.Email,
name,
string.IsNullOrEmpty(person.Uri) ? null : person.Uri));
}
});
// add Contributors
scholarlyWork.Contributors.ToList().ForEach(delegate(ScholarlyWorks.Contact contact)
{
ScholarlyWorks.Person person = contact as ScholarlyWorks.Person;
if (null != person)
{
string name = CoreHelper.GetCompleteName(person.FirstName, person.MiddleName, person.LastName);
item.Contributors.Add(new SyndicationPerson(
string.IsNullOrEmpty(person.Email) ? PlatformSettings.AuthorEmail : person.Email,
name,
string.IsNullOrEmpty(person.Uri) ? null : person.Uri));
}
});
// add tags as categories
scholarlyWork.Tags.ToList().ForEach(delegate(ScholarlyWorks.Tag tag)
{
item.Categories.Add(new SyndicationCategory(tag.Title));
});
scholarlyWork.CategoryNodes.ToList().ForEach(delegate(ScholarlyWorks.CategoryNode category)
{
item.Categories.Add(new SyndicationCategory(category.Title));
});
}
item.Id = resource.Id.ToString();
if (null != resource.DateAdded &&
DateTime.MinValue != resource.DateAdded.Value)
{
item.PublishDate = new DateTimeOffset(resource.DateAdded.Value);
}
if (null != resource.DateModified &&
DateTime.MinValue != resource.DateModified.Value)
{
item.LastUpdatedTime = new DateTimeOffset(resource.DateModified.Value);
}
//TODO: Syndication Links to be implemented here.
return(item);
}