public virtual async Task <List <ForumModel.Datum> > GetNextForumPosts(int currentIndex, int ID)
{
//Endpoint = Endpoint + currentIndex.ToString();
africoderLinksFeed = new AfricoderLinksFeed();
obtainer = new JsonObtainer(Endpoint, "Blog Pagination Agent");
string jsonresult = await obtainer.GetJsonStringAsync();
individualForum = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <IndividualForum>(jsonresult);
foreach (var dat in individualForum.data)
{
dat.LoggedInID = ID;
}
return(individualForum.data);
}
/// <summary>
/// Button to handle the open forum event.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="sender"></param>
/// <param name="e"></param>
private async void OpenButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
Button btn = sender as Button;
//Get the categrory
MultiCategory multiCategory = (MultiCategory)btn.DataContext;
//Get the category
string path = multiCategory.path;
//Get the real endpoint
//MessageBox.Show(path);
//After clicking the button, it is important to send messgae to the africoders window.
AfricodersPage africodersPage = Window.GetWindow(Parent) as AfricodersPage;
//Close all exisitng controls.
africodersPage.theProfilePage.Visibility = Visibility.Hidden;
africodersPage.WelcomeControl.Visibility = Visibility.Hidden;
africodersPage.blogControl.Visibility = Visibility.Hidden;
africodersPage.statusControl.Visibility = Visibility.Hidden;
africodersPage.toolsControl.Visibility = Visibility.Hidden;
africodersPage.theLinksControl.Visibility = Visibility.Hidden;
africodersPage.theJobsControl.Visibility = Visibility.Hidden;
africodersPage.forumControl.Visibility = Visibility.Hidden;
//Only the individual forum control should be alive.
africodersPage.currentPageTextBlock.Text = "Forum " + multiCategory.board;
africodersPage.theIndividualForumControl.Path = multiCategory.path;
//Set the forum ID
africodersPage.theIndividualForumControl.FID = multiCategory.fid;
try
{
africodersPage.temporaryBlogGrid.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
africodersPage.FetchText.Text = "Loading " + multiCategory.board + " forum";
string endPoint = @"https://api.africoders.com/v1/" + path + "?page=1" + "&order=updated_at|DESC&include=comment";
jsonObtainer = new JsonObtainer(endPoint, "Forum_Agent_Bolkay");
string json = await jsonObtainer.GetJsonStringAsync();
//Changed the explicit Individual forum to dynamic
IndividualForum individualForum = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <IndividualForum>(json);
foreach (var dat in individualForum.data)
{
//Reformat the time format.
string date = dat.created.date;
string convertedTime = Convert.ToDateTime(DateTime.Parse(date)).ToString(("ddd, dd MMM yyyy hh:mm:tt"));
dat.created.date = convertedTime;
dat.LoggedInID = UserID;
}
africodersPage.theIndividualForumControl.TheListBox.ItemsSource = individualForum.data;
africodersPage.temporaryBlogGrid.Visibility = Visibility.Hidden;
//Carefully transfer the path to the individual forum
africodersPage.theIndividualForumControl.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
}
catch (Exception t)
{
MessageBox.Show(t.Message);
africodersPage.forumControl.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
africodersPage.theIndividualForumControl.Visibility = Visibility.Hidden;
africodersPage.temporaryBlogGrid.Visibility = Visibility.Hidden;
MessageBox.Show("Unable to show " + multiCategory.category + " at this time.");
}
}
