// Run Selenium
public ActionResult CompileSnapshot()
{
List <Coin> snapshot;
try
{
snapshot = Scraper.CompileSnapshot();
Scraper.QuitWebDriver();
}
catch (Exception e)
{
Scraper.QuitWebDriver();
Console.WriteLine(e);
throw;
}
using (var db = new MarketSnapshotContext())
{
// build dbContext object from the list of coin objects procured via selenium
var marketSnapshot = new MarketSnapshot
{
Coins = snapshot,
SnapTime = DateTime.Now
};
// append to database
db.MarketSnapshots.Add(marketSnapshot);
db.SaveChanges();
}
return(View(snapshot));
}
public SnapshotsController()
{
_context = new MarketSnapshotContext();
}
