/// <summary>
/// Show a notification to a user.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="viewModel"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public Task ShowNotification(NotificationBoxDialogViewModel viewModel)
{
return(IoC.Task.Run(() =>
{
NotificationArea.AddNotification(viewModel);
}));
}
/// <summary>
/// Show a notification containing patch notes to a user.
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
public Task ShowPatchNotes()
{
return(IoC.Task.Run(async() =>
{
// Get client.
var client = IoC.Web.Http.GetClientForHost(new Uri(SettingsConfiguration.RemotePatchNotesFilePath));
string message = string.Empty;
bool isOk = false;
// Get data.
try
{
// Read data.
message = await client.GetStringAsync(SettingsConfiguration.RemotePatchNotesFilePath);
IoC.Logger.Log($"Patch Notes has been read successfully!", LogLevel.Debug);
isOk = true;
}
catch (HttpRequestException e) // Internet connection issues.
{
IoC.Logger.Log($"{e.GetType().ToString()}: {e.Message} (expected exception)", LogLevel.Verbose);
}
catch (TaskCanceledException e) // Timeout.
{
IoC.Logger.Log($"{e.GetType().ToString()}: {e.Message} (expected exception)", LogLevel.Debug);
}
catch (Exception e) // Unexpected.
{
IoC.Logger.Log($"{e.GetType().ToString()}: {e.Message}", LogLevel.Fatal);
}
// We have data OK
if (isOk)
{
// Remove first line of the message
message = message.RemoveFirstLines(1);
// Create notification view model
var vm = new NotificationBoxDialogViewModel()
{
Title = "PATCH NOTES",
MessageFormatting = true,
Message = message,
Result = NotificationBoxResult.Ok,
};
// Create notification
NotificationArea.AddNotification(vm);
}
}));
}
/// <summary>
/// Show a notification containing news to a user.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="onlyWhenNew">True: shows patch notes only when the first line of news file which represents latest news, is newer.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public Task ShowNews(bool onlyWhenNew)
{
return(IoC.Task.Run(async() =>
{
// Get client.
var client = IoC.Web.Http.GetClientForHost(new Uri(SettingsConfiguration.RemoteNewsFilePath));
string message = string.Empty;
bool isOk = false;
// Get data.
try
{
// Read data.
message = await client.GetStringAsync(SettingsConfiguration.RemoteNewsFilePath);
IoC.Logger.Log($"News has been read successfully!", LogLevel.Debug);
isOk = true;
}
catch (HttpRequestException e) // Internet connection issues.
{
IoC.Logger.Log($"{e.GetType().ToString()}: {e.Message} (expected exception)", LogLevel.Verbose);
}
catch (TaskCanceledException e) // Timeout.
{
IoC.Logger.Log($"{e.GetType().ToString()}: {e.Message} (expected exception)", LogLevel.Debug);
}
catch (Exception e) // Unexpected.
{
IoC.Logger.Log($"{e.GetType().ToString()}: {e.Message}", LogLevel.Fatal);
}
// We have data OK
if (isOk)
{
// Get first line of the message = date of latest news
DateTime date;
DateTime.TryParseExact(
message.GetFirstLines(1).Replace(@"<!--", "").Replace(@"-->", "").Replace(" ", ""),
"yyyy-MM-dd", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, DateTimeStyles.None, out date);
// Compare user's date of last news show with the latest news date.
// To show the notification, the remote date has to be greater than the one saved in the cookies and the saved one cannot be equal to today's date.
if (!onlyWhenNew ||
(DateTime.Compare(IoC.Application.Cookies.NewsLatestReviewDate, date) < 0 &&
DateTime.Compare(IoC.Application.Cookies.NewsLatestReviewDate, DateTime.Today) != 0)
)
{
// If user download the app and the news are not up-to-date. Don!t show them and update default user's review time to today's date.
if (DateTime.Compare(date, DateTime.Today) < 0)
{
IoC.Application.Cookies.NewsLatestReviewDate = DateTime.Today;
}
// Otherwise, show notification.
else
{
// Create notification view model
var vm = new NotificationBoxDialogViewModel()
{
Title = "NEWS",
MessageFormatting = true,
Message = message,
Result = NotificationBoxResult.Ok,
OkAction = () =>
{
IoC.Application.Cookies.NewsLatestReviewDate = DateTime.Today;
},
};
// Create notification
NotificationArea.AddNotification(vm);
}
}
}
}));
}
