public static async Task <StockApiData> GetStockData(string stockSymbol)
{
string requestURI = "https://cloud.iexapis.com/stable/stock/"
+ stockSymbol
+ "/quote/?token="
+ PrivateKeys.IexKey;
try
{
string response = await Client.GetStringAsync(requestURI);
StockApiData stockData = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <StockApiData>(response);
return(stockData);
}
catch (HttpRequestException e)
{
Console.WriteLine("\nRequest Error");
Console.WriteLine($"Message: {e.Message}");
return(null);
}
catch (Exception)
{
Console.WriteLine("Error - Please Retry");
return(null);
}
}
public static async Task <Decimal> GetStockPrice(string stockSymbol)
{
string requestURI = "https://cloud.iexapis.com/stable/stock/"
+ stockSymbol
+ "/quote/?token="
+ PrivateKeys.IexKey;
try
{
decimal currentPrice;
string response = await Client.GetStringAsync(requestURI);
StockApiData stockData = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <StockApiData>(response);
if (stockData.IexRealtimePrice == 0)
{
currentPrice = stockData.Close;
}
else
{
currentPrice = stockData.IexRealtimePrice;
}
return(currentPrice);
}
catch (NullReferenceException e)
{
Console.WriteLine("\nNull data, please try again");
Console.WriteLine($"Message: {e.Message}");
return(0);
}
catch (HttpRequestException e)
{
Console.WriteLine("\nRequest Error");
Console.WriteLine($"Message: {e.Message}");
return(0);
}
catch (Exception)
{
Console.WriteLine("Error - Please Retry");
return(0);
}
}
