private AdViewModel GetAdModel(string subverse, bool useExisting = false)
{
var linkToAdPurchase = String.Format("[Want to advertize on {1}?]({0})", Url.Action("Advertize", "Home"), VoatSettings.Instance.SiteName);
//Default add
var adToDisplay = new AdViewModel
{
Name = $"Advertize on {VoatSettings.Instance.SiteName}",
DestinationUrl = Url.Action("Advertize", "Home"),
Description = linkToAdPurchase,
GraphicUrl = Url.Content("~/images/voat-ad-placeholder.png")
};
try
{
using (var db = new VoatOutOfRepositoryDataContextAccessor())
{
var ad = (from x in db.Ad
where
((subverse != null && subverse.ToLower() == subverse.ToLower() || (x.Subverse == null))) &&
(x.EndDate >= Repository.CurrentDate && x.StartDate <= Repository.CurrentDate) &&
x.IsActive
orderby x.Subverse descending
select x).FirstOrDefault();
if (ad != null)
{
adToDisplay = new AdViewModel
{
Name = ad.Name,
DestinationUrl = ad.DestinationUrl,
Description = String.Format("{0}\n\n\n\n{1}", ad.Description, linkToAdPurchase),
GraphicUrl = ad.GraphicUrl
};
}
else if (useExisting)
{
{
var ads = CacheHandler.Instance.Register(CachingKey.AdCache(), new Func <IList <Ad> >(() =>
{
using (var dbcontext = new VoatOutOfRepositoryDataContextAccessor())
{
var adCache = (from x in dbcontext.Ad
where
x.Subverse == null &&
x.IsActive
select x).ToList();
return(adCache);
}
}), TimeSpan.FromMinutes(60));
if (ads != null && ads.Count > 0)
{
//pick random index
Random m = new Random();
var index = m.Next(0, ads.Count - 1);
ad = ads[index];
adToDisplay = new AdViewModel
{
Name = ad.Name,
DestinationUrl = ad.DestinationUrl,
Description = String.Format("{0}\n\n\n\n{1}", ad.Description, linkToAdPurchase),
GraphicUrl = ad.GraphicUrl
};
}
}
}
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
/*no-op - ensure that ads don't throw exceptions */
}
return(adToDisplay);
}