public static ObservableCollection <HotDataItem> LoadHotItemsList()
{
ObservableCollection <HotDataItem> data = new ObservableCollection <HotDataItem>();
HotDataItem item1 = new HotDataItem()
{
BoardGameName = "Design time HotItems item",
YearPublished = 1999
};
data.Add(item1);
HotDataItem item2 = new HotDataItem()
{
BoardGameName = "Design time HotItems item - second item",
YearPublished = 2993
};
data.Add(item2);
HotDataItem item3 = new HotDataItem()
{
BoardGameName = "Design time HotItems item - third item",
YearPublished = 996
};
data.Add(item3);
return(data);
}
internal async Task <ObservableCollection <HotDataItem> > LoadHotItemsList()
{
ObservableCollection <HotDataItem> hotItems = new ObservableCollection <HotDataItem>();
if (ShouldUpdateData()) // && has not download for X hours
{
Messenger.Default.Send(new ProgressMessage()
{
State = ProgressMessage.ProgressState.Started,
Message = "Downloading popular games..."
});
// update hotItems in background
await Task.Run(async() =>
{
var apihotItems = await Client.LoadHotItems();
if (apihotItems != null)
{
var rootFolder = await ApplicationData.Current.LocalFolder.CreateFolderAsync("CoverPics", CreationCollisionOption.OpenIfExists);
foreach (var item in apihotItems)
{
var temp = new HotDataItem(item);
await SaveImage(rootFolder, item.ThumbnailWeb, temp.ThumbnailPath);
hotItems.Add(temp);
}
StorageService.SaveAllHotItems(hotItems);
}
});
Messenger.Default.Send(new ProgressMessage()
{
State = ProgressMessage.ProgressState.Finished
});
}
return(hotItems);
}
