} // end of method LoadKnownPlaces
/// <summary>
/// Save the new location to the user's preference file.
/// </summary>
private void SaveLocationPreference()
{
string currentLocation = null;
// the location setting is the only one that does not get written
// to the preferences files automatically so the user has to do this
// explicitly but clicking OK or Apply.
if (!cboLocation.Text.Equals(WeatherLionMain.storedPreferences.StoredPreferences.Location) &&
cboLocation.Text.Trim().Length > 0)
{
// combine the city and the region as the current location
string[] location = cboLocation.Text.ToString().Split(',');
if (location.Length > 0)
{
// countries who have a region such as a state or municipality
if (location.Length > 2)
{
currentLocation = location[0].Trim() + ", " + location[1].Trim();
}// end of if block
else
{
currentLocation = cboLocation.Text.ToString().Trim();
}// end of else block
// notify the widget of this update (comment out code during form testing)
if (!WeatherLionMain.runningWidget.preferenceUpdated.ContainsKey(
WeatherLionMain.CURRENT_LOCATION_PREFERENCE))
{
WeatherLionMain.runningWidget.preferenceUpdated.Add(
WeatherLionMain.CURRENT_LOCATION_PREFERENCE, currentLocation);
locationSelected = true;
}// end of if block
if (WeatherLionMain.runningWidget != null)
{
if (!WeatherLionMain.runningWidget.Visible)
{
WeatherLionMain.runningWidget.Visible = true;
} // end of if block
} // end of if block
} // end of if block
} // end of if block
else
{
currentLocation = cboLocation.Text;
}// end of else block
if (!UtilityMethod.IsFoundInJSONStorage(currentLocation))
{
//run an background service
CityStorageService cs = new CityStorageService(cboLocation.SelectedIndex,
cboLocation.Text);
cs.Run();
} // end of if block
} // end of method SaveLocationPreference
}// end of method Run
/// <summary>
/// Add new location locally if it does not already exists
/// </summary>
private void StoreNewLocationLocally()
{
string[] searchCity = city.Split(',');
foreach (GeoNamesGeoLocation.GeoNames foundCity in GeoNamesGeoLocation.cityGeographicalData
.geonames)
{
if (foundCity.name.Equals(searchCity[0].Trim().ToLower(), StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) &&
foundCity.adminCodes1.iso.Equals(searchCity[1].Trim(), StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) &&
!UtilityMethod.IsNumeric(foundCity.adminCodes1.iso) ||
foundCity.countryName.Equals(searchCity[1].Trim(), StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
{
string cityName = UtilityMethod.ToProperCase(foundCity.name);
string countryName = UtilityMethod.ToProperCase(foundCity.countryName);
string countryCode = foundCity.countryCode.ToUpper();
string regionName = UtilityMethod
.ToProperCase(foundCity.adminName1);
string regionCode = null;
regionCode = foundCity.adminCodes1.iso?.ToUpper();
float Latitude = float.Parse(foundCity.lat);
float Longitude = float.Parse(foundCity.lng);
CityData cityData = new CityData(cityName, countryName, countryCode,
regionName, regionCode, Latitude, Longitude);
string currentCity = regionCode != null ? $"{cityName}, {regionCode}" : $"{cityName}, {countryName}";
if (!UtilityMethod.IsFoundInDatabase(currentCity))
{
UtilityMethod.AddCityToDatabase(cityName, countryName, countryCode,
regionName, regionCode, Latitude, Longitude);
}// end of if block
if (!UtilityMethod.IsFoundInJSONStorage(currentCity))
{
JSONHelper.ExportToJSON(cityData);
}// end of if block
if (!UtilityMethod.IsFoundInXMLStorage(currentCity))
{
XMLHelper.ExportToXML(cityData);
} // end of if block
} // end of if block
} // end of for each loop
} // end of method StoreNewLocationLocally
