public async Task <List <NewsItem> > GetCategoryNewsAsync(string categoryUrl)
{
List <NewsItem> newsItems = new List <NewsItem>();
DownloadUtil downloadUtil = new DownloadUtil();
var downloadedString = await downloadUtil.DownloadStringAsync(categoryUrl);
if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(downloadedString) && downloadedString.Trim() != "{}")
{
newsItems = Newtonsoft.Json.JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <List <NewsItem> >(downloadedString);
}
return(newsItems);
}
public async Task <List <MyApp> > GetMyAppsAsync()
{
List <MyApp> listOfApps = new List <MyApp>();
var myAppsUrl = string.Format("https://thehinduadrotator.blob.core.windows.net/myapps/myapps.json");
DownloadUtil downloadUtil = new DownloadUtil();
var downloadedString = await downloadUtil.DownloadStringAsync(myAppsUrl);
var myApps = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <MyApps>(downloadedString);
if (myApps != null)
{
listOfApps = myApps.myapps;
}
return(listOfApps);
}
private async Task <List <Category> > LoadCategoriesAsync()
{
List <Category> categories = new List <Category>();
DownloadUtil downloadUtils = new DownloadUtil();
var categoriesString = await downloadUtils.DownloadStringAsync(Consts.DDNEWS_URL);
var listOfCategories = Newtonsoft.Json.JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <ListOfCategories>(categoriesString);
if (listOfCategories != null)
{
categories = listOfCategories.categories;
categories.ForEach(async o => { await DatabaseOperations.Instance.UpdateCategoryAsync(o); });
}
if (categories == null || categories.Count == 0)
{
categories.Add(new Category(Consts.HEADLINES_ENG_STRING, Consts.HEADLINES_ENG_STRING, Consts.HEADLINES_ENGLISH_URL, Consts.CATEGORY_ENGLISH_STRING));
categories.Add(new Category(Consts.SCIENCE_TECH_ENG_STRING, Consts.SCIENCE_TECH_ENG_STRING, Consts.SCIENCE_TECH_ENGLISH_URL, Consts.CATEGORY_ENGLISH_STRING));
categories.Add(new Category(Consts.SOCIAL_ENG_STRING, Consts.SOCIAL_ENG_STRING, Consts.SOCIAL_ENGLISH_URL, Consts.CATEGORY_ENGLISH_STRING));
categories.Add(new Category(Consts.NATIONAL_ENG_STRING, Consts.NATIONAL_ENG_STRING, Consts.NATIONAL_ENGLISH_URL, Consts.CATEGORY_ENGLISH_STRING));
categories.Add(new Category(Consts.INTERNATIONAL_ENG_STRING, Consts.INTERNATIONAL_ENG_STRING, Consts.INTERNATIONAL_ENGLISH_URL, Consts.CATEGORY_ENGLISH_STRING));
categories.Add(new Category(Consts.BUSINESS_ENG_STRING, Consts.BUSINESS_ENG_STRING, Consts.BUSINESS_ENGLISH_URL, Consts.CATEGORY_ENGLISH_STRING));
categories.Add(new Category(Consts.HEALTH_ENG_STRING, Consts.HEALTH_ENG_STRING, Consts.HEALTH_ENGLISH_URL, Consts.CATEGORY_ENGLISH_STRING));
categories.Add(new Category(Consts.CURRENT_ENG_STRING, Consts.CURRENT_ENG_DECORATIVE_STRING, Consts.CURRENT_ENGLISH_URL, Consts.CATEGORY_ENGLISH_STRING));
categories.Add(new Category(Consts.SPORTS_ENG_STRING, Consts.SPORTS_ENG_STRING, Consts.SPORTS_ENGLISH_URL, Consts.CATEGORY_ENGLISH_STRING));
categories.Add(new Category(Consts.ENTERTAINMENT_ENG_STRING, Consts.ENTERTAINMENT_ENG_STRING, Consts.ENTERTAINMENT_ENGLISH_URL, Consts.CATEGORY_ENGLISH_STRING));
categories.Add(new Category(Consts.HEADLINES_ENG_STRING, Consts.HEADLINES_HINDI_STRING, Consts.HEADLINES_HINDI_URL, Consts.CATEGORY_HINDI_STRING));
categories.Add(new Category(Consts.NATIONAL_ENG_STRING, Consts.NATIONAL_HINDI_STRING, Consts.NATIONAL_HINDI_URL, Consts.CATEGORY_HINDI_STRING));
categories.Add(new Category(Consts.INTERNATIONAL_ENG_STRING, Consts.INTERNATIONAL_HINDI_STRING, Consts.INTERNATIONAL_HINDI_URL, Consts.CATEGORY_HINDI_STRING));
categories.Add(new Category(Consts.BUSINESS_ENG_STRING, Consts.BUSINESS_HINDI_STRING, Consts.BUSINESS_HINDI_URL, Consts.CATEGORY_HINDI_STRING));
categories.Add(new Category(Consts.CURRENT_ENG_STRING, Consts.CURRENT_HINDI_STRING, Consts.CURRENT_HINDI_URL, Consts.CATEGORY_HINDI_STRING));
categories.Add(new Category(Consts.SPORTS_ENG_STRING, Consts.SPORTS_HINDI_STRING, Consts.SPORTS_HINDI_URL, Consts.CATEGORY_HINDI_STRING));
categories.Add(new Category(Consts.ENTERTAINMENT_ENG_STRING, Consts.ENTERTAINMENT_HINDI_STRING, Consts.ENTERTAINMENT_HINDI_URL, Consts.CATEGORY_HINDI_STRING));
}
return(categories);
}
