private async Task <bool> Register()
{
var retryCount = 0;
const int retryMax = 60;
const int pauseMilliseconds = 1000;
while (retryCount < retryMax) // wait a minute, check each second
{
var body = "{\"username\": \"" + appname + "\", \"devicetype\":\"" + appname + "\"}";
var responseFromServer = await HttpRestHelper.Post(Urls.GetRegisterUrl(), body);
if (responseFromServer.Contains("link button not pressed"))
{
//responseFromServer = "[{\"error\":{\"type\":7,\"address\":\"/username\",\"description\":\"invalid value, winhueapp, for parameter, username\"}},{\"error\":{\"type\":101,\"address\":\"\",\"description\":\"link button not pressed\"}}]"
// link button not pressed, inform on first try only
if (retryCount == 0 && PushButtonOnBridge != null)
{
PushButtonOnBridge(this, null);
}
Thread.Sleep(pauseMilliseconds); // sleep for a second, then retry
retryCount++;
}
else
{
dynamic obj = DynamicJsonConverter.Parse(responseFromServer);
// sample response: [{"error":{"type":7,"address":"/username","description":"invalid value, WinHueApp, for parameter, username"}},{"success":{"username":"******"}}]
string key = obj[1].success.username;
if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(key))
{
Settings.Default.BridgeApiKey = key;
Settings.Default.Save();
IsAuthenticated = true;
return(true);
}
}
}
IsAuthenticated = false;
return(false);
}