private async Task<byte[]> DownloadArtistPictureFromLastFm(string artistName)
{
var lastFmClient = new LastFmClient();
var lastFmArtist = await lastFmClient.GetArtistInfo(artistName);
if (lastFmArtist == null) return null;
try
{
var clientPic = new HttpClient();
var imageElement = lastFmArtist.Images.LastOrDefault(node => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(node.Url));
if (imageElement == null) return null;
HttpResponseMessage responsePic = await clientPic.GetAsync(imageElement.Url);
byte[] img = await responsePic.Content.ReadAsByteArrayAsync();
return img;
}
catch (Exception)
{
Debug.WriteLine("Error getting or saving art from LastFm.");
return null;
}
}
public async Task<string> GetArtistBiography(string artistName)
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(artistName)) return null;
var biography = string.Empty;
try
{
var lastFmClient = new LastFmClient();
var artistInformation = await lastFmClient.GetArtistInfo(artistName);
biography = artistInformation != null ? artistInformation.Biography : String.Empty;
}
catch
{
Debug.WriteLine("Failed to get artist biography from LastFM. Returning nothing.");
}
return biography;
}