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);
}
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 nonEmptyImgs = lastFmArtist.Images.Where(node => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(node.Url)).ToList();
var index = nonEmptyImgs.Count - 1;
if (nonEmptyImgs.Count == 6)
{
index -= 1;
}
if (index == -1)
{
return(null);
}
var imageElement = nonEmptyImgs.ElementAt(index);
if (imageElement == null)
{
return(null);
}
HttpResponseMessage responsePic = await clientPic.GetAsync(imageElement.Url);
byte[] img = await responsePic.Content.ReadAsByteArrayAsync();
return(img);
}
catch (Exception e)
{
Debug.WriteLine("Error getting or saving art from LastFm.");
return(null);
}
}