/// <summary>
/// Render the feed block frontend view.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="currentBlock">The current frontend block instance.</param>
/// <returns>The action's result.</returns>
public override ActionResult Index(FeedBlock currentBlock)
{
// Create a feed block view model to fill the frontend block view
var blockViewModel = new FeedBlockViewModel(currentBlock)
{
Messages = new List <MessageViewModel>()
};
// If user logged in, retrieve activity feed for logged in user
if (User.Identity.IsAuthenticated)
{
GetSocialActivityFeed(currentBlock, blockViewModel);
}
return(PartialView("~/Features/Blocks/FeedBlock/FeedBlock.cshtml", blockViewModel));
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets the activity feed for the logged in user
/// </summary>
/// <param name="currentBlock">The current frontend block instance.</param>
/// <param name="blockViewModel">a reference to the FeedBlockViewModel to
///populate with activity feed for the logged in user and errors, if any</param>
private void GetSocialActivityFeed(FeedBlock currentBlock, FeedBlockViewModel blockViewModel)
{
try
{
var userId = _userRepository.GetUserId(User);
if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(userId))
{
blockViewModel.Feed = _feedRepository.Get(new CommunityFeedFilter
{
Subscriber = userId,
PageSize = currentBlock.FeedDisplayMax
});
}
else
{
blockViewModel.Messages.Add(new MessageViewModel(ErrorGettingUserIdMessage, ErrorMessage));
}
}
catch (SocialRepositoryException ex)
{
blockViewModel.Messages.Add(new MessageViewModel(ex.Message, ErrorMessage));
}
}