/// <summary>
/// sends a number of messages to the cloud
/// </summary>
/// <param name="numMsg">The number of messages to send</param>
/// <returns></returns>
private async Task SendMessages(int numMsg)
{
sendMsg = true;
string listElements = "";
string postStatus = Constants.READY_AZURE;
for (int i = 0; i < numMsg; i++)
{
if (sendMsg)
{
string msg = await lp.GetLocation();
string[] parsedmsg = msg.Split(',');
var coords = new
{
type = "coordinates",
latitude = parsedmsg[0],
longitude = parsedmsg[1],
deviceName = msgHub.GetDeviceId(),
version = Constants.VERSION
};
var str = new
{
message = coords,
time = DateTime.Now.ToString()
};
var fullMsg = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(str);
try
{
await msgHub.SendDeviceToCloudMessageAsync(fullMsg);
} catch (Exception)
{
postStatus = Constants.ERROR_AZURE;
break;
}
await Task.Delay(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1));
string newElement = "<li class='msg'>" + fullMsg + "</li>\n";
listElements = newElement + listElements;
}
else
{
Debug.WriteLine("MESSAGES STOPPED");
break;
}
}
listElements = Constants.LIST_HEADER + "\n" + listElements;
string html = await LoadandUpdateStatus(Constants.LIST_HEADER, listElements, NavConstants.DEFAULT_PAGE);
html = await LoadandUpdateStatus(status, postStatus, NavConstants.DEFAULT_PAGE);
status = postStatus;
}
public async Task <string> sendCoordinateMessage(string device)
{
string msg = await GenerateCoordinateMessage(device);
try
{
await msgHub.SendDeviceToCloudMessageAsync(msg);
return(msg);
} catch (System.Exception e)
{
throw new Exception(e.Message);
}
}
