/// <summary>
/// Update the currently selected item by appending new text.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="_selectedFileObject">The file selected in the ListBox.</param>
/// <param name="fileText">The updated text contents of the file.</param>
/// <returns>A Boolean value that indicates whether the text file was successfully updated.</returns>
internal async Task <bool> UpdateTextFileAsync(string selectedItemID, string fileText)
{
Microsoft.Office365.SharePoint.FileServices.File file;
byte[] byteArray;
bool isSuccess = false;
try
{
// Make sure we have a reference to the SharePoint client
var spClient = await AuthenticationHelper.EnsureSharePointClientCreatedAsync("MyFiles");
// Get a handle on the selected item.
IItemFetcher thisItemFetcher = spClient.Files.GetById(selectedItemID);
IFileFetcher thisFileFetcher = thisItemFetcher.ToFile();
var myFile = await thisFileFetcher.ExecuteAsync();
file = myFile as Microsoft.Office365.SharePoint.FileServices.File;
string updateTime = "\n\r\n\rLast update at " + DateTime.Now.ToLocalTime().ToString();
byteArray = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(fileText + updateTime);
using (MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream(byteArray))
{
// Update the file. This results in a call to the service.
await file.UploadAsync(stream);
isSuccess = true; // We've updated the file.
}
}
catch (ArgumentException)
{
isSuccess = false;
}
return(isSuccess);
}
/// <summary>
/// Deletes the selected item or folder from the ListBox.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>A Boolean value that indicates whether the file or folder was successfully deleted.</returns>
internal async Task <bool?> DeleteFileOrFolderAsync(string selectedItemID)
{
bool?isSuccess = false;
try
{
// Make sure we have a reference to the SharePoint client
var spClient = await AuthenticationHelper.EnsureSharePointClientCreatedAsync("MyFiles");
// Get the file to be removed from the SharePoint service. This results in a call to the service.
IItemFetcher thisItemFetcher = spClient.Files.GetById(selectedItemID);
IFileFetcher thisFileFetcher = thisItemFetcher.ToFile();
var thisFile = await thisFileFetcher.ExecuteAsync();
// Delete the file or folder. This results in a call to the service.
await thisFile.DeleteAsync();
isSuccess = true;
}
catch (Microsoft.Data.OData.ODataErrorException)
{
isSuccess = null;
}
catch (NullReferenceException)
{
isSuccess = null;
}
return(isSuccess);
}
//<summary>
//Creates a new file named demo.txt in the default document library.
//</summary>
//<returns>A Boolean value that indicates whether the new text file was successfully created.</returns>
internal async Task <String> CreateNewTextFileAsync()
{
//bool isSuccess = false;
String newID = string.Empty;
var sharePointClient = await AuthenticationHelper.EnsureSharePointClientCreatedAsync("MyFiles");
try
{
// First check whether demo.txt already exists. If it exists, delete it.
// If it doesn't exist, swallow the error.
IItem item = await sharePointClient.Files.GetByPathAsync("demo.txt");
await item.DeleteAsync();
}
catch (ODataErrorException)
{
// fail silently because demo.txt doesn't exist.
}
try
{
// In this example, we'll create a simple text file and write the current timestamp into it.
string createdTime = "Created at " + DateTime.Now.ToLocalTime().ToString();
byte[] bytes = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(createdTime);
using (MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream(bytes))
{
// File is called demo.txt. If it already exists, we'll get an exception.
Microsoft.Office365.SharePoint.FileServices.File newFile = new Microsoft.Office365.SharePoint.FileServices.File
{
Name = "demo.txt"
};
// Create the empty file.
await sharePointClient.Files.AddItemAsync(newFile);
newID = newFile.Id;
// Upload the file contents.
await sharePointClient.Files.GetById(newFile.Id).ToFile().UploadAsync(stream);
}
}
// ODataErrorException can be thrown when you try to create a file that already exists.
catch (Microsoft.Data.OData.ODataErrorException)
{
//isSuccess = false;
}
return(newID);
}
/// <summary>
/// Reads the contents of a text file and displays the results in a TextBox.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="_selectedFileObject">The file selected in the ListBox.</param>
/// <returns>A Boolean value that indicates whether the text file was successfully read.</returns>
internal async Task <object[]> ReadTextFileAsync(string selectedItemID)
{
string fileContents = string.Empty;
object[] results = new object[] { fileContents, false };
try
{
// Make sure we have a reference to the SharePoint client
var spClient = await AuthenticationHelper.EnsureSharePointClientCreatedAsync("MyFiles");
// Get a handle on the selected item.
IItemFetcher thisItemFetcher = spClient.Files.GetById(selectedItemID);
IFileFetcher thisFileFetcher = thisItemFetcher.ToFile();
var myFile = await thisFileFetcher.ExecuteAsync();
// Check that the selected item is a .txt file.
if (!myFile.Name.EndsWith(".txt") && !myFile.Name.EndsWith(".xml"))
{
results[0] = string.Empty;
results[1] = false;
return(results);
}
Microsoft.Office365.SharePoint.FileServices.File file = myFile as Microsoft.Office365.SharePoint.FileServices.File;
// Download the text file and put the results into a string. This results in a call to the service.
using (Stream stream = await file.DownloadAsync())
{
using (StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(stream))
{
results[0] = await reader.ReadToEndAsync();
results[1] = true;
}
}
}
catch (NullReferenceException)
{
results[1] = false;
}
catch (ArgumentException)
{
results[1] = false;
}
return(results);
}
/// <summary>
/// Performs a search of the default Documents folder.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>A collection of information that describes files and folders.</returns>
internal async Task <List <model.FileObject> > GetMyFilesAsync()
{
var sharePointClient = await AuthenticationHelper.EnsureSharePointClientCreatedAsync("MyFiles");
//IOrderedEnumerable<IFileSystemItem> files = null;
List <model.FileObject> returnResults = new List <model.FileObject>();
try
{
// Performs a search of the default Documents folder.
// You could also specify other folders using the syntax: var filesResults = await _client.Files["folder_name"].ExecuteAsync();
// This results in a call to the service.
var filesResults = await sharePointClient.Files.ExecuteAsync();
var files = filesResults.CurrentPage;
foreach (IItem fileItem in files)
{
// The item to add to the result set.
model.FileObject modelFile = new model.FileObject(fileItem);
returnResults.Add(modelFile);
}
}
catch (ODataErrorException)
{
return(null);
}
catch (DataServiceQueryException)
{
return(null);
}
catch (MissingMethodException e)
{
Debug.Write(e.Message);
}
return(returnResults);
}