static bool isLocalRssFeed = true; //the flow for isLocalRssFeed = false is not yet supported
public static void ReadNewsByCategory(string cat)
{
RssParser rssParser = new RssParser();
string feedFileName = GetRssFeedFileNameByCategory(cat);
if (isLocalRssFeed)
rssParser.initializeLocal(feedFileName);
else
rssParser.initialize("https://www.bing.com/news/?format=RSS");
ReadOutLoud(GetNewsSummary(rssParser));
}
public async void ReadOutLoud()
{
IEnumerable<VoiceInformation> voices = from voice in InstalledVoices.All
where voice.Language == "en-US" && voice.Gender == VoiceGender.Female
select voice;
// Set the voice as identified by the query.
//try
//{
// if(voices.Count() > 0)
// synth.SetVoice(voices.ElementAt(0));
//}
//catch
//{
//}
ICategoryRepository categoryRepository = new XmlCategoryRepository();
foreach (string id in categoryIds)
{
CategoryData category = categoryRepository.GetCategoryById(Convert.ToInt32(id));
//this.CategoryName.Text = category.Name;
Uri imageUri = new Uri(category.Image, UriKind.Relative);
var bitmap = new BitmapImage(imageUri);
this.CategoryImage.Source = bitmap;
RssParser rssParser = new RssParser();
Uri feedUri = new Uri(category.Feed, UriKind.Relative);
StreamResourceInfo sri = Application.GetResourceStream(feedUri);
rssParser.initializeLocal(sri.Stream);
List<NewsItem> topStories = rssParser.getTopStories();
foreach (NewsItem newsItem in topStories)
{
try
{
synth = new SpeechSynthesizer();
if (voices.Count() > 0)
synth.SetVoice(voices.ElementAt(0));
if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(newsItem.description))
continue;
this.CategoryName.Text = newsItem.title;
this.SummaryBlock.Text = newsItem.description;
string textToRead = newsItem.title + ".\n" + newsItem.source + " reports, " + newsItem.description + "\n\n";
await synth.SpeakTextAsync(textToRead);
synth.Dispose();
}
catch
{
}
}
}
}
public static List<NewsSummary> GetNewsSummary(RssParser rssParser)
{
List<NewsSummary> ListOfSummaries = new List<NewsSummary>();
List<NewsItem> topStories = rssParser.getTopStories(2);
foreach (NewsItem newsItem in topStories)
{
ListOfSummaries.Add(new NewsSummary(newsItem.url));
}
return ListOfSummaries;
}