// scrape cast by cast ID and show ID from TV maze api
public Cast ScrapeSingleCastByShowAndCastId(int ShowId, int CastId)
{
var URL = $"http://api.tvmaze.com/shows/{ShowId}/cast";
List <ScrapedCast> Cast = HTTPServices.GetHTTPService <List <ScrapedCast> >(URL);
ScrapedCast Individual = Cast.SingleOrDefault(x => x.person.id == CastId);
return(Individual == null ? null : Individual.person);
}
// scrape all show from TV maze api
public List <Show> ScrapeAllShows()
{
var watch = System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch.StartNew(); // for keeping track on rate limit
List <Show> Shows = new List <Show>();
var URL = $"http://api.tvmaze.com/shows";
List <ScrapedShow> ScrapedShows = HTTPServices.GetHTTPService <List <ScrapedShow> >(URL);
if (ScrapedShows != null)
{
ScrapedShows.ForEach(x => Shows.Add(new Show {
id = x.id, name = x.name
})); // transfer data
}
var Count = 1; // keeping track on no of API calls
foreach (var Show in Shows)
{
var ShowID = Show.id;
List <Cast> ScrapedCast = null;
if (Count < 20) // because rate limit : 20 calls in 10 sec
{
ScrapedCast = ScrapeCastByShowId(ShowID);
Count++;
}
else
{
if (watch.ElapsedMilliseconds < 10000)
{
System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(10000 - ((int)watch.ElapsedMilliseconds)); // delay to respect rate limit
}
watch.Restart();
ScrapedCast = ScrapeCastByShowId(ShowID);
Count = 1;
}
// fill in cast member data into model
if (ScrapedCast != null)
{
Show.cast = ScrapedCast;
}
}
return(Shows);
}
// scrape all cast by given show ID from TV maze api
public List <Cast> ScrapeCastByShowId(int id)
{
var URL = $"http://api.tvmaze.com/shows/{id}/cast";
List <ScrapedCast> Cast = HTTPServices.GetHTTPService <List <ScrapedCast> >(URL);
List <Cast> CastMembers = new List <Cast>();
if (Cast != null)
{
foreach (var SingleCast in Cast)
{
var Person = SingleCast.person;
if (SingleCast.person != null)
{
CastMembers.Add(Person);
}
}
}
return(CastMembers);
}
// scrape show by ID from TV maze api
public Show ScrapeShowById(int id)
{
Show Show = new Show();
var URL = $"http://api.tvmaze.com/shows/{id}";
ScrapedShow ScrapedShow = HTTPServices.GetHTTPService <ScrapedShow>(URL);
if (ScrapedShow != null)
{
Show = new Show {
id = ScrapedShow.id, name = ScrapedShow.name
}; // transfer data
}
List <Cast> CastMembers = ScrapeCastByShowId(id);
if (CastMembers != null)
{
Show.cast = CastMembers;
}
return(Show);
}
