public static List<ArticleType> SampleList()
{
string path = "C:\\Users\\Kgosi\\Documents\\Visual Studio 2012\\Projects\\TheOne\\TheOne\\App_Data\\Articles.xml";
WebRequest request = WebRequest.Create(path);
WebResponse response = request.GetResponse();
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder("");
Stream rssStream = response.GetResponseStream();
XmlDocument rssDoc = new XmlDocument();
rssDoc.Load(path);
XmlNodeList rssItems = rssDoc.SelectNodes("Articles/Article");
var itemList = new List<ArticleType>();
for (int i = 0; i < rssItems.Count; i++)
{
var tempItem = new ArticleType();
tempItem.imageUrl = rssItems[i]["ImageURL"].InnerText;
tempItem.imageCaption = rssItems[i]["ImageCaption"].InnerText;
tempItem.heading = rssItems[i]["Heading"].InnerText;
tempItem.source = rssItems[i]["Source"].InnerText;
tempItem.genre = rssItems[i]["Genre"].InnerText;
tempItem.content = rssItems[i]["Content"].InnerText;
tempItem.link = rssItems[i]["Link"].InnerText;
if (Validators.ValidateArticle(tempItem))
{
itemList.Add(tempItem);
}
}
return itemList;
}
public static bool ValidateArticle(ArticleType article)
{
bool isValid = true;
if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(article.heading) || String.IsNullOrEmpty(article.content))
{
isValid = false;
}
return isValid;
}
public static List<ArticleType> YahooList(string category)
{
var itemList = new List<ArticleType>();
try
{
WebRequest request = WebRequest.Create("http://news.yahoo.com/rss/" + category);
WebResponse response = request.GetResponse();
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder("");
Stream rssStream = response.GetResponseStream();
XmlDocument rssDoc = new XmlDocument();
rssDoc.Load(rssStream);
XmlNodeList rssItems = rssDoc.SelectNodes("rss/channel/item");
for (int i = 0; i < rssItems.Count; i++)
{
var tempItem = new ArticleType();
//tempItem.isMain = (i == 0);
if (rssItems[i]["media:content"] != null)
{
var imageUrl = rssItems[i]["media:content"].Attributes[0].InnerText;
tempItem.imageUrl = imageUrl;//(tempItem.isMain) ? String.Concat("http", Regex.Split(imageUrl, "http")[2]) : imageUrl;
}
tempItem.heading = HttpUtility.HtmlDecode(rssItems[i]["title"].InnerText);
tempItem.link = rssItems[i]["link"].InnerText;
tempItem.content = HttpUtility.HtmlDecode(rssItems[i]["description"].InnerText);
tempItem.source = (rssItems[i]["source"] != null) ? String.Concat("Source : ", HttpUtility.HtmlDecode(rssItems[i]["source"].InnerText)) : String.Empty;
if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(rssItems[i]["pubDate"].InnerText))
{
var pubDate = DateTime.Now.Subtract(DateTime.Parse(rssItems[i]["pubDate"].InnerText)).ToString();
tempItem.pubDate = Helpers.PublishDateTime(pubDate);
}
Regex regex = new Regex(@"</?\w+((\s+\w+(\s*=\s*(?:"".*?""|'.*?'|[^'"">\s]+))?)+\s*|\s*)/?>", RegexOptions.Singleline);
tempItem.content = Regex.Replace(tempItem.content, regex.ToString(), String.Empty);
if (Validators.ValidateArticle(tempItem))
{
itemList.Add(tempItem);
}
}
}
catch (Exception)
{
//throw;
}
return itemList;
}
public static List<ArticleType> ReutersList(string category)
{
var itemList = new List<ArticleType>();
var url = String.Empty;
switch (category)
{
case "health":
url = "http://feeds.reuters.com/reuters/lifestyle";
break;
case "tech":
url = "http://feeds.reuters.com/reuters/technologyNews";
break;
case "business":
url = "http://feeds.reuters.com/reuters/businessNews";
break;
case "entertainment":
url = "http://feeds.reuters.com/reuters/entertainment";
break;
case "sports":
url = "http://feeds.reuters.com/reuters/sportsNews";
break;
default:
url = "http://feeds.reuters.com/reuters/topNews";
break;
}
try
{
WebRequest request = WebRequest.Create("http://feeds.reuters.com/Reuters/worldNews");//WebRequest.Create(path);
WebResponse response = request.GetResponse();
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder("");
Stream rssStream = response.GetResponseStream();
XmlDocument rssDoc = new XmlDocument();
rssDoc.Load(rssStream);
XmlNodeList rssItems = rssDoc.SelectNodes("rss/channel/item");
for (int i = 0; i < rssItems.Count; i++)
{
var tempItem = new ArticleType();
tempItem.imageUrl = Regex.Match(rssItems[i].InnerXml, "<img.*?src=[\"'](.+?)[\"'].*?>", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase).Groups[1].Value;
tempItem.heading = HttpUtility.HtmlDecode(rssItems[i]["title"].InnerText);
tempItem.content = HttpUtility.HtmlDecode(rssItems[i]["description"].InnerText);
tempItem.link = rssItems[i]["link"].InnerText;
Regex regex = new Regex(@"</?\w+((\s+\w+(\s*=\s*(?:"".*?""|'.*?'|[^'"">\s]+))?)+\s*|\s*)/?>", RegexOptions.Singleline);
tempItem.content = Regex.Replace(tempItem.content, regex.ToString(), String.Empty);
if (Validators.ValidateArticle(tempItem))
{
itemList.Add(tempItem);
}
}
}
catch (Exception)
{
//throw;
}
return itemList;
}
public static List<ArticleType> TimesLiveList(string category)
{
var itemList = new List<ArticleType>();
var url = String.Empty;
switch (category)
{
case "health":
url = "http://www.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/?service=rss";
break;
case "tech":
url = "http://www.timeslive.co.za/scitech/?service=rss";
break;
case "business":
return null;
case "entertainment":
url = "http://www.timeslive.co.za/entertainment/?service=rss";
break;
case "sports":
url = "http://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/?service=rss";
break;
default:
url = "http://www.timeslive.co.za/?service=rss";
break;
}
try
{
WebRequest request = WebRequest.Create(url);
WebResponse response = request.GetResponse();
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder("");
Stream rssStream = response.GetResponseStream();
XmlDocument rssDoc = new XmlDocument();
rssDoc.Load(rssStream);
XmlNodeList rssItems = rssDoc.SelectNodes("rss/channel/item");
for (int i = 0; i < rssItems.Count; i++)
{
var tempItem = new ArticleType();
//tempItem.imageUrl = Regex.Match(rssItems[i]["description"].InnerText, "<img.*?src=[\"'](.+?)[\"'].*?>", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase).Groups[1].Value;
tempItem.imageUrl = (rssItems[i]["enclosure"] != null) ? rssItems[i]["enclosure"].Attributes["url"].Value : String.Empty; ;
tempItem.heading = HttpUtility.HtmlDecode((rssItems[i]["title"].InnerText));
tempItem.content = HttpUtility.HtmlDecode(rssItems[i]["description"].InnerText);
tempItem.link = rssItems[i]["link"].InnerText;
//Regex regex = new Regex(@"</?\w+((\s+\w+(\s*=\s*(?:"".*?""|'.*?'|[^'"">\s]+))?)+\s*|\s*)/?>", RegexOptions.Singleline);
//tempItem.content = Regex.Replace(tempItem.content, regex.ToString(), String.Empty);
if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(rssItems[i]["pubDate"].InnerText))
{
var pubDate = DateTime.Now.Subtract(DateTime.Parse(rssItems[i]["pubDate"].InnerText.Replace("\n", "").Trim())).ToString();
tempItem.pubDate = Helpers.PublishDateTime(pubDate);
}
tempItem.source = "Times LIVE";
if (Validators.ValidateArticle(tempItem))
{
itemList.Add(tempItem);
}
}
}
catch (Exception)
{
//throw;
}
return itemList;
}
public static List<ArticleType> TwentyFourDotcom(string category)
{
var itemList = new List<ArticleType>();
var url = String.Empty;
switch (category)
{
case "health":
url = "http://feeds.health24.com/articles/health24/News/rss";
break;
case "tech":
url = "http://feeds.news24.com/articles/News24/SciTech/rss";
break;
case "business":
url = "http://feeds.24.com/articles/Fin24/News/rss";
break;
case "entertainment":
url = "http://feeds.news24.com/articles/channel/news/rss";
break;
case "sports":
url = "http://24.com.feedsportal.com/c/33816/f/607928/index.rss";
break;
default:
url = "http://feeds.news24.com/articles/News24/TopStories/rss";
break;
}
try
{
WebRequest request = WebRequest.Create("http://mg.co.za/rss/");//WebRequest.Create(path);
WebResponse response = request.GetResponse();
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder("");
Stream rssStream = response.GetResponseStream();
XmlDocument rssDoc = new XmlDocument();
rssDoc.Load(rssStream);
XmlNodeList rssItems = rssDoc.SelectNodes("rss/channel/item");
for (int i = 0; i < rssItems.Count; i++)
{
var tempItem = new ArticleType();
if (rssItems[i]["media:content"] != null)
{
var imageUrl = rssItems[i]["media:content"].Attributes[0].InnerText;
tempItem.imageUrl = String.Concat("http", Regex.Split(imageUrl, "http")[2]);
}
tempItem.heading = HttpUtility.HtmlDecode(rssItems[i]["title"].InnerText);
tempItem.content = HttpUtility.HtmlDecode(rssItems[i]["description"].InnerText);
tempItem.source = (rssItems[i]["source"] != null) ? String.Concat("Source : ", HttpUtility.HtmlDecode(rssItems[i]["source"].InnerText)) : String.Empty;
tempItem.link = rssItems[i]["link"].InnerText;
//tempItem.pubDate = DateTime.Parse(rssItems[i]["pubdate"].InnerText);
Regex regex = new Regex(@"</?\w+((\s+\w+(\s*=\s*(?:"".*?""|'.*?'|[^'"">\s]+))?)+\s*|\s*)/?>", RegexOptions.Singleline);
tempItem.content = Regex.Replace(tempItem.content, regex.ToString(), String.Empty);
if (Validators.ValidateArticle(tempItem))
{
itemList.Add(tempItem);
}
}
}
catch (Exception)
{
// throw;
}
return itemList;
}
public static List<ArticleType> BBCList(string category)
{
var itemList = new List<ArticleType>();
var url = String.Empty;
switch (category)
{
case "health":
url = "http://feeds.bbci.co.uk/health/rss.xml";
break;
case "tech":
url = "http://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/technology/rss.xml";
break;
case "business":
url = "http://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/business/rss.xml";
break;
case "entertainment":
url = "http://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/entertainment_and_arts/rss.xml";
break;
case "sports":
url = "http://feeds.bbci.co.uk/sport/rss.xml";
break;
default:
url = "http://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/rss.xml";
break;
}
try
{
WebRequest request = WebRequest.Create("http://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/rss.xml");//WebRequest.Create(path);
WebResponse response = request.GetResponse();
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder("");
Stream rssStream = response.GetResponseStream();
XmlDocument rssDoc = new XmlDocument();
rssDoc.Load(rssStream);
XmlNodeList rssItems = rssDoc.SelectNodes("rss/channel/item");
for (int i = 0; i < rssItems.Count; i++)
{
var tempItem = new ArticleType();
if (rssItems[i]["media:thumbnail"] != null)
{
if (rssItems[i]["media:thumbnail"].NextSibling != null)
{
var urls = rssItems[i]["media:thumbnail"].NextSibling;
tempItem.imageUrl = urls.Attributes["url"].InnerText;
}
}
tempItem.link = rssItems[i]["link"].InnerText;
tempItem.heading = HttpUtility.HtmlDecode((rssItems[i]["title"].InnerText));
tempItem.content = HttpUtility.HtmlDecode(rssItems[i]["description"].InnerText);
if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(rssItems[i]["pubDate"].InnerText))
{
var pubDate = DateTime.Now.Subtract(DateTime.Parse(rssItems[i]["pubDate"].InnerText)).ToString();
tempItem.pubDate = Helpers.PublishDateTime(pubDate);
}
tempItem.source = "BBC News";
Regex regex = new Regex(@"</?\w+((\s+\w+(\s*=\s*(?:"".*?""|'.*?'|[^'"">\s]+))?)+\s*|\s*)/?>", RegexOptions.Singleline);
tempItem.content = Regex.Replace(tempItem.content, regex.ToString(), String.Empty);
if (Validators.ValidateArticle(tempItem))
{
itemList.Add(tempItem);
}
}
}
catch (Exception)
{
//throw;
}
return itemList;
}
