private async Task <List <Models.VideoDetails> > GetRecommendedList()
{
//Emulating an API call
await Task.Delay(1000);
var recommendedVideos = new List <Models.VideoDetails>();
var rnd = new Random();
for (int repeat = 1; repeat <= 2; repeat++)
{
for (int i = 1; i <= 10; i++)
{
var video = new Models.VideoDetails
{
ChannelName = $"Creative Channel {i} Name",
ChannelThumbnail = $@"..\..\..\img\avatars\{i}.jpg",
Title = $"Absolutely Amazing Title of Video {i}",
Thumbnail = $@"..\..\..\img\thumbnails\{i}.jpg",
Views = (ulong)rnd.Next(100, 2000000),
PublishedDate = DateTime.Now.AddDays(-rnd.Next(1000)).AddMinutes(-rnd.Next(60))
};
recommendedVideos.Add(video);
}
}
return(recommendedVideos);
}
private async Task LoadVideoList()
{
CreateCardPlaceHolders();
List <Models.VideoDetails> recommendedVideos = await GetRecommendedList();
int placeholdersCount = pnlVideos.Controls.Count;
for (int i = 0; i < recommendedVideos.Count; i++)
{
Models.VideoDetails videoDetails = recommendedVideos[i];
VideoCardItem item;
if (placeholdersCount > 0)
{
item = (VideoCardItem)pnlVideos.Controls[i];
placeholdersCount--;
}
else
{
item = new VideoCardItem();
pnlVideos.Controls.Add(item);
}
item.ChannelName = videoDetails.ChannelName;
item.ChannelThumbnail = videoDetails.ChannelThumbnail;
item.Title = videoDetails.Title;
item.Thumbnail = videoDetails.Thumbnail;
item.Views = videoDetails.Views;
item.PublishedDate = videoDetails.PublishedDate;
item.Refresh();
}
while (placeholdersCount > 0)
{
pnlVideos.Controls.RemoveAt(pnlVideos.Controls.Count - 1);
placeholdersCount--;
}
}