/// <summary>
/// Route for the default view
/// </summary>
/// <returns>The default view</returns>
public virtual IActionResult Index()
{
// Get the blog that is for this controller instance
if (Current != null)
{
// Generate the results view to send back
IndexViewModel viewModel = new IndexViewModel()
{
Templates = Current.Templates.ContainsKey(BlogControllerView.Index) ?
Current.Templates[BlogControllerView.Index] : new BlogViewTemplates(),
};
// Generate a list request to send to the blog handler
BlogListRequest listRequest = new BlogListRequest()
{
};
// Generate the view model results to pass
List <IBlogHeader> listResponse = (List <IBlogHeader>)Current.List(listRequest);
if (listResponse != null)
{
// Set the data for the view model
viewModel.Results = listResponse;
}
// Pass the view model
return(View(viewModel));
}
else
{
return(View(new IndexViewModel()));
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Default Constructor
/// </summary>
public IndexViewModel() : base()
{
SearchParameters = new BlogListRequest()
{
}; // Default searc items
Results = new List <IBlogHeader>(); // Blank list by default
}
/// <summary>
/// Html Helper to render the blog index
/// </summary>
/// <param name="helper">The HtmlHelper reference to extend the function in to</param>
/// <param name="blogId">The Id of the blog to render as defined by the param in the controller</param>
/// <param name="searchParameters">The definition of what to search for</param>
/// <param name="viewSettings">How to render the widget (There is an alternative signature without this that uses the defaults)</param>
/// <returns>The Html String output for the helper</returns>
public static IHtmlContent BlogWidget(this IHtmlHelper helper, String blogId,
BlogListRequest searchParameters, BlogViewDisplaySettings viewSettings)
{
// Create the tag builders to return to the calling MVC page
HtmlContentBuilder contentBuilder = new HtmlContentBuilder();
// Get the template to add to the view model
KeyValuePair <String, IBlog> blogPair =
Blogs.Items.Where(
blogCheck =>
blogCheck.Value.Parameters.Id == blogId
).FirstOrDefault();
// Did it find the blog?
if (blogPair.Value != null &&
blogPair.Value.Templates.ContainsKey(BlogControllerView.Widget))
{
/// Get the model from the helper context
IndexViewModel viewModel = new IndexViewModel()
{
Templates = new BlogViewTemplates()
{
},
SearchParameters = searchParameters,
DisplaySettings = viewSettings
};
// Populate the viewModel with any common things (such as URL's etc.)
viewModel.Populate(helper, blogId);
// Grab the widget templates (the key at least must be there)
BlogViewTemplates templates =
blogPair.Value.Templates[BlogControllerView.Widget];
// Check to see if there is any value to the templates
if (templates != null && templates.Templates != null)
{
// Assign the templates
viewModel.Templates.Templates =
blogPair.Value.Templates[BlogControllerView.Widget].Templates;
// Do the search to get the data
viewModel.Results = (List <IBlogHeader>)blogPair.Value.List(searchParameters);
// Stick the content all together in the table
contentBuilder
.AppendHtml(BlogWidgetIndexHeader(viewModel))
.AppendHtml(BlogWidgetIndexBody(viewModel))
.AppendHtml(BlogWidgetIndexFooter(viewModel));
}
}
// Send the tag back
return(contentBuilder);
}
public IResponseBase Execute(IRequestParameter parameters)
{
var result = new Response <Models.BlogPostList>();
_request = (BlogListRequest)parameters ?? new BlogListRequest();
try
{
var request = new ExtendedComRequest(HttpRequestMethod.GET, GetUrl(), _core, _errors)
{
OptionalRemoveScriptTags = false
};
var resultResponse = _core.RequestManager.Communicate(request);
result.resultset = new BlogService(_core).ParseBlogPostList(resultResponse, parameters);
result.template = Config.ResponseTemplates.BlogPostList;
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
_errors.Add(ex.Handle("BlogPostList.Execute", ErrorSeverity.FollowUp, ErrorType.RequestError));
}
return(result);
}
/// <summary>
/// Html Helper to render the blog index without the need to define the display settings (so it uses the defaults)
/// </summary>
/// <param name="helper">The HtmlHelper reference to extend the function in to</param>
/// <param name="blogId">The Id of the blog to render as defined by the param in the controller</param>
/// <param name="searchParameters">The definition of what to search for</param>
/// <returns>The Html String output for the helper</returns>
public static IHtmlContent BlogWidget(this IHtmlHelper helper, String blogId,
BlogListRequest searchParameters)
=> BlogWidget(helper, blogId, searchParameters, new BlogViewDisplaySettings());