/// <summary>
/// Gets and updates Facebook post. Called when the "Get and update post" button is pressed.
/// Expects the CreateFacebookPost method to be run first.
/// </summary>
private bool GetAndUpdateFacebookPost()
{
// Get an page to which the post is tied
FacebookAccountInfo page = FacebookAccountInfoProvider.GetFacebookAccountInfo("MyNewPage", SiteContext.CurrentSiteID);
if (page == null)
{
throw new Exception("[FacebookApiExamples.GetAndUpdateFacebookPost]: Page 'My new page' wasn't found.");
}
// Get the Facebook post from DB
FacebookPostInfo post = FacebookPostInfoProvider.GetFacebookPostInfosByAccountId(page.FacebookAccountID).FirstOrDefault();
if (post != null)
{
// Update the properties
post.FacebookPostText = post.FacebookPostText + " Edited.";
// Save the changes into DB
FacebookPostInfoProvider.SetFacebookPostInfo(post);
return(true);
}
return(false);
}
/// <summary>
/// Deletes Facebook post. Called when the "Delete post" button is pressed.
/// Expects the CreateFacebookPost method to be run first.
/// </summary>
private bool DeleteFacebookPosts()
{
// Get an page to which the post is tied
FacebookAccountInfo page = FacebookAccountInfoProvider.GetFacebookAccountInfo("MyNewPage", SiteContext.CurrentSiteID);
if (page == null)
{
throw new Exception("[FacebookApiExamples.DeleteFacebookPosts]: Page 'My new page' wasn't found.");
}
// Get the Facebook post from DB
ObjectQuery <FacebookPostInfo> post = FacebookPostInfoProvider.GetFacebookPostInfosByAccountId(page.FacebookAccountID);
// Delete the Facebook post from CMS and from Facebook
foreach (FacebookPostInfo deletePost in post)
{
FacebookPostInfoProvider.DeleteFacebookPostInfo(deletePost);
}
return(post.Count != 0);
}
/// <summary>
/// Publishes a facebook post.
/// </summary>
private bool PublishPostToFacebook()
{
// Get an page to which the post is tied
FacebookAccountInfo page = FacebookAccountInfoProvider.GetFacebookAccountInfo("MyNewPage", SiteContext.CurrentSiteID);
if (page == null)
{
throw new Exception("[FacebookApiExamples.PublishPostToFacebook]: Page 'My new page' wasn't found.");
}
// Get the Facebook post from DB
FacebookPostInfo post = FacebookPostInfoProvider.GetFacebookPostInfosByAccountId(page.FacebookAccountID).FirstOrDefault();
if (post == null)
{
throw new Exception("[FacebookApiExamples.PublishPostToFacebook]: No post has been created via these api Examples, or they have been deleted.");
}
// Publish the post. The post is scheduled to be published if its FacebookPostScheduledPublishDateTime is set in the future.
FacebookPostInfoProvider.PublishFacebookPost(post.FacebookPostID);
return(true);
}