public async Task <ActionResult> Index()
{
List <StoryModel> storyList = new List <StoryModel>();
HttpClient httpClient = myAPI.Initial();
HttpResponseMessage response = await httpClient.GetAsync("topstories.json?print=pretty");
if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
{
//store the response as a string, clean it up, and make an array from it.
string result = response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync().Result.ToString();
var chars = new string[] { "]", "[", "\"" };
foreach (var c in chars)
{
result = result.Replace(c, string.Empty);
}
string trimmedResult = result.Trim();
int[] storyIDs = Array.ConvertAll(trimmedResult.Split(','), int.Parse);
//reduced the result set due to azure timing out.
Array.Resize(ref storyIDs, storyIDs.Length - 400);
//it puts the reponse in the list and does what it's told or else it gets the loop again.
foreach (int id in storyIDs)
{
HttpResponseMessage newResponse = await httpClient.GetAsync("item/" + id + ".json?print=pretty");
if (newResponse.IsSuccessStatusCode)
{
var storyResult = newResponse.Content.ReadAsStringAsync().Result;
storyList.Add(JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <StoryModel>(storyResult));
}
}
}
return(View(storyList));
}
