public async Task<Artist> GetArtistAsync(string id)
{
Artist retVal = null;
var content = await GetArtistStringAsync(id);
if(content != null)
{
JsonObject jsonObject = JsonObject.Parse(content);
retVal = new Artist(jsonObject);
}
return retVal;
}
/// <summary>
/// Initializes the IDataSource and requests the Arist information.
/// When the data returns, it will update any OneWay data bindings.
/// </summary>
private async void InitializeData()
{
_dataSource = new RemoteDataSource();
var success = await _dataSource.Initialize();
if (success)
{
Artist artist = await _dataSource.GetArtistAsync(DEFAULT_ARTIST_ID);
if (artist != null)
{
Artist = artist;
// Bind our data to our UI
Bindings.Update();
var width = Window.Current.Bounds.Width;
var height = Window.Current.Bounds.Height;
artistImage.Source = new BitmapImage(new Uri(Artist.ImageUrl + "&h=768&w=1024"));
progressRing.IsActive = false;
progressRing.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
ElementCompositionPreview.GetElementVisual(this).StartAnimation("Opacity", _pageFadeIn);
}
}
}