private List <StockListObjectData> GetStockPrices(ConfigSettingsObject settings)
{
List <StockListObjectData> toReturn = new List <StockListObjectData>();
// To array creates a copy of the list, so that alteration withing the UI
// doesn't cause forloop iteration problems whilst altering
foreach (var stock in settings.watchedStock.ToArray())
{
try
{
StockListObjectData newData = IEXHelper.GetStockData(stock, settings.iexCloudApiKey);
if (settings.onlyPopupDuringTradingHours == true)
{
if (newData.StockStockMarketOpen == true)
{
toReturn.Add(newData);
}
}
else
{
toReturn.Add(newData);
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
if (ex.Message.StartsWith("Invalid status response:"))
{
//Invalid symbol likely
Debug.WriteLine(stock + ":" + ex.Message);
}
else
{
throw ex;
}
}
}
return(toReturn);
}
/// <summary>
/// Called upon startup to load from file
/// </summary>
private void LoadSettingsFromFile()
{
if (File.Exists("settingsConfig.xml"))
{
settings = DeSerializeObject <ConfigSettingsObject>("settingsConfig.xml");
}
else
{
// No settings config exists, so we will populate the settings with some default values
settings = new ConfigSettingsObject();
settings.onlyPopupDuringTradingHours = false;
settings.popupDurationSeconds = 5;
settings.popupFrequencySeconds = 60;
settings.iexCloudApiKey = "YOUR KEY HERE";
settings.watchedStock = new List <string>()
{
"AAPL", "TWTR", "K", "T"
};
SaveSettingsToFile();
}
// Now we have the settings file, we can have it load the settings into the config form.
LoadSettingsIntoConfigForm();
}
