// Combine data to conform a valid swcharacter view model
public SWCharacter GenerateNewCharacter(int id, SWCharRootObject charRoot, SWPlanetRootObject planetRoot)
{
SWCharacter character = new SWCharacter()
{
Id = id,
Name = charRoot.name,
Height = int.Parse(charRoot.height),
Mass = float.Parse(charRoot.mass),
Hair_Color = charRoot.hair_color,
Skin_Color = charRoot.skin_color,
Eye_Color = charRoot.eye_color,
Birth_Year = charRoot.birth_year,
Gender = charRoot.gender,
HomeWorld = new SWHomeWorld()
{
Name = planetRoot.name, Population = planetRoot.population, Know_Residents_Count = planetRoot.residents.Count()
},
Species_Name = charRoot.species.First(),
Average_Rating = 1,
Max_Rating = 1
};
return(character);
}
public async Task <ActionResult <SWCharacter> > GetById(int id)
{
// invalid parameter passed case
if (id < 1)
{
return(NotFound());
}
SWCharacter myCharacter;
//access cache
if (!_cache.TryGetValue(id, out SWCharacter characterCacheEntry))
{
//entity not stored in cache , retrieve and cache it.
//...
SWCharRootObject myChar = await _swapiService.PopulateCharacterData(id);
// retrieve character's planet data , extract id from character root object homeplanet slot.
string planetId = Regex.Match(myChar.homeworld, @"\d+").Value;
SWPlanetRootObject itsPlanet = await _swapiService.PopulatePlanetData(int.Parse(planetId));
//Generate a Character viewModel using populated data from swapi...
myCharacter = _swapiService.GenerateNewCharacter(id, myChar, itsPlanet);
//replace path to species with species name
string speciesId = Regex.Match(myCharacter.Species_Name, @"\d+").Value;
myCharacter.Species_Name = await _swapiService.GetSpeciesName(int.Parse(speciesId));
myCharacter.Average_Rating = 1;
myCharacter.Max_Rating = 1;
//generate options required by memcache module...
var cacheEntryOptions = new MemoryCacheEntryOptions()
// Set cache entry size by extension method.
.SetSize(1)
// Keep in cache for this time, reset time if accessed.
.SetSlidingExpiration(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(3600));
// finaly , store it in memcache...
_cache.Set(id, myCharacter, cacheEntryOptions);
}
else
{
// cache entry found...
myCharacter = characterCacheEntry;
}
if (myCharacter == null)
{
return(NotFound());
}
else
{
return(myCharacter);
}
}
