/// <summary>
/// Calls the my Azure API to shorten the long URL into an adddress like shl.pw/2v and returns QR Code image of the shortened URL
/// </summary>
/// <param name="sLongURL">URL to shorten and generate image of</param>
/// <param name="iSize">Size of image to generate with ZXing</param>
/// <param name="iCropBorder">Sometimes too much white space around QR Code and needs cropping</param>
/// <returns>The (optionally cropped) QRCode Image of the shortened URL from ZXing</returns>
public static QREncoder GetQREncoderObject(string sLongURL)
{
string url = "https://pwqrazurefunctionapp.azurewebsites.net/api/ShortenURLPost?code=bxwoszCCCjEGB2KTqiw/tcNCoNCKMdu9jdcbB2xiXcUoxPhMHWRTDA==";
try
{
// build WSG file link
var linkToShorten = new ShortenThisURLWithAzure
{
Input = sLongURL
};
HttpRequestMessage request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Post, url);
HttpClient connectClient = new HttpClient();
connectClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Add(new MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue("application/json"));
var body = JSONHelper.SerializeJSon <ShortenThisURLWithAzure>(linkToShorten);
request.Content = new StringContent(body, Encoding.UTF8, "application/json");
var response = connectClient.SendAsync(request).Result;
string responseContent = response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync().Result;
BPSUtilities.WriteLog(responseContent);
// this is dumb
ShortenedURLResponseFromAzure shortUrl = JSONHelper.DeserializeJSon <ShortenedURLResponseFromAzure>(responseContent.Replace("[", "").Replace("]", ""));
if (shortUrl != null)
{
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(shortUrl.ShortUrl))
{
BPSUtilities.WriteLog($"'{shortUrl.LongUrl}' shortened to '{shortUrl.ShortUrl}'");
QREncoder enc = new QREncoder();
enc.ErrorCorrection = ErrorCorrection.H;
// this leads to a 33 x 33 qrcode
enc.ModuleSize = 1;
enc.QuietZone = 4;
enc.Encode(shortUrl.ShortUrl);
return(enc);
}
}
else
{
BPSUtilities.WriteLog("Short URL not generated.");
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
BPSUtilities.WriteLog("Error: " + ex.Message);
BPSUtilities.WriteLog(ex.StackTrace);
}
return(null);
}
/// <summary>
/// Calls the my Azure API to shorten the long URL into an adddress like shl.pw/2v and returns QR Code image of the shortened URL
/// </summary>
/// <param name="sLongURL">URL to shorten and generate image of</param>
/// <param name="iSize">Size of image to generate with ZXing</param>
/// <param name="iCropBorder">Sometimes too much white space around QR Code and needs cropping</param>
/// <returns>The (optionally cropped) QRCode Image of the shortened URL from ZXing</returns>
public static Image GetQRCodeImage(string sLongURL, int iSize, int iCropBorder)
{
string url = "https://pwqrazurefunctionapp.azurewebsites.net/api/ShortenURLPost?code=bxwoszCCCjEGB2KTqiw/tcNCoNCKMdu9jdcbB2xiXcUoxPhMHWRTDA==";
Image img = null;
try
{
// build WSG file link
var linkToShorten = new ShortenThisURLWithAzure
{
Input = sLongURL
};
HttpRequestMessage request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Post, url);
HttpClient connectClient = new HttpClient();
connectClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Add(new MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue("application/json"));
var body = JSONHelper.SerializeJSon <ShortenThisURLWithAzure>(linkToShorten);
request.Content = new StringContent(body, Encoding.UTF8, "application/json");
var response = connectClient.SendAsync(request).Result;
string responseContent = response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync().Result;
BPSUtilities.WriteLog(responseContent);
// this is dumb
ShortenedURLResponseFromAzure shortUrl = JSONHelper.DeserializeJSon <ShortenedURLResponseFromAzure>(responseContent.Replace("[", "").Replace("]", ""));
if (shortUrl != null)
{
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(shortUrl.ShortUrl))
{
BPSUtilities.WriteLog($"'{shortUrl.LongUrl}' shortened to '{shortUrl.ShortUrl}'");
img = (Image)CreateQRCode(shortUrl.ShortUrl, iSize);
BPSUtilities.WriteLog($"Original QR Code size is {img.Width} x {img.Height}.");
if (img.Width > iSize)
{
Image img3 = ResizeImage(img, iSize, iSize, ImageFormat.Png);
img = img3;
}
BPSUtilities.WriteLog(string.Format("QR Code is {0} X {1}.", img.Width, img.Height, iCropBorder));
}
}
else
{
BPSUtilities.WriteLog("Short URL not generated.");
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
BPSUtilities.WriteLog("Error: " + ex.Message);
BPSUtilities.WriteLog(ex.StackTrace);
}
return(img);
}
