/// <summary>
/// Tries to get a subreddit from the web by the display name.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>Returns null if the subreddit get fails.</returns>
public async Task <Subreddit> GetSubredditFromWebByDisplayName(string displayName)
{
SubredditAbout subredditData = null;
Subreddit foundSubreddit = null;
try
{
// Make the call
string jsonResponse = await m_baconMan.NetworkMan.MakeRedditGetRequestAsString($"/r/{displayName}/about/.json");
// Parse the new subreddit
subredditData = await Task.Run(() => JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <SubredditAbout>(jsonResponse));
foundSubreddit = subredditData.SubredditInfo;
}
catch (Exception e)
{
m_baconMan.TelemetryMan.ReportUnExpectedEvent(this, "failed to get subreddit", e);
m_baconMan.MessageMan.DebugDia("failed to get subreddit", e);
}
// If we found it add it to the cache.
if (foundSubreddit != null)
{
lock (m_tempSubredditCache)
{
m_tempSubredditCache.Add(foundSubreddit);
}
// Format the subreddit
foundSubreddit.Description = WebUtility.HtmlDecode(foundSubreddit.Description);
}
return(foundSubreddit);
}
protected override async void OnNavigatedTo(NavigationEventArgs e)
{
_navigationHelper.OnNavigatedTo(e);
string subredditName = (string)e.Parameter;
Title = subredditName;
Subreddit subreddit = await RedditService.Instance.GetSubredditAsync(subredditName);
Posts = subreddit.Posts;
About = await RedditService.Instance.GetSubredditAboutAsync(subredditName);
}
public async Task <SubredditAbout> GetSubredditAboutAsync(string subredditName)
{
var subredditAbout = new SubredditAbout();
var response = await httpClient.GetStringAsync("http://www.reddit.com/r/" + subredditName + "/about.json");
var jObject = JObject.Parse(response);
var obj = jObject["data"];
subredditAbout.SubmitText = obj["submit_text"].ToString();
subredditAbout.DisplayName = obj["display_name"].ToString();
subredditAbout.HeaderImg = obj["header_img"].ToString();
subredditAbout.DescriptionHtml = obj["description_html"].ToString();
subredditAbout.Title = obj["title"].ToString();
subredditAbout.Over18 = obj["over18"].Value <bool>();
subredditAbout.Description = obj["description"].ToString();
subredditAbout.Subscribers = obj["subscribers"].Value <long>();
subredditAbout.PublicDescription = obj["public_description"].ToString();
return(subredditAbout);
}
