/// <summary>
/// Sends a GET request to the master server and returns the HTTP or Json result.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="methodName">Name of the method on the server to use.</param>
/// <param name="methodType">The type of method</param>
/// <returns></returns>
private string SendGetRequest(string methodName, WebServiceMethodTypeEnum methodType, string queryString = "")
{
WebRequest request = WebRequest.Create(BuildURLString(methodType) + methodName + queryString);
request.ContentType = "application/json; charset=utf-8";
request.Method = "GET";
using (WebResponse response = request.GetResponse())
{
if (IsMasterServerAlive())
{
using (StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(response.GetResponseStream()))
{
return ReplaceJsonArraySpecialCharacters(reader.ReadToEnd());
}
}
else
{
return "";
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Sends a POST request to the master server, including a Json object.
/// Returns the web server's Json result.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="methodName">The name of the method to call on the server.</param>
/// <param name="methodType">The type of method to use.</param>
/// <param name="jsonObject">The Json object to send in the request.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
private string SendJsonRequest(string methodName, WebServiceMethodTypeEnum methodType, object jsonObject)
{
HttpWebRequest request = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create(BuildURLString(methodType) + methodName);
request.ContentType = "application/json; charset=utf-8";
request.Method = "POST";
if (IsMasterServerAlive())
{
using (StreamWriter writer = new StreamWriter(request.GetRequestStream()))
{
writer.Write(jsonObject);
writer.Flush();
writer.Close();
}
using (WebResponse response = request.GetResponse())
{
using (StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(response.GetResponseStream()))
{
return ReplaceJsonArraySpecialCharacters(reader.ReadToEnd());
}
}
}
else
{
return "";
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Builds the URL to the master server.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="methodType">The method type to use.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
private string BuildURLString(WebServiceMethodTypeEnum methodType)
{
return MasterServerConfiguration.MasterServerURL + "api/APIControllers/" + EnumerationHelper.GetEnumerationDescription(methodType) + "/";
}