public Boolean Add(int widgetType)
{
// Check if the type is correct.
if (!WidgetsValidator.ValidateWidgetType(widgetType))
{
return(false);
}
// get sitecore context user
Sitecore.Security.Accounts.User currentUser = Sitecore.Context.User;
// load widgets setting from the context user
string userWidgetsJson = currentUser.Profile.GetCustomProperty(Constants.UserCustomProperty.UserWidgets);
List <SABB.Entities.Widgets.Widget> userWidgets;
try
{
// deserilaize the JSON sting to list of Widgets entity
userWidgets = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <List <Widget> >(userWidgetsJson);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
// log the exception
Sitecore.Diagnostics.Log.Error("Error in user adding widgets, The object is:" + userWidgetsJson, ex, this);
return(false);
}
// validate if the widget already added, if not then add it
if (!userWidgets.Any(w => w.WidgetType == (WidgetType)widgetType))
{
userWidgets.Add(new Widget {
WidgetType = (WidgetType)widgetType, PlaceholderOrder = 1, Order = 1
});
// convert to JSON string
string widgetJson = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(userWidgets);
// save the value in the user profile
using (new Sitecore.SecurityModel.SecurityDisabler())
{
Sitecore.Security.Accounts.User user = Sitecore.Security.Accounts.User.FromName(Sitecore.Context.User.Name, true);
user.Profile.SetCustomProperty(Constants.UserCustomProperty.UserWidgets, widgetJson);
user.Profile.Save();
}
return(true);
}
else
{
return(false);
}
}
public Boolean Remove(int widgetType)
{
// Check if the type is correct.
if (!WidgetsValidator.ValidateWidgetType(widgetType))
{
return(false);
}
// get sitecore context user
Sitecore.Security.Accounts.User currentUser = Sitecore.Context.User;
// load widgets setting from the context user
string userWidgetsJson = currentUser.Profile.GetCustomProperty(Constants.UserCustomProperty.UserWidgets);
List <SABB.Entities.Widgets.Widget> userWidgets;
try
{
// deserilaize the JSON sting to list of Widgets entity
userWidgets = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <List <Widget> >(userWidgetsJson);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
// log the exception
Sitecore.Diagnostics.Log.Error("Error in user delete widgets, The object is:" + userWidgetsJson, ex, this);
return(false);
}
userWidgets.Remove(userWidgets.SingleOrDefault(w => w.WidgetType == (WidgetType)widgetType));
// serilize back to JSON string
string widgetJson = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(userWidgets);
// save the value in the user profile
using (new Sitecore.SecurityModel.SecurityDisabler())
{
Sitecore.Security.Accounts.User user = Sitecore.Security.Accounts.User.FromName(Sitecore.Context.User.Name, true);
user.Profile.SetCustomProperty(Constants.UserCustomProperty.UserWidgets, widgetJson);
user.Profile.Save();
}
return(true);
}