/// <summary>
/// Share data to LinkedIn.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">Schema of data to share.</typeparam>
/// <typeparam name="U">Type of response object.</typeparam>
/// <param name="dataToShare">Share request content.</param>
/// <returns>Boolean indicating success or failure.</returns>
public async Task <U> ShareDataAsync <T, U>(T dataToShare)
{
var shareRequest = dataToShare as LinkedInShareRequest;
if (shareRequest != null)
{
LinkedInVisibility.ParseVisibilityStringToEnum(shareRequest.Visibility.Code);
var requestParser = new LinkedInParser <LinkedInShareRequest>();
var url = $"{_baseUrl}/people/~/shares?oauth2_access_token={Tokens.AccessToken}&format=json";
using (HttpRequestMessage request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Post, new Uri(url)))
{
request.Headers.Add("x-li-format", "json");
var stringContent = requestParser.Parse(shareRequest);
request.Content = new StringContent(stringContent, Encoding.UTF8, "application/json");
using (var response = await client.SendAsync(request).ConfigureAwait(false))
{
var data = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
var responseParser = new LinkedInParser <U>();
var listResults = responseParser.Parse(data) as List <U>;
return(listResults[0]);
}
}
}
return(default(U));
}
/// <summary>
/// Share content to LinkedIn.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="commentContainingUrl">Comment containing a Url.</param>
/// <param name="visibilityCode">Code for who to share with.</param>
/// <returns>Boolean indicating success or failure.</returns>
public Task <LinkedInShareResponse> ShareActivityAsync(string commentContainingUrl, LinkedInShareVisibility visibilityCode = LinkedInShareVisibility.ConnectionsOnly)
{
var shareRequest = new LinkedInShareRequest
{
Comment = commentContainingUrl,
Visibility = new LinkedInVisibility {
Code = LinkedInVisibility.ParseVisibilityEnumToString(visibilityCode)
}
};
return(ShareActivityAsync(shareRequest));
}