/// <summary>
/// Find a model based on the given URL path...
/// Always contains properties (Layout, Url)
/// </summary>
/// <param name="path"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public IDataModel FindModel(string path)
{
//first check if this path is a permalink
var permaLink = Permalinks().FirstOrDefault(l => l.Key.Equals(path));
if (permaLink.Key != null)
path = permaLink.Value;
IDataModel model = new DynamicFileDataObject(new ExpandoObject());
//data path under app_data is equal to url path
var dataPaths = new string[] {
Path.Combine(MapPath, string.Format("{0}.json", path.Replace('/', '\\'))),
Path.Combine(MapPath, string.Format("{0}.md", path.Replace('/', '\\'))),
Path.Combine(MapPath, path.Replace('/', '\\'))
};
foreach (var dataPath in dataPaths)
{
model = GetModel(dataPath);
if (model != null)
{
if (model.Layout == null)
model.Layout = path;
break;
}
}
if(model == null)
{
model = new DynamicFileDataObject(new ExpandoObject())
{
Layout = path,
Url = path
};
}
else if (model is DynamicFileDataObject)
{
model.Url = ((dynamic)model).Permalink ?? path;
}
return model;
}
private IDataModel GetModel(string dataPath)
{
var md = new Markdown();
dynamic model = null;
if (dataPath.EndsWith(".json") && File.Exists(dataPath)) //does json file exist?
{
var source = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<ExpandoObject>(File.ReadAllText(dataPath), new ExpandoObjectConverter()); //deserialize json object
model = new DynamicFileDataObject(source);
}
else if (dataPath.EndsWith(".md") && File.Exists(dataPath)) //does markdown file exist?
{
dynamic source = new ExpandoObject();
model = new DynamicFileDataObject(source as IDictionary<string, object>);
model.Content = MvcHtmlString.Create(md.Transform(File.ReadAllText(dataPath), source as IDictionary<string, object>)); //deserialze markdown..
}
else if (Directory.Exists(dataPath)) //path is equal the the directory
{
//Get all data files
var dataFiles = Directory.GetFiles(dataPath, "*.*")
.Where(f => f.EndsWith(".md") || f.EndsWith(".json"));
var pages = new List<dynamic>(); //model is IEnumerable of all directory files
foreach (var filepath in dataFiles)
{
if (filepath.EndsWith("json", StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase))
{
pages.Add(JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(File.ReadAllText(filepath)));
}
else if (filepath.EndsWith("md", StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase))
{
dynamic obj = new ExpandoObject();
obj.Content = MvcHtmlString.Create(md.Transform(File.ReadAllText(filepath), obj as IDictionary<string, object>));
pages.Add(obj);
}
}
model = pages.AsModelCollection(dataPath, this);
//todo: be sure each item in the collection is an IDataModel!!
}
else
{
return null;
}
return model;
}