private static async Task <StackBot> GetJsonFromStack(string Query)
{
StackBot Data = new StackBot();
Query = Uri.EscapeDataString(Query);
HttpClientHandler handler = new HttpClientHandler();
handler.AutomaticDecompression = DecompressionMethods.GZip | DecompressionMethods.Deflate;
using (var httpClient = new HttpClient(handler))
{
var apiUrl = ("http://api.stackexchange.com/2.2/search/excerpts?pagesize=5&order=desc&sort=relevance&q=" + Query + "&closed=True&site=stackoverflow");
//setup HttpClient
httpClient.BaseAddress = new Uri(apiUrl);
httpClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Add(new MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue("application/json"));
//make request
var response = await httpClient.GetStringAsync(apiUrl);
Data = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <StackBot>(response);
}
return(Data);
}
/// <summary>
/// POST: api/Messages
/// Receive a message from a user and reply to it
/// </summary>
public async Task <Message> Post([FromBody] Message message)
{
if (message.Type == "Message")
{
string QuestionString;
StackBot stackRequest = await GetJsonFromStack(message.Text);
if (stackRequest.items.Count() > 0)
{
//multiple messages realisation. doesn't work atm. excplicit post required to catch messages from this one
//int n = stackRequest.items.Count();
//if (n > 5) n = 5;
//for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
//{
// QuestionString = await GetAnswers(stackRequest.items[i].question_id);
// connector.Messages.SendMessage(message.CreateReplyMessage(QuestionString));
//}
// //return null;
// QuestionString = await GetAnswers(stackRequest.items[0].question_id);
// return null; // no reply
QuestionString = await GetAnswers(stackRequest.items[0].question_id);
return(message.CreateReplyMessage(QuestionString));
}
else
{
QuestionString = "Sorry, I couldn't find anything, try a different question?";
return(message.CreateReplyMessage(QuestionString));
}
// return our reply to the user
}
else
{
return(HandleSystemMessage(message));
}
}