// the api calls have to be asynchronous methods, so they can't be used in a constructor. Instead, I created a public static async
// method that in turn creates and returns an instance of Page2, so it functions as kind of an async constructor
public static async Task <Page2> Create(string summonerName, Region region, string apiKey, string txtFileLoc)
{
// create an instance of this class (Page2) to be returned
var page = new Page2();
// set the api from the input in page 1 if it isn't the default or empty
if (!apiKey.Equals("api key") && !apiKey.Equals(""))
{
page.api = RiotApi.GetDevelopmentInstance(apiKey);
page.returnApiKey = apiKey;
}
// set the file location from page 1 input if it isn't the default or empty
if (!txtFileLoc.Equals("txt file") && !txtFileLoc.Equals(""))
{
page.noteFileLocation = txtFileLoc;
}
// get the region for returning to page 1
// Na = 3, Euw = 2, Kr = 4
page.returnRegion = (int)region;
// get summoner using input and riot API
var summoner = page.getSummoner(summonerName, region);
// display name of summoner
page.summonerNameDisplay.Text = summoner.Name;
//get the info for the current game of the summoner
await page.getCurrentGame(summoner, region);
// set the pictures for the summonerGroups
page.setImageGroups();
// watch the file for updates, and if detected, update the app accordingly
page.runWatch();
// return the instance of Page2
return(page);
}
//execute the search based on inputted summoner name and selected region
private async void Button_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
messageBox.Text = "Loading..."; //make the message box convey that the program is executing the search
string summonerName = summonerNameInput.Text; //set the summoner name to be searched from what the user inputted
if (summonerName != "") // if the input box isn't empty
{
Region region = Region.Na; //default region is Na (North America)
//set the server region based on what radio button is selected (Na = North America, Euw = Western Europe, Kr = South Korea)
if (NAButton.IsChecked == true)
{
region = Region.Na;
}
else if (EUWButton.IsChecked == true)
{
region = Region.Euw;
}
else if (KRButton.IsChecked == true)
{
region = Region.Kr;
}
//try to execute the search using the summoner name and region
try
{
this.NavigationService.Navigate(await Page2.Create(summonerName, region, apiKeyBox.Text, textFileLocationBox.Text)); //if successful, page 2 will be navigated to
}//if search fails, update message box to say why based on exception received
catch (Exception ex)
{
messageBox.Text = ex.Message;
Console.WriteLine(ex.StackTrace);
}
}
else
{
messageBox.Text = ""; //clear message box if box was empty
}
}