Urban Sketchers

Work in Progress by Michael S. Scherotter

Urban Sketchers Mobile App will map urban sketches from around the world.

Sketch

Each Sketch has the following properties

Title (String)
Description (Optional String)
Address (Optional String)
Latitude (double)
Longitude (double)
Image Url (String)
Creation Date (Date/time)
Created By (Person)
Thumbnail Url (String)
Sector (integer)

Person

Each Person has the following properties

Name (String)
Image Url (String)
Public Url (String)

Rating

Each Rating has the following properties

Sketch (String)
Person (String)
Like (Boolean)
Comment (String)
Is Violation (Boolean)

Upload App Service

Package Family Name: MichaelS.Scherotter.UrbanSketches_9eg5g21zq32qm App Service Name: Upload.1

Message Parameters:

Method: Required "Upload" Title: Required string Address: Optional string Description: Optional string CreationDate: Optional DateTime FileToken: Required, A token created with SharedStorageAccessManager.AddFile()

Sample Code

async Task UploadAsync(StorageFile fileToUpload)
{
    using (var connection = new AppServiceConnection
    {
        AppServiceName = "Upload.1",
        PackageFamilyName = "MichaelS.Scherotter.UrbanSketches_9eg5g21zq32qm"
    })
    {
        var status = await connection.OpenAsync();

        if (status == AppServiceConnectionStatus.Success)
        {
            var message = new ValueSet
            {
                ["Method"] = "Upload",
                ["Title"] = "A sketch",
                ["Address"] = "Optional address",
                ["CreationDate"] = DateTime.UtcNow,
                ["Description"] = "Optional description",
                ["FileToken"] = SharedStorageAccessManager.AddFile(fileToUpload),
                ["Latitude"] = 40.0,
                ["Longitude"] = 100.3
            };

            var response = await connection.SendMessageAsync(message);

            bool succeeded = (bool) response.Message["Success"];
        }
    }
}