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vidispine-net-clients.cs

using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Net;
using System.Net.Http;
using Vidispine.VidiNET;

namespace Binagora.Vidispine.ConsoleTest
{
    class Program
    {
        #region Private Constants

        private const string address = "http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:8080/API"; // Remeber to update the VS IP address.
        private const string userName = "admin";
        private const string password = "admin";

        #endregion

        #region Private Methods

        private static string GetUsingWebRequest(string requestUri)
        {
            var request = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create(requestUri);
            request.Credentials = new NetworkCredential(userName, password);

            using(var response = (HttpWebResponse)request.GetResponse())
            {
                var stream = response.GetResponseStream();
                var reader = new StreamReader(stream);

                string result = reader.ReadToEnd();
                return result;
            }
        }

        private static string GetUsingHttpClient(string requestUri)
        {
            var handler = new HttpClientHandler()
            {
                Credentials = new NetworkCredential(userName, password)
            };

            var client = new HttpClient(handler);
            client.BaseAddress = new Uri(address);

            string message = client.GetStringAsync(requestUri).Result;
            return message;
        }

        private static string GetUsingVidispineSdk()
        {
            var rootResource = new VidispineResource(address).Authenticate(userName, password);
            var itemResource = rootResource.Item;

            string result = itemResource.SearchPlainGET.Number(1).CallText();
            return result;
        }

        private static void WriteMessage(string option, string message)
        {
            Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Yellow;
            Console.WriteLine(option);
            Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Gray;
            Console.WriteLine(message);
        }

        private static void WriteTitle()
        {
            Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Green;
            Console.WriteLine("Invoking Vidispine...");
            Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Gray;
            Console.WriteLine();
        }

        #endregion

        #region Public Methods

        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            string requestUri = address + "/item;number=1";
            string message = "";

            WriteTitle();

            message = GetUsingWebRequest(requestUri);            
            WriteMessage("Option #1: Using WebRequest class.", message);

            message = GetUsingHttpClient(requestUri);
            WriteMessage("Option #2: Using HtpClient class.", message);

            message = GetUsingVidispineSdk();
            WriteMessage("Option #3: Using Vidispine SDK.", message);

            Console.WriteLine("Press [ENTER] to exit...");
            Console.ReadLine();
        }

        #endregion
    }
}