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WordPressReader (Standard) updated to version 2.1.0

WordPressReader (Standard) updated to version 2.1.0

Currently, I am working on an update for my blog reader app on iOS to bring it on par with the Android version (which snagged push notifications for new posts already). As my WordPressReader library sits at the core of the application, I made also some updates to this library.

Here is what’s new:

  • based on .netStandard 2.1 (still works across UWP, WPF, Xamarin)
  • activated nullable reference types
  • because of the nullable reference types, updated the entity classes to always include null values (for type safety)
  • fixed a bug where comments in response to pingbacks lead to a crash
  • renamed CreateAnonymousComment to CreateAnonymousCommentAsync
  • other minor fixes

The update to the app is already available via Nuget, while you can check the source code in the Github repo.

What’s next:

I am currently exploring further improvements using C# 8.0, most notably IAsyncEnumerable<T> and ValueTask.

If you have any feedback for the library, feel free to sound off in the comments, open a Github issue or contact me via my social media accounts.

Until the next post, happy coding, everyone!

Title Image by Kevin Phillips from Pixabay

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WordPressReader (Standard) version 1.2.0 focuses on improving performance

WordPressReader (Standard) version 1.2.0 focuses on improving performance

The update contains several improvements to the HttpClientimplementation, which should improve performance of the library a lot:

  • all handlers now use one static HttpClientinstance. HttpClientis built to use it that way, and there is also no problem with multiple request handled by that instance. So everyone should use it in that way
  • the library is now actively enforcing gzip/deflate compression to make responses faster, especially when requesting bigger lists of items (if you want do deactivate it on the managed implementation, pass in falsewith the new useCompressionparameter with your call to the SetupClientmethod
  • deserialization by default now happens directly from the HttpResponsestream instead of first converting it to a string
  • added an API to pass in your own HttpClientinstance instead of the managed one (you could even use one static instance for your whole app this way to improve performance even further). To do so, just use the newly added method SetCustomClient(HttpClient client)on your handler instances.

I made this changes working without breaking existing implementations. Just by updating the library, you will get a better performance.

I also updated the source code on GitHub. If you just want to update the library, the update is already available on NuGet.

Happy coding, everyone!

P.S.
If you want to see the library in a live app, you can download my official blog reader app (which is written around it as a Xamarin.Formsapp) here:

iOS  Android  Windows 10

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WordPressReader (Standard) library is now available on Nuget

WordPressReader (Standard) library is now available on Nuget

I am happy to announce my new WordPressReader (Standard) library that is available on NuGet now. It is written in .netStandard 1.4 which enables you to use it in a lot of of places. As the name suggests, it focuses on reading tasks against the WordPress API.

Features:

  • get, search and filter posts
  • get pages
  • get and filter categories
  • get, search and filter tags
  • get comments
  • post anonymous comments (needs additional work on the WordPress site)
  • get basic user info

The library uses a generic WordPressEntity model implementation, which makes it easy to implement and extend. You can always get the raw json-value as well. The additional Error property on every model makes it easy to handle API errors properly. You can read the full documentation in the GitHub Wiki.

If you have problems with the library or want to contribute, you can do so on the GitHub repo.

Happy coding, everyone!

P.S.
If you want to see the library in a live app, you can download my official blog reader app (which is written around it) here:

iOS  Android  Windows 10

 

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