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' ******************************************************************************
' ** 
' **  Yahoo Finance Managed
' **  Written by Marius Häusler 2010
' **  It would be pleasant, if you contact me when you are using this code.
' **  Contact: YahooFinanceManaged@gmail.com
' **  Project Home: http://code.google.com/p/yahoo-finance-managed/
' **  
' ******************************************************************************
' **  
' **  Copyright 2010 Marius Häusler
' **  
' **  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
' **  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
' **  You may obtain a copy of the License at
' **  
' **    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
' **  
' **  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
' **  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
' **  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
' **  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
' **  limitations under the License.
' ** 
' ******************************************************************************


Namespace RSS

    ''' <summary>
    ''' Provides RSS feed data.
    ''' </summary>
    ''' <remarks></remarks>
    <Serializable()> _
    Public Class Feed
        Private ReadOnly mHelper As New MyHelper

        Private mDescription, mTitle, mCopyright, mGenerator, mRating, mName As String
        Private mSkiphours(-1), mTtl As Integer
        Private mPubDate, mLastBuildDate As DateTime
        Private mLanguage As Globalization.CultureInfo
        Private mDocs, mLink As Uri
        Private mManagingEditor, mWebmaster As Mail.MailAddress
        Private mSkipdays(-1) As DayOfWeek
        Private mItems As List(Of FeedItem)
        Private mImage As Image
        Private mCategory As Category
        Private mCloud As Cloud
        Private mInputBox As TextInputBox

        ''' <summary>
        ''' Specify one or more categories that the channel belongs to.
        ''' </summary>
        ''' <value></value>
        ''' <returns></returns>
        ''' <remarks></remarks>
        Public Property Category() As Category
            Get
                Return mCategory
            End Get
            Set(ByVal value As Category)
                mCategory = value
            End Set
        End Property
        ''' <summary>
        ''' Allows processes to register with a cloud to be notified of updates to the channel, implementing a lightweight publish-subscribe protocol for RSS feeds. 
        ''' </summary>
        ''' <value></value>
        ''' <returns></returns>
        ''' <remarks></remarks>
        Public Property Cloud() As Cloud
            Get
                Return mCloud
            End Get
            Set(ByVal value As Cloud)
                mCloud = value
            End Set
        End Property
        ''' <summary>
        ''' Copyright notice for content in the channel.
        ''' </summary>
        ''' <value></value>
        ''' <returns></returns>
        ''' <remarks></remarks>
        Public Property Copyright() As String
            Get
                Return mCopyright
            End Get
            Set(ByVal value As String)
                mCopyright = value
            End Set
        End Property
        ''' <summary>
        ''' 	Phrase or sentence describing the channel.
        ''' </summary>
        ''' <value></value>
        ''' <returns></returns>
        ''' <remarks></remarks>
        Public Property Description() As String
            Get
                Return mDescription
            End Get
            Set(ByVal value As String)
                mDescription = value
            End Set
        End Property
        ''' <summary>
        ''' A URL that points to the documentation (http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification) for the format used in the RSS file. It's probably a pointer to this page. It's for people who might stumble across an RSS file on a Web server 25 years from now and wonder what it is.
        ''' </summary>
        ''' <value></value>
        ''' <returns></returns>
        ''' <remarks></remarks>
        Public Property Documentation() As Uri
            Get
                Return mDocs
            End Get
            Set(ByVal value As Uri)
                mDocs = value
            End Set
        End Property
        ''' <summary>
        ''' A string indicating the program used to generate the channel.
        ''' </summary>
        ''' <value></value>
        ''' <returns></returns>
        ''' <remarks></remarks>
        Public Property Generator() As String
            Get
                Return mGenerator
            End Get
            Set(ByVal value As String)
                mGenerator = value
            End Set
        End Property
        ''' <summary>
        ''' Specifies a GIF, JPEG or PNG image that can be displayed with the channel. 
        ''' </summary>
        ''' <value></value>
        ''' <returns></returns>
        ''' <remarks></remarks>
        Public Property Image() As Image
            Get
                Return mImage
            End Get
            Set(ByVal value As Image)
                mImage = value
            End Set
        End Property
        ''' <summary>
        ''' A channel may contain any number of items. An item may represent a "story" -- much like a story in a newspaper or magazine; if so its description is a synopsis of the story, and the link points to the full story.
        ''' </summary>
        ''' <value></value>
        ''' <returns></returns>
        ''' <remarks></remarks>
        Public Property Items() As List(Of FeedItem)
            Get
                Return mItems
            End Get
            Set(ByVal value As List(Of FeedItem))
                mItems = value
            End Set
        End Property
        ''' <summary>
        ''' The language the channel is written in. This allows aggregators to group all Italian language sites, for example, on a single page.
        ''' </summary>
        ''' <value></value>
        ''' <returns></returns>
        ''' <remarks></remarks>
        Public Property Language() As Globalization.CultureInfo
            Get
                Return mLanguage
            End Get
            Set(ByVal value As Globalization.CultureInfo)
                mLanguage = value
            End Set
        End Property
        ''' <summary>
        ''' The last time the content of the channel changed.
        ''' </summary>
        ''' <value></value>
        ''' <returns></returns>
        ''' <remarks></remarks>
        Public Property LastBuildDate() As DateTime
            Get
                Return mLastBuildDate
            End Get
            Set(ByVal value As DateTime)
                mLastBuildDate = value
            End Set
        End Property
        ''' <summary>
        ''' The URL to the HTML website corresponding to the channel.
        ''' </summary>
        ''' <value></value>
        ''' <returns></returns>
        ''' <remarks></remarks>
        Public Property Link() As Uri
            Get
                Return mLink
            End Get
            Set(ByVal value As Uri)
                mLink = value
            End Set
        End Property
        ''' <summary>
        ''' Email address for person responsible for editorial content.
        ''' </summary>
        ''' <value></value>
        ''' <returns></returns>
        ''' <remarks></remarks>
        Public Property ManagingEditor() As Mail.MailAddress
            Get
                Return mManagingEditor
            End Get
            Set(ByVal value As Mail.MailAddress)
                mManagingEditor = value
            End Set
        End Property
        Public Property Name() As String
            Get
                Return mName
            End Get
            Set(ByVal value As String)
                mName = value
            End Set
        End Property
        ''' <summary>
        ''' The publication date for the content in the channel. For example, the New York Times publishes on a daily basis, the publication date flips once every 24 hours. That's when the pubDate of the channel changes.
        ''' </summary>
        ''' <value></value>
        ''' <returns></returns>
        ''' <remarks></remarks>
        Public Property PublishDate() As DateTime
            Get
                Return mPubDate
            End Get
            Set(ByVal value As DateTime)
                mPubDate = value
            End Set
        End Property
        ''' <summary>
        ''' The PICS (http://www.w3.org/PICS/) rating for the channel.
        ''' </summary>
        ''' <value></value>
        ''' <returns></returns>
        ''' <remarks></remarks>
        Public Property Rating() As String
            Get
                Return mRating
            End Get
            Set(ByVal value As String)
                mRating = value
            End Set
        End Property
        ''' <summary>
        ''' A hint for aggregators telling them which hours they can skip. This element contains up to 24 hour sub-elements whose value is a number between 0 and 23, representing a time in GMT, when aggregators, if they support the feature, may not read the channel on hours listed in the SkipHours element. The hour beginning at midnight is hour zero.
        ''' </summary>
        ''' <value></value>
        ''' <returns></returns>
        ''' <remarks></remarks>
        Public Property Skiphours() As Integer()
            Get
                Return mSkiphours
            End Get
            Set(ByVal value As Integer())
                mSkiphours = value
            End Set
        End Property
        ''' <summary>
        ''' A hint for aggregators telling them which days they can skip. This element contains up to seven day sub-elements whose value is Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday. Aggregators may not read the channel during days listed in the SkipDays element.
        ''' </summary>
        ''' <value></value>
        ''' <returns></returns>
        ''' <remarks></remarks>
        Public Property Skipdays() As DayOfWeek()
            Get
                Return mSkipdays
            End Get
            Set(ByVal value As DayOfWeek())
                mSkipdays = value
            End Set
        End Property
        ''' <summary>
        ''' Specifies a text input box that can be displayed with the channel. The purpose of the TextInput element is something of a mystery. You can use it to specify a search engine box. Or to allow a reader to provide feedback. Most aggregators ignore it.
        ''' </summary>
        ''' <value></value>
        ''' <returns></returns>
        ''' <remarks></remarks>
        Public Property TextInput() As TextInputBox
            Get
                Return mInputBox
            End Get
            Set(ByVal value As TextInputBox)
                mInputBox = value
            End Set
        End Property
        ''' <summary>
        ''' The name of the channel. It's how people refer to your service. If you have an HTML website that contains the same information as your RSS file, the title of your channel should be the same as the title of your website.
        ''' </summary>
        ''' <value></value>
        ''' <returns></returns>
        ''' <remarks></remarks>
        Public Property Title() As String
            Get
                Return mTitle
            End Get
            Set(ByVal value As String)
                mTitle = value
            End Set
        End Property
        ''' <summary>
        ''' ttl stands for time to live. It's a number of minutes that indicates how long a channel can be cached before refreshing from the source.
        ''' </summary>
        ''' <value></value>
        ''' <returns></returns>
        ''' <remarks></remarks>
        Public Property Ttl() As Integer
            Get
                Return mTtl
            End Get
            Set(ByVal value As Integer)
                mTtl = value
            End Set
        End Property
        ''' <summary>
        ''' Email address for person responsible for technical issues relating to channel.
        ''' </summary>
        ''' <value></value>
        ''' <returns></returns>
        ''' <remarks></remarks>
        Public Property Webmaster() As Mail.MailAddress
            Get
                Return mWebmaster
            End Get
            Set(ByVal value As Mail.MailAddress)
                mWebmaster = value
            End Set
        End Property

        Public Sub New()
            Me.Clear()
        End Sub

        Public Sub Clear()
            Me.Description = String.Empty
            Me.Title = String.Empty
            Me.Language = Nothing
            Me.Documentation = Nothing
            Me.PublishDate = #12:00:00 AM#
            Me.Copyright = String.Empty
            Me.Webmaster = Nothing
            Me.LastBuildDate = #12:00:00 AM#
            Me.Generator = String.Empty
            Me.Rating = String.Empty
            Me.ManagingEditor = Nothing
            Me.Link = Nothing
            Me.Name = String.Empty
            Me.Skipdays = New DayOfWeek() {}
            Me.Skiphours = New Integer() {}
            Me.Items = New List(Of FeedItem)
            Me.Image = Nothing
            Me.Category = Nothing
        End Sub
        Public Sub CopyValues(ByVal original As Feed)
            With Me
                If original.Category IsNot Nothing Then
                    .Category = New Category
                    .Category.Domain = original.Category.Domain
                    .Category.Name = original.Category.Name
                Else
                    .Category = Nothing
                End If
                .Description = original.Description
                .Copyright = original.Copyright
                .Documentation = original.Documentation
                .Generator = original.Generator
                If original.Image IsNot Nothing Then
                    .Image = New Image
                    .Image.Description = original.Image.Description
                    .Image.Height = original.Image.Height
                    .Image.Link = original.Image.Link
                    .Image.Title = original.Image.Title
                    .Image.URL = original.Image.URL
                    .Image.Width = original.Image.Width
                Else
                    .Image = Nothing
                End If
                If original.Items IsNot Nothing Then
                    .Items = New List(Of FeedItem)
                    For Each item As FeedItem In original.Items
                        Dim newItem As New FeedItem
                        newItem.CopyValues(item)
                        .Items.Add(newItem)
                    Next
                Else
                    .Items = Nothing
                End If
                .Language = original.Language
                .LastBuildDate = original.LastBuildDate
                .Link = original.Link
                .ManagingEditor = original.ManagingEditor
                .Name = original.Name
                .PublishDate = original.PublishDate
                .Rating = original.Rating
                .Skipdays = mHelper.EnumToArray(original.Skipdays)
                .Skiphours = mHelper.EnumToArray(original.Skiphours)
                .Title = original.Title
                .Ttl = original.Ttl
                .Webmaster = original.Webmaster
            End With
        End Sub
        Public Overrides Function ToString() As String
            Return mTitle
        End Function
    End Class

    ''' <summary>
    ''' Provides RSS feed image data.
    ''' </summary>
    ''' <remarks></remarks>
    <Serializable()> _
    Public Class Image
        Private mTitle, mDescription As String
        Private mWidth, mHeight As Integer
        Private mURL, mLink As Uri
        ''' <summary>
        ''' Gets or sets the URL of a GIF, JPEG or PNG image that represents the channel.
        ''' </summary>
        ''' <value></value>
        ''' <returns></returns>
        ''' <remarks></remarks>
        Public Property URL() As Uri
            Get
                Return mURL
            End Get
            Set(ByVal value As Uri)
                mURL = value
            End Set
        End Property
        ''' <summary>
        ''' Gets or sets the URL of the site, when the channel is rendered, the image is a link to the site.
        ''' </summary>
        ''' <value></value>
        ''' <returns></returns>
        ''' <remarks>In practice the image TITLE and LINK should have the same value as the channel's TITLE and LINK.</remarks>
        Public Property Link() As Uri
            Get
                Return mLink
            End Get
            Set(ByVal value As Uri)
                mLink = value
            End Set
        End Property
        ''' <summary>
        ''' 
        ''' </summary>
        ''' <value></value>
        ''' <returns></returns>
        ''' <remarks></remarks>
        Public Property Title() As String
            Get
                Return mTitle
            End Get
            Set(ByVal value As String)
                mTitle = value
            End Set
        End Property
        ''' <summary>
        ''' Gets or sets the text that is included in the TITLE attribute of the link formed around the image in the HTML rendering.
        ''' </summary>
        ''' <value></value>
        ''' <returns></returns>
        ''' <remarks></remarks>
        Public Property Description() As String
            Get
                Return mDescription
            End Get
            Set(ByVal value As String)
                mDescription = value
            End Set
        End Property
        ''' <summary>
        ''' Gets or sets the width of the image in pixels.
        ''' </summary>
        ''' <value></value>
        ''' <returns></returns>
        ''' <remarks>Maximum value is 144, default value is 88.</remarks>
        Public Property Width() As Integer
            Get
                Return mWidth
            End Get
            Set(ByVal value As Integer)
                mWidth = value
            End Set
        End Property
        ''' <summary>
        ''' Gets or sets the height of the image in pixels.
        ''' </summary>
        ''' <value></value>
        ''' <returns></returns>
        ''' <remarks>Maximum value is 400, default value is 31.</remarks>
        Public Property Height() As Integer
            Get
                Return mHeight
            End Get
            Set(ByVal value As Integer)
                mHeight = value
            End Set
        End Property
    End Class

    ''' <summary>
    ''' It's purpose is to allow processes to register with a cloud to be notified of updates to the channel, implementing a lightweight publish-subscribe protocol for RSS feeds.
    ''' </summary>
    ''' <remarks></remarks>
    <Serializable()> _
    Public Class Cloud
        Private mPath, mRegisterProcedure, mProtocol As String
        Private mPort As Integer
        Private mDomain As Uri
        Public Property Domain() As Uri
            Get
                Return mDomain
            End Get
            Set(ByVal value As Uri)
                mDomain = value
            End Set
        End Property
        Public Property Path() As String
            Get
                Return mPath
            End Get
            Set(ByVal value As String)
                mPath = value
            End Set
        End Property
        Public Property RegisterProcedure() As String
            Get
                Return mRegisterProcedure
            End Get
            Set(ByVal value As String)
                mRegisterProcedure = value
            End Set
        End Property
        Public Property Protocol() As String
            Get
                Return mProtocol
            End Get
            Set(ByVal value As String)
                mProtocol = value
            End Set
        End Property
        Public Property Port() As Integer
            Get
                Return mPort
            End Get
            Set(ByVal value As Integer)
                mPort = value
            End Set
        End Property
    End Class

    ''' <summary>
    ''' Represents a text input box for doing something.
    ''' </summary>
    ''' <remarks>The purpose of the TextInputBox element is something of a mystery. You can use it to specify a search engine box. Or to allow a reader to provide feedback. Most aggregators ignore it.</remarks>
    <Serializable()> _
    Public Class TextInputBox
        Private mTitle, mDescription, mName As String
        Private mLink As Uri
        ''' <summary>
        ''' The label of the Submit button in the text input area.
        ''' </summary>
        ''' <value></value>
        ''' <returns></returns>
        ''' <remarks></remarks>
        Public Property Title() As String
            Get
                Return mTitle
            End Get
            Set(ByVal value As String)
                mTitle = value
            End Set
        End Property
        ''' <summary>
        ''' Explains the text input area.
        ''' </summary>
        ''' <value></value>
        ''' <returns></returns>
        ''' <remarks></remarks>
        Public Property Description() As String
            Get
                Return mDescription
            End Get
            Set(ByVal value As String)
                mDescription = value
            End Set
        End Property
        ''' <summary>
        ''' The name of the text object in the text input area.
        ''' </summary>
        ''' <value></value>
        ''' <returns></returns>
        ''' <remarks></remarks>
        Public Property Name() As String
            Get
                Return mName
            End Get
            Set(ByVal value As String)
                mName = value
            End Set
        End Property
        ''' <summary>
        ''' The URL of the CGI script that processes text input requests.
        ''' </summary>
        ''' <value></value>
        ''' <returns></returns>
        ''' <remarks></remarks>
        Public Property Link() As Uri
            Get
                Return mLink
            End Get
            Set(ByVal value As Uri)
                mLink = value
            End Set
        End Property
    End Class

End Namespace

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