Web Request

using Microsoft.SPOT.Hardware;
using SecretLabs.NETMF.Hardware.Netduino;
using System;
using System.Threading;
using System.Net;
using System.IO;
using Microsoft.SPOT;
using Microsoft.SPOT.Net.NetworkInformation;

namespace Blinky
{
    public class Program
    {
        public static void Main()
        {
            
            App app = new App ();
            app.Run ();

            OutputPort led = new OutputPort(Pins.ONBOARD_LED, false);
            while (app.IsRunning)
            {
                led.Write(true); // turn on the LED
                Thread.Sleep(250); // sleep for 250ms
                led.Write(false); // turn off the LED
                Thread.Sleep(250); // sleep for 250ms
            }

            Debug.Print ("App finished.");
            Debug.Print ("I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain.");
            Debug.Print ("Time to die.");
        }
    }

    public class App
    {
        NetworkInterface[] _interfaces;


        public bool IsRunning { get; set; }

        public void Run()
        {
            this.IsRunning = true;
            bool goodToGo = InitializeNetwork ();

            if (goodToGo)
            {
                MakeWebRequest ("http://google.com");
            }

            this.IsRunning = false;
        }


        protected bool InitializeNetwork()
        {
            if (Microsoft.SPOT.Hardware.SystemInfo.SystemID.SKU == 3)
            {
                Debug.Print("Wireless tests run only on Device");
                return false;
            }

            Debug.Print("Getting all the network interfaces.");
            _interfaces = NetworkInterface.GetAllNetworkInterfaces();

            // debug output
            ListNetworkInterfaces ();

            // loop through each network interface
            foreach (var net in _interfaces)
            {
                // debug out
                ListNetworkInfo (net);

                switch (net.NetworkInterfaceType)
                {
                    case (NetworkInterfaceType.Ethernet):
                        Debug.Print ("Found Ethernet Interface");
                        break;
                    case (NetworkInterfaceType.Wireless80211):
                        Debug.Print ("Found 802.11 WiFi Interface");
                        break;
                    case (NetworkInterfaceType.Unknown):
                        Debug.Print ("Found Unknown Interface");
                        break;
                }

                // check for an IP address, try to get one if it's empty
                return CheckIPAddress (net);
            }

            // if we got here, should be false.
            return false;
        }

        protected void MakeWebRequest(string url)
        {
            var httpWebRequest = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create(url);
            httpWebRequest.Method = "GET";

            var httpResponse = (HttpWebResponse)httpWebRequest.GetResponse();
            using (var streamReader = new StreamReader(httpResponse.GetResponseStream()))
            {
                var result = streamReader.ReadToEnd();
                Debug.Print("this is what we got from " + url + ": " + result);
            }
        }


        protected bool CheckIPAddress (NetworkInterface net)
        {
            int timeout = 10000; // timeout, in milliseconds to wait for an IP. 10,000 = 10 seconds

            // check to see if the IP address is empty (0.0.0.0). IPAddress.Any is 0.0.0.0.
            if (net.IPAddress == IPAddress.Any.ToString())
            {
                Debug.Print ("No IP Address");

                if (net.IsDhcpEnabled)
                {
                    Debug.Print ("DHCP is enabled, attempting to get an IP Address");

                    // ask for an IP address from DHCP [note this is a static, not sure which network interface it would act on]
                    int sleepInterval = 10;
                    int maxIntervalCount = timeout / sleepInterval;
                    int count = 0;
                    while (IPAddress.GetDefaultLocalAddress () == IPAddress.Any && count < maxIntervalCount)
                    {
                        Debug.Print ("Sleep while obtaining an IP");
                        Thread.Sleep (10);
                        count++;
                    };

                    // if we got here, we either timed out or got an address, so let's find out.
                    if (net.IPAddress == IPAddress.Any.ToString())
                    {
                        Debug.Print ("Failed to get an IP Address in the alotted time.");
                        return false;
                    }

                    Debug.Print ("Got IP Address: " + net.IPAddress.ToString ());
                    return true;

                    //NOTE: this does not work, even though it's on the actual network device. [shrug]
                    // try to renew the DHCP lease and get a new IP Address
                    //net.RenewDhcpLease ();
                    //while (net.IPAddress == "0.0.0.0") {
                    //    Thread.Sleep (10);
                    //}

                }
                else
                {
                    Debug.Print ("DHCP is not enabled, and no IP address is configured, bailing out.");
                    return false;
                }
            } 
            else
            {
                Debug.Print ("Already had IP Address: " + net.IPAddress.ToString ());
                return true;
            }

        }

        protected void ListNetworkInterfaces()
        {
            foreach (var net in _interfaces)
            {
                switch (net.NetworkInterfaceType)
                {
                    case (NetworkInterfaceType.Ethernet):
                        Debug.Print ("Found Ethernet Interface");
                        break;
                    case (NetworkInterfaceType.Wireless80211):
                        Debug.Print ("Found 802.11 WiFi Interface");
                        break;
                    case (NetworkInterfaceType.Unknown):
                        Debug.Print ("Found Unknown Interface");
                        break;
                }
            }
        }

        protected void ListNetworkInfo(NetworkInterface net)
        {
            Debug.Print("MAC Address: " + BytesToHexString(net.PhysicalAddress));
            Debug.Print("DHCP enabled: " + net.IsDhcpEnabled.ToString());
            Debug.Print("Dynamic DNS enabled: " + net.IsDynamicDnsEnabled.ToString());
            Debug.Print("IP Address: " + net.IPAddress.ToString());
            Debug.Print("Subnet Mask: " + net.SubnetMask.ToString());
            Debug.Print("Gateway: " + net.GatewayAddress.ToString());

            if (net is Wireless80211)
            {
                var wifi = net as Wireless80211;
                Debug.Print ("SSID:" + wifi.Ssid.ToString ());
            }

        }

        private static string BytesToHexString(byte[] bytes)
        {
            string hexString = string.Empty;

            // Create a character array for hexadecimal conversion.
            const string hexChars = "0123456789ABCDEF";

            // Loop through the bytes.
            for (byte b = 0; b < bytes.Length; b++)
            {
                if (b > 0)
                    hexString += "-";

                // Grab the top 4 bits and append the hex equivalent to the return string.        
                hexString += hexChars[bytes[b] >> 4];

                // Mask off the upper 4 bits to get the rest of it.
                hexString += hexChars[bytes[b] & 0x0F];
            }

            return hexString;
        }
    }
}