/// <summary>
/// Requests a Partner by creating a new HttpClient instance and setting up the 
/// header for Basic Authentication using a valid Aegis CRM username and password.
///
/// Example: var partner = GetPartner("123456789", "id");
///
/// </summary>
///
/// <param name="value">The value to look up</param>
/// <param name="type">The type of value to look up</param>
///
/// <returns>The partner as a JSON object</returns>

protected object GetPartner(string value, string type)
{
	string baseAddress = "https://connect.aegispremier.com/api";
	string context = "Please contact Aegis Premier Technologies if you have not yet been assigned a Context variable.";
	string username = "AegisCRMUserName@example.com";
	string password = "AegisCRMPassword";

	string requestUri = String.Format("{0}/{1}/", baseAddress, context);
	
	var httpClient = new HttpClient();

	httpClient.BaseAddress = new Uri(requestUri);
	
	// Set the data type to JSON and append the Aegis CRM login information to the Request header.			
	httpClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Add(new MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue("application/json"));			
	httpClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.Authorization = new AuthenticationHeaderValue
	(
		"Basic", 
		Convert.ToBase64String(Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(String.Format("{0}:{1}", username, password)))
	);

	// Format the request
	var apiRequest = String.Format("{0}/{1}/{2}", "partner", type, value);
			
	// Send the request and retrieve the response.
	var apiResponse = httpClient.GetAsync(apiRequest).Result;

	if (!apiResponse.IsSuccessStatusCode)
	{
		var error = apiResponse.Content.ReadAsStringAsync().Result;
		throw new Exception(error);
	}

	var json = Newtonsoft.Json.JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(apiResponse.Content.ReadAsStringAsync().Result);

	return json;
}

/// <summary>
/// Requests a Partner by creating a new HttpClient instance and setting up the 
/// header for Basic Authentication using a valid Aegis CRM username and password.
///
/// It then creates a new JSON object representing a Log In form, and POSTs it to 
/// the API to retrieve the Partner object.
///
/// Example: var partner = Login("webUserName", "webPassword");
///
/// </summary>
///
/// <param name="partnerUserName">The partner's web username.</param>
/// <param name="partnerPassword">The partner's web password.</param>
///
/// <returns>The partner as a JSON object</returns>

protected object Login(string partnerUserName, string partnerPassword)
{
	string baseAddress = "https://connect.aegispremier.com/api";
	string context = "Please contact Aegis Premier Technologies if you have not yet been assigned a Context variable.";
	string username = "AegisCRMUserName@example.com";
	string password = "AegisCRMPassword";

	string requestUri = String.Format("{0}/{1}/", baseAddress, context);
	
	var httpClient = new HttpClient();

	httpClient.BaseAddress = new Uri(requestUri);
	
	// Set the data type to JSON and append the Aegis Premier Technologies login information to the Request header.			
	httpClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Add(new MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue("application/json"));			
	httpClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.Authorization = new AuthenticationHeaderValue
	(
		"Basic", 
		Convert.ToBase64String(Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(String.Format("{0}:{1}", username, password)))
	);

	// Create a new Log In object to pass the partner's credentials
	var webLogInCredentials = new { UserName = partnerUserName, Password = partnerPassword };

	// Format the request
	var apiRequest = String.Format("{0}/{1}", "partner", "login");

	// Send the request and retrieve the response.
	var apiResponse = httpClient.PostAsJsonAsync(apiRequest, webLogInCredentials).Result;

	if (!apiResponse.IsSuccessStatusCode)
	{
		var error = apiResponse.Content.ReadAsAsync<HttpError>().Result;
		throw new Exception(error.Message);
	}

	var json = Newtonsoft.Json.JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(apiResponse.Content.ReadAsStringAsync().Result);

	return json;
}