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First Exception: Error converting value "j" to type 'Love2Trade.OodleRestApi.Json.OodleResult+ImageData+ImageSizeData'.
Newtonsoft.Json.JsonSerializationException: Error converting value "j" to type 'Love2Trade.OodleRestApi.Json.OodleResult+ImageData+ImageSizeData'. ---> System.Exception: Could not cast or convert from System.String to Love2Trade.OodleRestApi.Json.OodleResult+ImageData+ImageSizeData.
at Newtonsoft.Json.Utilities.ConvertUtils.EnsureTypeAssignable(Object value, Type initialType, Type targetType) in d:\Development\Releases\Json\Working\Src\Newtonsoft.Json\Utilities\ConvertUtils.cs:line 460
at Newtonsoft.Json.Utilities.ConvertUtils.ConvertOrCast(Object initialValue, CultureInfo culture, Type targetType) in d:\Development\Releases\Json\Working\Src\Newtonsoft.Json\Utilities\ConvertUtils.cs:line 385
at Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.JsonSerializerInternalReader.EnsureType(Object value, Type targetType) in d:\Development\Releases\Json\Working\Src\Newtonsoft.Json\Serialization\JsonSerializerInternalReader.cs:line 464


I have updated the library and it’s now fixed. You can download it here

We will make this library open source at some point in the near future. For now you are free to use the library & if you really want the code, shoot me an email!

//Create the OodleRequest object that will be serialized to the server
OodleRequest oodleRequest = new OodleRequest("TEST");
oodleRequest.Filter.location.Region = Regions.RegionTypes._usa;
oodleRequest.Paging.Start = 1;
oodleRequest.Paging.Num = 50;
oodleRequest.Filter.refinements = Filter.refinementsTypes.none;
oodleRequest.Paging.Sort = Paging.SortKey.ctime;
oodleRequest.Filter.attributes.AddPriceRange(5000, 6000);
oodleRequest.category = "vehicle";
oodleRequest.q = "honda civic";

//Creating the webrequest object - Notice that the oodleRequest is simply a string representation of your query which you can print to the screen for troubleshooting
WebRequest webRequest = WebRequest.Create(oodleRequest.ToString());
using (WebResponse response = webRequest.GetResponse())
{
    using (StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(response.GetResponseStream()))
    {
        //this will get the JSON result back from oodle
        string output = reader.ReadToEnd();
        //We do a minor alteration in the json string due to a problem oodle is facing with php's representation of objects as arrays
        output = output.Replace("\"location\":[]", "\"location\":{}").Replace("\"user\":[]", "\"user\":{}");
        OodleResult Result = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<OodleResult>(output);
        //Now you can whatever you want with the results, you can start by iterating through Result.Listings to view all the listings your query returned
    }
}

You will notice that both the OodleRequest & OodleResponse objects represents a very similar structure to the structure defined by oodle in Oodle Api parameters

The Oodle Response is broken down to 5 main parts

• Current – This contains information about the query that is returned, (ex. Region, Category, Start item #, Num or items returned).
• Listings – This is a strong typed array of Listings. The maximum you will ever find is 50 items as defined by oodle
• Meta – Metadata details on the results available. How many total items available for your search query…etc. This is very important if you are implementing paging in your result set.
• Refinements – by default this is null unless you have requested refinements in your oodle request (ex. oodleRequest.Filter.refinements=none | simple | full)
• Stat – should always be “ok” if everything runs good.

Everything else is really self explanatory and you can depend on your IDE’s intellisense to guide you. Feel free to comment on this post if you have any Qs.

Let me know your feedback!! :)

-Ash

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One of the main changes we made is using a new anti-bot service (Captcha) that is more simple & “Accessibility friendly”. We’ve also changed some of the validations that seemed to be causing some confusion. We are hoping these recent changes will fix some (and hopefully all) issues that were recently reported.

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This means you can start selling your stuff on Love2Trade and use your existing PayPal account to receive payments from almost anybody with an email address and a credit card, guaranteed by PayPal’s great policy! 

As always, these new features are FREE which means we do NOT charge a commision nor a listing fee to integrate your listings with PayPal (PayPal may still charge their standard processing fee, but there is nothing really we can do about that).

As a friendly reminder, even though you can use PayPal to accept payments, you can avoid 99% of the scams & fraud by dealing locally. Trust us when we say that you should never wire funds or accept checks, nor you should ever give out any financial information to others. Avoid deals that involve shipping or escrow services.

Remember that even though Love2Trade integrates with PayPal for the convenience of both the buyer & seller, we are still only a venue and we do not get involved in any transaction.

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