Resolve a critical error in new logging code (#231)

* Removed perfomance impacting code from filter generation

* Minor pagination fixes

gaseous-server/Classes/Collections.cs

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ using gaseous_server.Controllers;
 using gaseous_server.Models;
 using IGDB.Models;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Filters;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 
 namespace gaseous_server.Classes
@@ -220,7 +221,10 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes
             } else {
                 // get all platforms to pull from
                 Dictionary<string, object> FilterDict = Filters.Filter(AgeRatings.AgeGroups.AgeRestrictionGroupings.Adult, true);
-                platforms.AddRange((List<Filters.FilterPlatform>)FilterDict["platforms"]);
+                List<Classes.Filters.FilterItem> filteredPlatforms = (List<Classes.Filters.FilterItem>)FilterDict["platforms"];
+                foreach (Filters.FilterItem filterItem in filteredPlatforms) {
+                    platforms.Add(Platforms.GetPlatform(filterItem.Id));
+                }
             }
 
             // build collection

gaseous-server/Classes/Common.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using System;
+using System.Collections.Concurrent;
 using System.Security.Cryptography;
 
 namespace gaseous_server.Classes
@@ -111,5 +111,29 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes
 					.TrimEnd(Path.DirectorySeparatorChar, Path.AltDirectorySeparatorChar);
 		}
     }
-}
 
+	/// <summary>
+    /// Provides a way to set contextual data that flows with the call and 
+    /// async context of a test or invocation.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static class CallContext
+    {
+        static ConcurrentDictionary<string, AsyncLocal<object>> state = new ConcurrentDictionary<string, AsyncLocal<object>>();
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Stores a given object and associates it with the specified name.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="name">The name with which to associate the new item in the call context.</param>
+        /// <param name="data">The object to store in the call context.</param>
+        public static void SetData(string name, object data) =>
+            state.GetOrAdd(name, _ => new AsyncLocal<object>()).Value = data;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Retrieves an object with the specified name from the <see cref="CallContext"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="name">The name of the item in the call context.</param>
+        /// <returns>The object in the call context associated with the specified name, or <see langword="null"/> if not found.</returns>
+        public static object GetData(string name) =>
+            state.TryGetValue(name, out AsyncLocal<object> data) ? data.Value : null;
+    }
+}

gaseous-server/Classes/Config.cs

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using System.Data;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using IGDB.Models;
+using gaseous_server.Classes.Metadata;
 
 namespace gaseous_server.Classes
 {
@@ -57,6 +58,14 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes
             }
         }
 
+        public static ConfigFile.MetadataAPI MetadataConfiguration
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return _config.MetadataConfiguration;
+            }
+        }
+
         public static ConfigFile.IGDB IGDB
         {
             get
@@ -247,6 +256,8 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes
             [JsonIgnore]
             public Library LibraryConfiguration = new Library();
 
+            public MetadataAPI MetadataConfiguration = new MetadataAPI();
+
             public IGDB IGDBConfiguration = new IGDB();
 
             public Logging LoggingConfiguration = new Logging();
@@ -460,6 +471,26 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes
                 }
             }
 
+            public class MetadataAPI
+            {
+                private static Communications.MetadataSources _Source
+                {
+                    get
+                    {
+                        if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("metadatasource")))
+                        {
+                            return (Communications.MetadataSources)Enum.Parse(typeof(Communications.MetadataSources), Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("metadatasource"));
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            return Communications.MetadataSources.IGDB;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                public Communications.MetadataSources Source = _Source;
+            }
+
             public class IGDB
             {
                 private static string _DefaultIGDBClientId

gaseous-server/Classes/Filters.cs

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes
             Dictionary<string, object> FilterSet = new Dictionary<string, object>();
 
             // platforms
-            List<FilterPlatform> platforms = new List<FilterPlatform>();
+            List<FilterItem> platforms = new List<FilterItem>();
             
             string ageRestriction_Platform = "Game.AgeGroupId <= " + (int)MaximumAgeRestriction;
             string ageRestriction_Generic = "view_Games.AgeGroupId <= " + (int)MaximumAgeRestriction;
@@ -30,57 +30,52 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes
 
             foreach (DataRow dr in dbResponse.Rows)
             {
-                FilterPlatform platformItem = new FilterPlatform(Classes.Metadata.Platforms.GetPlatform((long)dr["id"]));
+                FilterItem platformItem = new FilterItem(dr);
-                platformItem.GameCount = (int)(long)dr["GameCount"];
                 platforms.Add(platformItem);
 
             }
             FilterSet.Add("platforms", platforms);
 
             // genres
-            List<FilterGenre> genres = new List<FilterGenre>();
+            List<FilterItem> genres = new List<FilterItem>();
             dbResponse = GetGenericFilterItem(db, "Genre", ageRestriction_Generic);
 
             foreach (DataRow dr in dbResponse.Rows)
             {
-                FilterGenre genreItem = new FilterGenre(Classes.Metadata.Genres.GetGenres((long)dr["id"]));
+                FilterItem genreItem = new FilterItem(dr);
-                genreItem.GameCount = (int)(long)dr["GameCount"];
                 genres.Add(genreItem);
             }
             FilterSet.Add("genres", genres);
 
             // game modes
-            List<FilterGameMode> gameModes = new List<FilterGameMode>();
+            List<FilterItem> gameModes = new List<FilterItem>();
             dbResponse = GetGenericFilterItem(db, "GameMode", ageRestriction_Generic);
 
             foreach (DataRow dr in dbResponse.Rows)
             {
-                FilterGameMode gameModeItem = new FilterGameMode(Classes.Metadata.GameModes.GetGame_Modes((long)dr["id"]));
+                FilterItem gameModeItem = new FilterItem(dr);
-                gameModeItem.GameCount = (int)(long)dr["GameCount"];
                 gameModes.Add(gameModeItem);
             }
             FilterSet.Add("gamemodes", gameModes);
 
             // player perspectives
-            List<FilterPlayerPerspective> playerPerspectives = new List<FilterPlayerPerspective>();
+            List<FilterItem> playerPerspectives = new List<FilterItem>();
             dbResponse = GetGenericFilterItem(db, "PlayerPerspective", ageRestriction_Generic);
 
             foreach (DataRow dr in dbResponse.Rows)
             {
-                FilterPlayerPerspective playerPerspectiveItem = new FilterPlayerPerspective(Classes.Metadata.PlayerPerspectives.GetGame_PlayerPerspectives((long)dr["id"]));
+                FilterItem playerPerspectiveItem = new FilterItem(dr);
-                playerPerspectiveItem.GameCount = (int)(long)dr["GameCount"];
                 playerPerspectives.Add(playerPerspectiveItem);
             }
             FilterSet.Add("playerperspectives", playerPerspectives);
 
             // themes
-            List<FilterTheme> themes = new List<FilterTheme>();
+            List<FilterItem> themes = new List<FilterItem>();
             dbResponse = GetGenericFilterItem(db, "Theme", ageRestriction_Generic);
 
             foreach (DataRow dr in dbResponse.Rows)
             {
-                FilterTheme themeItem = new FilterTheme(Classes.Metadata.Themes.GetGame_Themes((long)dr["id"]));
+                FilterItem themeItem = new FilterItem(dr);
-                themeItem.GameCount = (int)(long)dr["GameCount"];
                 themes.Add(themeItem);
             }
             FilterSet.Add("themes", themes);
@@ -120,87 +115,18 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes
             return dbResponse;
         }
 
-        public class FilterPlatform : IGDB.Models.Platform
+        public class FilterItem
         {
-            public FilterPlatform(Platform obj)
+            public FilterItem(DataRow dr)
             {
-                var properties = obj.GetType().GetProperties();
+                this.Id = (long)dr["Id"];
-                foreach (var prop in properties)
+                this.Name = (string)dr["Name"];
-                {
+                this.GameCount = (int)(long)dr["GameCount"];
-                    if (prop.GetGetMethod() != null)
-                    {
-                        this.GetType().GetProperty(prop.Name).SetValue(this, prop.GetValue(obj));
-                    }
-                }
             }
 
-            public int GameCount { get; set; }
+            public long Id { get; set; }
-        }
 
-        public class FilterGenre : IGDB.Models.Genre
+            public string Name { get; set; }
-        {
-            public FilterGenre(Genre obj)
-            {
-                var properties = obj.GetType().GetProperties();
-                foreach (var prop in properties)
-                {
-                    if (prop.GetGetMethod() != null)
-                    {
-                        this.GetType().GetProperty(prop.Name).SetValue(this, prop.GetValue(obj));
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-
-            public int GameCount { get; set; }
-        }
-
-        public class FilterGameMode : IGDB.Models.GameMode
-        {
-            public FilterGameMode(GameMode obj)
-            {
-                var properties = obj.GetType().GetProperties();
-                foreach (var prop in properties)
-                {
-                    if (prop.GetGetMethod() != null)
-                    {
-                        this.GetType().GetProperty(prop.Name).SetValue(this, prop.GetValue(obj));
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-
-            public int GameCount { get; set; }
-        }
-
-        public class FilterPlayerPerspective : IGDB.Models.PlayerPerspective
-        {
-            public FilterPlayerPerspective(PlayerPerspective obj)
-            {
-                var properties = obj.GetType().GetProperties();
-                foreach (var prop in properties)
-                {
-                    if (prop.GetGetMethod() != null)
-                    {
-                        this.GetType().GetProperty(prop.Name).SetValue(this, prop.GetValue(obj));
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-
-            public int GameCount { get; set; }
-        }
-
-        public class FilterTheme : IGDB.Models.Theme
-        {
-            public FilterTheme(Theme obj)
-            {
-                var properties = obj.GetType().GetProperties();
-                foreach (var prop in properties)
-                {
-                    if (prop.GetGetMethod() != null)
-                    {
-                        this.GetType().GetProperty(prop.Name).SetValue(this, prop.GetValue(obj));
-                    }
-                }
-            }
 
             public int GameCount { get; set; }
         }

gaseous-server/Classes/ImportGames.cs

@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
 using System;
 using System.Data;
 using System.IO.Compression;
+using System.Security.Authentication;
 using System.Security.Policy;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using gaseous_server.Classes.Metadata;
 using IGDB.Models;
 using NuGet.Common;
+using NuGet.LibraryModel;
 using static gaseous_server.Classes.Metadata.Games;
 
 namespace gaseous_server.Classes
 {
-	public class ImportGames
+	public class ImportGames : QueueItemStatus
 	{
 		public ImportGames(string ImportPath)
 		{
@@ -21,9 +23,15 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes
                 string[] importContents_Directories = Directory.GetDirectories(ImportPath);
 
 				// import files first
+                int importCount = 1;
 				foreach (string importContent in importContents_Files) {
+                    SetStatus(importCount, importContents_Files.Length, "Importing file: " + importContent);
+
 					ImportGame.ImportGameFile(importContent, null);
+
+                    importCount += 1;
 				}
+                ClearStatus();
 
                 // import sub directories
                 foreach (string importDir in importContents_Directories) {
@@ -40,7 +48,7 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes
 
 	}
 
-	public class ImportGame
+	public class ImportGame : QueueItemStatus
 	{
         public static void ImportGameFile(string GameFileImportPath, IGDB.Models.Platform? OverridePlatform)
 		{
@@ -600,7 +608,7 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes
             }
         }
 
-        public static void LibraryScan()
+        public void LibraryScan()
         {
             foreach (GameLibrary.LibraryItem library in GameLibrary.GetLibraries)
             {
@@ -645,8 +653,10 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes
                 // search for files in the library that aren't in the database
                 Logging.Log(Logging.LogType.Information, "Library Scan", "Looking for orphaned library files to add");
                 string[] LibraryFiles = Directory.GetFiles(library.Path, "*.*", SearchOption.AllDirectories);
+                int StatusCount = 0;
                 foreach (string LibraryFile in LibraryFiles)
                 {
+                    SetStatus(StatusCount, LibraryFiles.Length, "Processing file " + LibraryFile);
                     if (!Common.SkippableFiles.Contains<string>(Path.GetFileName(LibraryFile), StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                     {
                         Common.hashObject LibraryFileHash = new Common.hashObject(LibraryFile);
@@ -702,6 +712,7 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes
                         }
                     }
                 }
+                ClearStatus();
 
                 sql = "SELECT * FROM Games_Roms WHERE LibraryId=@libraryid ORDER BY `name`";
                 dtRoms = db.ExecuteCMD(sql, dbDict);
@@ -746,7 +757,7 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes
             }
         }
 
-        public static void Rematcher(bool ForceExecute = false)
+        public void Rematcher(bool ForceExecute = false)
         {
             // rescan all titles with an unknown platform or title and see if we can get a match
             Logging.Log(Logging.LogType.Information, "Rematch Scan", "Rematch scan starting");
@@ -764,8 +775,11 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes
             Dictionary<string, object> dbDict = new Dictionary<string, object>();
             dbDict.Add("lastmatchattemptdate", DateTime.UtcNow.AddDays(-7));
             DataTable data = db.ExecuteCMD(sql, dbDict);
+            int StatusCount = -0;
             foreach (DataRow row in data.Rows)
             {
+                SetStatus(StatusCount, data.Rows.Count, "Running rematcher");
+
                 // get library
                 GameLibrary.LibraryItem library = GameLibrary.GetLibrary((int)row["LibraryId"]);
 
@@ -800,9 +814,13 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes
                 dbLastAttemptDict.Add("id", romId);
                 dbLastAttemptDict.Add("lastmatchattemptdate", DateTime.UtcNow);
                 db.ExecuteCMD(attemptSql, dbLastAttemptDict);
+
+                StatusCount += 1;
             }
+            ClearStatus();
 
             Logging.Log(Logging.LogType.Information, "Rematch Scan", "Rematch scan completed");
+            ClearStatus();
         }
     }
 }

gaseous-server/Classes/Logging.cs

@@ -75,8 +75,42 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes
                         LogToDisk(logItem, TraceOutput, null);
                     }
 
+                    string correlationId;
+                    try
+                    {
+                        if (CallContext.GetData("CorrelationId").ToString() == null)
+                        {
+                            correlationId = "";
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            correlationId = CallContext.GetData("CorrelationId").ToString();
+                        }
+                    }
+                    catch
+                    {
+                        correlationId = "";
+                    }
+
+                    string callingProcess;
+                    try
+                    {
+                        if (CallContext.GetData("CallingProcess").ToString() == null)
+                        {
+                            callingProcess = "";
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            callingProcess = CallContext.GetData("CallingProcess").ToString();
+                        }
+                    }
+                    catch
+                    {
+                        callingProcess = "";
+                    }
+
                     Database db = new Database(Database.databaseType.MySql, Config.DatabaseConfiguration.ConnectionString);
-                    string sql = "DELETE FROM ServerLogs WHERE EventTime < @EventRententionDate; INSERT INTO ServerLogs (EventTime, EventType, Process, Message, Exception) VALUES (@EventTime, @EventType, @Process, @Message, @Exception);";
+                    string sql = "DELETE FROM ServerLogs WHERE EventTime < @EventRententionDate; INSERT INTO ServerLogs (EventTime, EventType, Process, Message, Exception, CorrelationId, CallingProcess) VALUES (@EventTime, @EventType, @Process, @Message, @Exception, @correlationid, @callingprocess);";
                     Dictionary<string, object> dbDict = new Dictionary<string, object>();
                     dbDict.Add("EventRententionDate", DateTime.UtcNow.AddDays(Config.LoggingConfiguration.LogRetention * -1));
                     dbDict.Add("EventTime", logItem.EventTime);
@@ -84,6 +118,8 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes
                     dbDict.Add("Process", logItem.Process);
                     dbDict.Add("Message", logItem.Message);
                     dbDict.Add("Exception", Common.ReturnValueIfNull(logItem.ExceptionValue, "").ToString());
+                    dbDict.Add("correlationid", correlationId);
+                    dbDict.Add("callingprocess", callingProcess);
 
                     try
                     {
@@ -184,6 +220,24 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes
                 }
             }
 
+            if (model.CorrelationId != null)
+            {
+                if (model.CorrelationId.Length > 0)
+                {
+                    dbDict.Add("correlationId", model.CorrelationId);
+                    whereClauses.Add("CorrelationId = @correlationId");
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (model.CallingProcess != null)
+            {
+                if (model.CallingProcess.Length > 0)
+                {
+                    dbDict.Add("callingProcess", model.CallingProcess);
+                    whereClauses.Add("CallingProcess = @callingProcess");
+                }
+            }
+
             // compile WHERE clause
             string whereClause = "";
             if (whereClauses.Count > 0)
@@ -220,7 +274,9 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes
                     EventType = (LogType)row["EventType"],
                     Process = (string)row["Process"],
                     Message = (string)row["Message"],
-                    ExceptionValue = (string)row["Exception"]
+                    ExceptionValue = (string)row["Exception"],
+                    CorrelationId = (string)row["CorrelationId"],
+                    CallingProcess = (string)row["CallingProcess"]
                 };
 
                 logs.Add(log);
@@ -243,6 +299,8 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes
             public DateTime EventTime { get; set; }
             public LogType? EventType { get; set; }
             public string Process { get; set; } = "";
+            public string CorrelationId { get; set; } = "";
+            public string? CallingProcess { get; set; } = "";
             private string _Message = "";
             public string Message
             {
@@ -267,6 +325,8 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes
             public DateTime? StartDateTime { get; set; }
             public DateTime? EndDateTime { get; set; }
             public string? SearchText { get; set; }
+            public string? CorrelationId { get; set; }
+            public string? CallingProcess { get; set; }
         }
     }
 }

gaseous-server/Classes/Maintenance.cs

@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ using Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.CodeGeneration;
 
 namespace gaseous_server.Classes
 {
-	public class Maintenance
+	public class Maintenance : QueueItemStatus
     {
         const int MaxFileAge = 30;
 
-        public static void RunMaintenance()
+        public void RunMaintenance()
         {
             // delete files and directories older than 7 days in PathsToClean
             List<string> PathsToClean = new List<string>();
@@ -49,8 +49,11 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes
             string sql = "SHOW TABLES;";
             DataTable tables = db.ExecuteCMD(sql);
 
+            int StatusCounter = 1;
             foreach (DataRow row in tables.Rows)
             {
+                SetStatus(StatusCounter, tables.Rows.Count, "Optimising table " + row[0].ToString());
+
                 sql = "OPTIMIZE TABLE " + row[0].ToString();
                 DataTable response = db.ExecuteCMD(sql);
                 foreach (DataRow responseRow in response.Rows)
@@ -60,9 +63,12 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes
                     {
                         retVal += responseRow.ItemArray[i] + "; ";
                     }
-                    Logging.Log(Logging.LogType.Information, "Maintenance", "Optimise table " + row[0].ToString() + ": " + retVal);
+                    Logging.Log(Logging.LogType.Information, "Maintenance", "(" + StatusCounter + "/" + tables.Rows.Count + "): Optimise table " + row[0].ToString() + ": " + retVal);
                 }
+
+                StatusCounter += 1;
             }
+            ClearStatus();
         }
     }
 }

gaseous-server/Classes/Metadata/AgeRating.cs

@@ -15,12 +15,6 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes.Metadata
         {
         }
 
-        private static IGDBClient igdb = new IGDBClient(
-                    // Found in Twitch Developer portal for your app
-                    Config.IGDB.ClientId,
-                    Config.IGDB.Secret
-                );
-
         public static AgeRating? GetAgeRatings(long? Id)
         {
             if ((Id == 0) || (Id == null))
@@ -117,7 +111,8 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes.Metadata
         private static async Task<AgeRating> GetObjectFromServer(string WhereClause)
         {
             // get AgeRatings metadata
-            var results = await igdb.QueryAsync<AgeRating>(IGDBClient.Endpoints.AgeRating, query: fieldList + " " + WhereClause + ";");
+            Communications comms = new Communications();
+            var results = await comms.APIComm<AgeRating>(IGDBClient.Endpoints.AgeRating, fieldList, WhereClause);
             var result = results.First();
 
             return result;

gaseous-server/Classes/Metadata/AgeRatingContentDescriptions.cs

@@ -13,12 +13,6 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes.Metadata
         {
         }
 
-        private static IGDBClient igdb = new IGDBClient(
-                    // Found in Twitch Developer portal for your app
-                    Config.IGDB.ClientId,
-                    Config.IGDB.Secret
-                );
-
         public static AgeRatingContentDescription? GetAgeRatingContentDescriptions(long? Id)
         {
             if ((Id == 0) || (Id == null))
@@ -103,7 +97,8 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes.Metadata
         private static async Task<AgeRatingContentDescription> GetObjectFromServer(string WhereClause)
         {
             // get AgeRatingContentDescriptionContentDescriptions metadata
-            var results = await igdb.QueryAsync<AgeRatingContentDescription>(IGDBClient.Endpoints.AgeRatingContentDescriptions, query: fieldList + " " + WhereClause + ";");
+            Communications comms = new Communications();
+            var results = await comms.APIComm<AgeRatingContentDescription>(IGDBClient.Endpoints.AgeRatingContentDescriptions, fieldList, WhereClause);
             var result = results.First();
 
             return result;

gaseous-server/Classes/Metadata/AlternativeNames.cs

@@ -13,12 +13,6 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes.Metadata
         {
         }
 
-        private static IGDBClient igdb = new IGDBClient(
-                    // Found in Twitch Developer portal for your app
-                    Config.IGDB.ClientId,
-                    Config.IGDB.Secret
-                );
-
         public static AlternativeName? GetAlternativeNames(long? Id)
         {
             if ((Id == 0) || (Id == null))
@@ -103,7 +97,8 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes.Metadata
         private static async Task<AlternativeName> GetObjectFromServer(string WhereClause)
         {
             // get AlternativeNames metadata
-            var results = await igdb.QueryAsync<AlternativeName>(IGDBClient.Endpoints.AlternativeNames, query: fieldList + " " + WhereClause + ";");
+            Communications comms = new Communications();
+            var results = await comms.APIComm<AlternativeName>(IGDBClient.Endpoints.AlternativeNames, fieldList, WhereClause);
             var result = results.First();
 
             return result;

gaseous-server/Classes/Metadata/Artworks.cs

@@ -13,12 +13,6 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes.Metadata
         {
         }
 
-        private static IGDBClient igdb = new IGDBClient(
-                    // Found in Twitch Developer portal for your app
-                    Config.IGDB.ClientId,
-                    Config.IGDB.Secret
-                );
-
         public static Artwork? GetArtwork(long? Id, string LogoPath)
         {
             if ((Id == 0) || (Id == null))
@@ -113,7 +107,8 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes.Metadata
         private static async Task<Artwork> GetObjectFromServer(string WhereClause, string LogoPath)
         {
             // get Artwork metadata
-            var results = await igdb.QueryAsync<Artwork>(IGDBClient.Endpoints.Artworks, query: fieldList + " " + WhereClause + ";");
+            Communications comms = new Communications();
+            var results = await comms.APIComm<Artwork>(IGDBClient.Endpoints.Artworks, fieldList, WhereClause);
             var result = results.First();
 
             //GetImageFromServer(result.Url, LogoPath, LogoSize.t_thumb, result.ImageId);

gaseous-server/Classes/Metadata/Collections.cs

@@ -13,12 +13,6 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes.Metadata
         {
         }
 
-        private static IGDBClient igdb = new IGDBClient(
-                    // Found in Twitch Developer portal for your app
-                    Config.IGDB.ClientId,
-                    Config.IGDB.Secret
-                );
-
         public static Collection? GetCollections(long? Id)
         {
             if ((Id == 0) || (Id == null))
@@ -103,7 +97,8 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes.Metadata
         private static async Task<Collection> GetObjectFromServer(string WhereClause)
         {
             // get Collections metadata
-            var results = await igdb.QueryAsync<Collection>(IGDBClient.Endpoints.Collections, query: fieldList + " " + WhereClause + ";");
+            Communications comms = new Communications();
+            var results = await comms.APIComm<Collection>(IGDBClient.Endpoints.Collections, fieldList, WhereClause);
             var result = results.First();
 
             return result;

gaseous-server/Classes/Metadata/Communications.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,238 @@
+using System.Net;
+using IGDB;
+using RestEase;
+
+namespace gaseous_server.Classes.Metadata
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Handles all metadata API communications
+    /// </summary>
+    public class Communications
+    {
+        private static IGDBClient igdb = new IGDBClient(
+                    // Found in Twitch Developer portal for your app
+                    Config.IGDB.ClientId,
+                    Config.IGDB.Secret
+                );
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Configure metadata API communications
+        /// </summary>
+        public static MetadataSources MetadataSource
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return _MetadataSource;
+            }
+            set
+            {
+                _MetadataSource = value;
+
+                switch (value)
+                {
+                    case MetadataSources.IGDB:
+                        // set rate limiter avoidance values
+                        RateLimitAvoidanceWait = 1500;
+                        RateLimitAvoidanceThreshold = 3;
+                        RateLimitAvoidancePeriod = 1;
+
+                        // set rate limiter recovery values
+                        RateLimitRecoveryWaitTime = 10000;
+
+                        break;
+                    default:
+                        // leave all values at default
+                        break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        private static MetadataSources _MetadataSource = MetadataSources.None;
+
+        // rate limit avoidance - what can we do to ensure that rate limiting is avoided?
+        // these values affect all communications
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// How long to wait to avoid hitting an API rate limiter
+        /// </summary>
+        private static int RateLimitAvoidanceWait = 2000;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// How many API calls in the period are allowed before we start introducing a wait
+        /// </summary>
+        private static int RateLimitAvoidanceThreshold = 80;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// A counter of API calls since the beginning of the period
+        /// </summary>
+        private static int RateLimitAvoidanceCallCount = 0;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// How large the period (in seconds) to measure API call counts against
+        /// </summary>
+        private static int RateLimitAvoidancePeriod = 60;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The start of the rate limit avoidance period
+        /// </summary>
+        private static DateTime RateLimitAvoidanceStartTime = DateTime.UtcNow;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Used to determine if we're already in rate limit avoidance mode - always query "InRateLimitAvoidanceMode"
+        /// for up to date mode status.
+        /// This bool is used to track status changes and should not be relied upon for current status.
+        /// </summary>
+        private static bool InRateLimitAvoidanceModeStatus = false;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Determine if we're in rate limit avoidance mode.
+        /// </summary>
+        private static bool InRateLimitAvoidanceMode
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                if (RateLimitAvoidanceStartTime.AddSeconds(RateLimitAvoidancePeriod) <= DateTime.UtcNow)
+                {
+                    // avoidance period has expired - reset
+                    RateLimitAvoidanceCallCount = 0;
+                    RateLimitAvoidanceStartTime = DateTime.UtcNow;
+
+                    return false;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    // we're in the avoidance period
+                    if (RateLimitAvoidanceCallCount > RateLimitAvoidanceThreshold)
+                    {
+                        // the number of call counts indicates we should throttle things a bit
+                        if (InRateLimitAvoidanceModeStatus == false)
+                        {
+                            Logging.Log(Logging.LogType.Information, "API Connection", "Entered rate limit avoidance period, API calls will be throttled by " + RateLimitAvoidanceWait + " milliseconds.");
+                            InRateLimitAvoidanceModeStatus = true;
+                        }
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        // still in full speed mode - no throttle required
+                        if (InRateLimitAvoidanceModeStatus == true)
+                        {
+                            Logging.Log(Logging.LogType.Information, "API Connection", "Exited rate limit avoidance period, API call rate is returned to full speed.");
+                            InRateLimitAvoidanceModeStatus = false;
+                        }
+                        return false;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // rate limit handling - how long to wait to allow the server to recover and try again
+        // these values affect ALL communications if a 429 response code is received
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// How long to wait (in milliseconds) if a 429 status code is received before trying again
+        /// </summary>
+        private static int RateLimitRecoveryWaitTime = 10000;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The time when normal communications can attempt to be resumed
+        /// </summary>
+        private static DateTime RateLimitResumeTime = DateTime.UtcNow.AddMinutes(5 * -1);
+
+        // rate limit retry - how many times to retry before aborting
+        private int RetryAttempts = 0;
+        private int RetryAttemptsMax = 3;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Supported metadata sources
+        /// </summary>
+        public enum MetadataSources
+        {
+            /// <summary>
+            /// None - always returns null for metadata requests - should not really be using this source
+            /// </summary>
+            None,
+
+            /// <summary>
+            /// IGDB - queries the IGDB service for metadata
+            /// </summary>
+            IGDB
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Request data from the metadata API
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T">Type of object to return</typeparam>
+        /// <param name="Endpoint">API endpoint segment to use</param>
+        /// <param name="Fields">Fields to request from the API</param>
+        /// <param name="Query">Selection criteria for data to request</param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public async Task<T[]?> APIComm<T>(string Endpoint, string Fields, string Query)
+        {
+            switch (_MetadataSource)
+            {
+                case MetadataSources.None:
+                    return null;
+                case MetadataSources.IGDB:
+                    return await IGDBAPI<T>(Endpoint, Fields, Query);
+                default:
+                    return null;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private async Task<T[]> IGDBAPI<T>(string Endpoint, string Fields, string Query)
+        {
+            Logging.Log(Logging.LogType.Debug, "API Connection", "Accessing API for endpoint: " + Endpoint);
+
+            if (RateLimitResumeTime > DateTime.UtcNow)
+            {
+                Logging.Log(Logging.LogType.Information, "API Connection", "IGDB rate limit hit. Pausing API communications until " + RateLimitResumeTime.ToString() + ". Attempt " + RetryAttempts + " of " + RetryAttemptsMax + " retries.");
+                Thread.Sleep(RateLimitRecoveryWaitTime);
+            }
+
+            try
+            {   
+                if (InRateLimitAvoidanceMode == true)
+                {
+                    // sleep for a moment to help avoid hitting the rate limiter
+                    Thread.Sleep(RateLimitAvoidanceWait);
+                }
+
+                // perform the actual API call
+                var results = await igdb.QueryAsync<T>(Endpoint, query: Fields + " " + Query + ";");
+
+                // increment rate limiter avoidance call count
+                RateLimitAvoidanceCallCount += 1;
+                
+                return results;
+            }
+            catch (ApiException apiEx)
+            {
+                switch (apiEx.StatusCode)
+                {
+                    case HttpStatusCode.TooManyRequests:
+                        if (RetryAttempts >= RetryAttemptsMax)
+                        {
+                            Logging.Log(Logging.LogType.Warning, "API Connection", "IGDB rate limiter attempts expired. Aborting.", apiEx);
+                            throw;
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            Logging.Log(Logging.LogType.Information, "API Connection", "IGDB API rate limit hit while accessing endpoint " + Endpoint, apiEx);
+                            
+                            RetryAttempts += 1;
+
+                            return await IGDBAPI<T>(Endpoint, Fields, Query);
+                        }
+                    default:
+                        Logging.Log(Logging.LogType.Warning, "API Connection", "Exception when accessing endpoint " + Endpoint, apiEx);
+                        throw;
+                }
+            }
+            catch(Exception ex)
+            {
+                Logging.Log(Logging.LogType.Warning, "API Connection", "Exception when accessing endpoint " + Endpoint, ex);
+                throw;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

gaseous-server/Classes/Metadata/Company.cs

@@ -12,12 +12,6 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes.Metadata
         {
         }
 
-        private static IGDBClient igdb = new IGDBClient(
-                    // Found in Twitch Developer portal for your app
-                    Config.IGDB.ClientId,
-                    Config.IGDB.Secret
-                );
-
         public static Company? GetCompanies(long? Id)
         {
             if ((Id == 0) || (Id == null))
@@ -111,7 +105,8 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes.Metadata
         private static async Task<Company> GetObjectFromServer(string WhereClause)
         {
             // get Companies metadata
-            var results = await igdb.QueryAsync<Company>(IGDBClient.Endpoints.Companies, query: fieldList + " " + WhereClause + ";");
+            Communications comms = new Communications();
+            var results = await comms.APIComm<Company>(IGDBClient.Endpoints.Companies, fieldList, WhereClause);
             if (results.Length > 0)
             {
                 var result = results.First();

gaseous-server/Classes/Metadata/CompanyLogos.cs

@@ -13,12 +13,6 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes.Metadata
         {
         }
 
-        private static IGDBClient igdb = new IGDBClient(
-                    // Found in Twitch Developer portal for your app
-                    Config.IGDB.ClientId,
-                    Config.IGDB.Secret
-                );
-
         public static CompanyLogo? GetCompanyLogo(long? Id, string LogoPath)
         {
             if ((Id == 0) || (Id == null))
@@ -118,7 +112,8 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes.Metadata
         private static async Task<CompanyLogo?> GetObjectFromServer(string WhereClause, string LogoPath)
         {
             // get CompanyLogo metadata
-            var results = await igdb.QueryAsync<CompanyLogo>(IGDBClient.Endpoints.CompanyLogos, query: fieldList + " " + WhereClause + ";");
+            Communications comms = new Communications();
+            var results = await comms.APIComm<CompanyLogo>(IGDBClient.Endpoints.CompanyLogos, fieldList, WhereClause);
             if (results.Length > 0)
             {
                 var result = results.First();

gaseous-server/Classes/Metadata/Covers.cs

@@ -13,12 +13,6 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes.Metadata
         {
         }
 
-        private static IGDBClient igdb = new IGDBClient(
-                    // Found in Twitch Developer portal for your app
-                    Config.IGDB.ClientId,
-                    Config.IGDB.Secret
-                );
-
         public static Cover? GetCover(long? Id, string LogoPath)
         {
             if ((Id == 0) || (Id == null))
@@ -113,7 +107,8 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes.Metadata
         private static async Task<Cover> GetObjectFromServer(string WhereClause, string LogoPath)
         {
             // get Cover metadata
-            var results = await igdb.QueryAsync<Cover>(IGDBClient.Endpoints.Covers, query: fieldList + " " + WhereClause + ";");
+            Communications comms = new Communications();
+            var results = await comms.APIComm<Cover>(IGDBClient.Endpoints.Covers, fieldList, WhereClause);
             var result = results.First();
 
             //GetImageFromServer(result.Url, LogoPath, LogoSize.t_thumb, result.ImageId);

gaseous-server/Classes/Metadata/ExternalGames.cs

@@ -13,12 +13,6 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes.Metadata
         {
         }
 
-        private static IGDBClient igdb = new IGDBClient(
-                    // Found in Twitch Developer portal for your app
-                    Config.IGDB.ClientId,
-                    Config.IGDB.Secret
-                );
-
         public static ExternalGame? GetExternalGames(long? Id)
         {
             if ((Id == 0) || (Id == null))
@@ -106,7 +100,8 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes.Metadata
         private static async Task<ExternalGame?> GetObjectFromServer(string WhereClause)
         {
             // get ExternalGames metadata
-            var results = await igdb.QueryAsync<ExternalGame>(IGDBClient.Endpoints.ExternalGames, query: fieldList + " " + WhereClause + ";");
+            Communications comms = new Communications();
+            var results = await comms.APIComm<ExternalGame>(IGDBClient.Endpoints.ExternalGames, fieldList, WhereClause);
             if (results.Length > 0)
             {
                 var result = results.First();

gaseous-server/Classes/Metadata/Franchises.cs

@@ -13,12 +13,6 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes.Metadata
         {
         }
 
-        private static IGDBClient igdb = new IGDBClient(
-                    // Found in Twitch Developer portal for your app
-                    Config.IGDB.ClientId,
-                    Config.IGDB.Secret
-                );
-
         public static Franchise? GetFranchises(long? Id)
         {
             if ((Id == 0) || (Id == null))
@@ -103,7 +97,8 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes.Metadata
         private static async Task<Franchise> GetObjectFromServer(string WhereClause)
         {
             // get FranchiseContentDescriptions metadata
-            var results = await igdb.QueryAsync<Franchise>(IGDBClient.Endpoints.Franchies, query: fieldList + " " + WhereClause + ";");
+            Communications comms = new Communications();
+            var results = await comms.APIComm<Franchise>(IGDBClient.Endpoints.Franchies, fieldList, WhereClause);
             var result = results.First();
 
             return result;

gaseous-server/Classes/Metadata/GameModes.cs

@@ -13,12 +13,6 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes.Metadata
         {
         }
 
-        private static IGDBClient igdb = new IGDBClient(
-                    // Found in Twitch Developer portal for your app
-                    Config.IGDB.ClientId,
-                    Config.IGDB.Secret
-                );
-
         public static GameMode? GetGame_Modes(long? Id)
         {
             if ((Id == 0) || (Id == null))
@@ -103,7 +97,8 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes.Metadata
         private static async Task<GameMode> GetObjectFromServer(string WhereClause)
         {
             // get Game_Modes metadata
-            var results = await igdb.QueryAsync<GameMode>(IGDBClient.Endpoints.GameModes, query: fieldList + " " + WhereClause + ";");
+            Communications comms = new Communications();
+            var results = await comms.APIComm<GameMode>(IGDBClient.Endpoints.GameModes, fieldList, WhereClause);
             var result = results.First();
 
             return result;

gaseous-server/Classes/Metadata/GameVideos.cs

@@ -13,12 +13,6 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes.Metadata
         {
         }
 
-        private static IGDBClient igdb = new IGDBClient(
-                    // Found in Twitch Developer portal for your app
-                    Config.IGDB.ClientId,
-                    Config.IGDB.Secret
-                );
-
         public static GameVideo? GetGame_Videos(long? Id)
         {
             if ((Id == 0) || (Id == null))
@@ -103,7 +97,8 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes.Metadata
         private static async Task<GameVideo> GetObjectFromServer(string WhereClause)
         {
             // get Game_Videos metadata
-            var results = await igdb.QueryAsync<GameVideo>(IGDBClient.Endpoints.GameVideos, query: fieldList + " " + WhereClause + ";");
+            Communications comms = new Communications();
+            var results = await comms.APIComm<GameVideo>(IGDBClient.Endpoints.GameVideos, fieldList, WhereClause);
             var result = results.First();
 
             return result;

gaseous-server/Classes/Metadata/Games.cs

@@ -20,12 +20,6 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes.Metadata
             {}
         }
 
-        private static IGDBClient igdb = new IGDBClient(
-                    // Found in Twitch Developer portal for your app
-                    Config.IGDB.ClientId,
-                    Config.IGDB.Secret
-                );
-
         public static Game? GetGame(long Id, bool getAllMetadata, bool followSubGames, bool forceRefresh)
         {
             if (Id == 0)
@@ -295,7 +289,8 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes.Metadata
         private static async Task<Game> GetObjectFromServer(string WhereClause)
         {
             // get Game metadata
-            var results = await igdb.QueryAsync<Game>(IGDBClient.Endpoints.Games, query: fieldList + " " + WhereClause + ";");
+            Communications comms = new Communications();
+            var results = await comms.APIComm<Game>(IGDBClient.Endpoints.Games, fieldList, WhereClause);
             var result = results.First();
 
             return result;
@@ -310,7 +305,7 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes.Metadata
         private static async Task<Game[]> _SearchForGame(string SearchString, long PlatformId, SearchType searchType)
         {
             string searchBody = "";
-            searchBody += "fields id,name,slug,platforms,summary; ";
+            string searchFields = "fields id,name,slug,platforms,summary; ";
             switch (searchType)
             {
                 case SearchType.searchNoPlatform:
@@ -330,7 +325,8 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes.Metadata
             
 
             // get Game metadata
-            var results = await igdb.QueryAsync<Game>(IGDBClient.Endpoints.Games, query: searchBody);
+            Communications comms = new Communications();
+            var results = await comms.APIComm<Game>(IGDBClient.Endpoints.Games, searchFields, searchBody);
 
             return results;
         }

gaseous-server/Classes/Metadata/Genres.cs

@@ -13,12 +13,6 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes.Metadata
         {
         }
 
-        private static IGDBClient igdb = new IGDBClient(
-                    // Found in Twitch Developer portal for your app
-                    Config.IGDB.ClientId,
-                    Config.IGDB.Secret
-                );
-
         public static Genre? GetGenres(long? Id)
         {
             if ((Id == 0) || (Id == null))
@@ -103,7 +97,8 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes.Metadata
         private static async Task<Genre> GetObjectFromServer(string WhereClause)
         {
             // get Genres metadata
-            var results = await igdb.QueryAsync<Genre>(IGDBClient.Endpoints.Genres, query: fieldList + " " + WhereClause + ";");
+            Communications comms = new Communications();
+            var results = await comms.APIComm<Genre>(IGDBClient.Endpoints.Genres, fieldList, WhereClause);
             var result = results.First();
 
             return result;

gaseous-server/Classes/Metadata/InvolvedCompany.cs

@@ -12,12 +12,6 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes.Metadata
         {
         }
 
-        private static IGDBClient igdb = new IGDBClient(
-                    // Found in Twitch Developer portal for your app
-                    Config.IGDB.ClientId,
-                    Config.IGDB.Secret
-                );
-
         public static InvolvedCompany? GetInvolvedCompanies(long? Id)
         {
             if ((Id == 0) || (Id == null))
@@ -113,7 +107,8 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes.Metadata
             // get InvolvedCompanies metadata
             try
             {
-                var results = await igdb.QueryAsync<InvolvedCompany>(IGDBClient.Endpoints.InvolvedCompanies, query: fieldList + " " + WhereClause + ";");
+                Communications comms = new Communications();
+            var results = await comms.APIComm<InvolvedCompany>(IGDBClient.Endpoints.InvolvedCompanies, fieldList, WhereClause);
                 var result = results.First();
 
                 return result;

gaseous-server/Classes/Metadata/MultiplayerModes.cs

@@ -13,12 +13,6 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes.Metadata
         {
         }
 
-        private static IGDBClient igdb = new IGDBClient(
-                    // Found in Twitch Developer portal for your app
-                    Config.IGDB.ClientId,
-                    Config.IGDB.Secret
-                );
-
         public static MultiplayerMode? GetGame_MultiplayerModes(long? Id)
         {
             if ((Id == 0) || (Id == null))
@@ -103,7 +97,8 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes.Metadata
         private static async Task<MultiplayerMode> GetObjectFromServer(string WhereClause)
         {
             // get Game_MultiplayerModes metadata
-            var results = await igdb.QueryAsync<MultiplayerMode>(IGDBClient.Endpoints.MultiplayerModes, query: fieldList + " " + WhereClause + ";");
+            Communications comms = new Communications();
+            var results = await comms.APIComm<MultiplayerMode>(IGDBClient.Endpoints.MultiplayerModes, fieldList, WhereClause);
             var result = results.First();
 
             return result;

gaseous-server/Classes/Metadata/PlatformLogos.cs

@@ -13,12 +13,6 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes.Metadata
         {
         }
 
-        private static IGDBClient igdb = new IGDBClient(
-                    // Found in Twitch Developer portal for your app
-                    Config.IGDB.ClientId,
-                    Config.IGDB.Secret
-                );
-
         public static PlatformLogo? GetPlatformLogo(long? Id, string LogoPath)
         {
             if ((Id == 0) || (Id == null))
@@ -118,7 +112,8 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes.Metadata
         private static async Task<PlatformLogo?> GetObjectFromServer(string WhereClause, string LogoPath)
         {
             // get PlatformLogo metadata
-            var results = await igdb.QueryAsync<PlatformLogo>(IGDBClient.Endpoints.PlatformLogos, query: fieldList + " " + WhereClause + ";");
+            Communications comms = new Communications();
+            var results = await comms.APIComm<PlatformLogo>(IGDBClient.Endpoints.PlatformLogos, fieldList, WhereClause);
             if (results.Length > 0)
             {
                 var result = results.First();

gaseous-server/Classes/Metadata/PlatformVersions.cs

@@ -13,12 +13,6 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes.Metadata
 		{
 		}
 
-        private static IGDBClient igdb = new IGDBClient(
-                    // Found in Twitch Developer portal for your app
-                    Config.IGDB.ClientId,
-                    Config.IGDB.Secret
-                );
-
         public static PlatformVersion? GetPlatformVersion(long Id, Platform ParentPlatform)
         {
             if (Id == 0)
@@ -113,7 +107,8 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes.Metadata
         private static async Task<PlatformVersion?> GetObjectFromServer(string WhereClause)
         {
             // get PlatformVersion metadata
-            var results = await igdb.QueryAsync<PlatformVersion>(IGDBClient.Endpoints.PlatformVersions, query: fieldList + " " + WhereClause + ";");
+            Communications comms = new Communications();
+            var results = await comms.APIComm<PlatformVersion>(IGDBClient.Endpoints.PlatformVersions, fieldList, WhereClause);
             if (results.Length > 0)
             {
                 var result = results.First();

gaseous-server/Classes/Metadata/Platforms.cs

@@ -15,12 +15,6 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes.Metadata
 
 		}
 
-        private static IGDBClient igdb = new IGDBClient(
-                    // Found in Twitch Developer portal for your app
-                    Config.IGDB.ClientId,
-                    Config.IGDB.Secret
-                );
-
         public static Platform? GetPlatform(long Id, bool forceRefresh = false)
 		{
             if (Id == 0)
@@ -168,7 +162,8 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes.Metadata
         private static async Task<Platform> GetObjectFromServer(string WhereClause)
         {
             // get platform metadata
-            var results = await igdb.QueryAsync<Platform>(IGDBClient.Endpoints.Platforms, query: fieldList + " " + WhereClause + ";");
+            Communications comms = new Communications();
+            var results = await comms.APIComm<Platform>(IGDBClient.Endpoints.Platforms, fieldList, WhereClause);
             var result = results.First();
 
             return result;

gaseous-server/Classes/Metadata/PlayerPerspectives.cs

@@ -13,12 +13,6 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes.Metadata
         {
         }
 
-        private static IGDBClient igdb = new IGDBClient(
-                    // Found in Twitch Developer portal for your app
-                    Config.IGDB.ClientId,
-                    Config.IGDB.Secret
-                );
-
         public static PlayerPerspective? GetGame_PlayerPerspectives(long? Id)
         {
             if ((Id == 0) || (Id == null))
@@ -105,7 +99,8 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes.Metadata
         private static async Task<PlayerPerspective> GetObjectFromServer(string WhereClause)
         {
             // get Game_PlayerPerspectives metadata
-            var results = await igdb.QueryAsync<PlayerPerspective>(IGDBClient.Endpoints.PlayerPerspectives, query: fieldList + " " + WhereClause + ";");
+            Communications comms = new Communications();
+            var results = await comms.APIComm<PlayerPerspective>(IGDBClient.Endpoints.PlayerPerspectives, fieldList, WhereClause);
             var result = results.First();
 
             return result;

gaseous-server/Classes/Metadata/ReleaseDates.cs

@@ -13,12 +13,6 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes.Metadata
         {
         }
 
-        private static IGDBClient igdb = new IGDBClient(
-                    // Found in Twitch Developer portal for your app
-                    Config.IGDB.ClientId,
-                    Config.IGDB.Secret
-                );
-
         public static ReleaseDate? GetReleaseDates(long? Id)
         {
             if ((Id == 0) || (Id == null))
@@ -103,7 +97,8 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes.Metadata
         private static async Task<ReleaseDate> GetObjectFromServer(string WhereClause)
         {
             // get ReleaseDates metadata
-            var results = await igdb.QueryAsync<ReleaseDate>(IGDBClient.Endpoints.ReleaseDates, query: fieldList + " " + WhereClause + ";");
+            Communications comms = new Communications();
+            var results = await comms.APIComm<ReleaseDate>(IGDBClient.Endpoints.ReleaseDates, fieldList, WhereClause);
             var result = results.First();
 
             return result;

gaseous-server/Classes/Metadata/Screenshots.cs

@@ -13,12 +13,6 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes.Metadata
         {
         }
 
-        private static IGDBClient igdb = new IGDBClient(
-                    // Found in Twitch Developer portal for your app
-                    Config.IGDB.ClientId,
-                    Config.IGDB.Secret
-                );
-
         public static Screenshot? GetScreenshot(long? Id, string LogoPath)
         {
             if ((Id == 0) || (Id == null))
@@ -114,7 +108,8 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes.Metadata
         private static async Task<Screenshot> GetObjectFromServer(string WhereClause, string LogoPath)
         {
             // get Screenshot metadata
-            var results = await igdb.QueryAsync<Screenshot>(IGDBClient.Endpoints.Screenshots, query: fieldList + " " + WhereClause + ";");
+            Communications comms = new Communications();
+            var results = await comms.APIComm<Screenshot>(IGDBClient.Endpoints.Screenshots, fieldList, WhereClause);
             var result = results.First();
 
             //GetImageFromServer(result.Url, LogoPath, LogoSize.t_thumb, result.ImageId);

gaseous-server/Classes/Metadata/Storage.cs

@@ -16,32 +16,32 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes.Metadata
 			Expired
 		}
 
-        private static Dictionary<string, MemoryCacheObject> ObjectCache = new Dictionary<string, MemoryCacheObject>();
+        //private static Dictionary<string, MemoryCacheObject> ObjectCache = new Dictionary<string, MemoryCacheObject>();
 
 		public static CacheStatus GetCacheStatus(string Endpoint, string Slug)
 		{
-            CacheClean();
+            // CacheClean();
-            if (ObjectCache.ContainsKey(Endpoint + Slug))
+            // if (ObjectCache.ContainsKey(Endpoint + Slug))
-            {
+            // {
-                return CacheStatus.Current;
+            //     return CacheStatus.Current;
-            }
+            // }
-            else
+            // else
-            {
+            // {
 			    return _GetCacheStatus(Endpoint, "slug", Slug);
-            }
+            // }
 		}
 
         public static CacheStatus GetCacheStatus(string Endpoint, long Id)
         {
-            CacheClean();
+            // CacheClean();
-            if (ObjectCache.ContainsKey(Endpoint + Id))
+            // if (ObjectCache.ContainsKey(Endpoint + Id))
-            {
+            // {
-                return CacheStatus.Current;
+            //     return CacheStatus.Current;
-            }
+            // }
-            else
+            // else
-			{
+			// {
                 return _GetCacheStatus(Endpoint, "id", Id);
-            }
+            // }
         }
 
         public static CacheStatus GetCacheStatus(DataRow Row)
@@ -185,20 +185,20 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes.Metadata
 		{
             string Endpoint = EndpointType.GetType().Name;
 
-            if (ObjectCache.ContainsKey(Endpoint + SearchValue))
+            // if (ObjectCache.ContainsKey(Endpoint + SearchValue))
-            {
+            // {
-                MemoryCacheObject cacheObject = ObjectCache[Endpoint + SearchValue];
+            //     MemoryCacheObject cacheObject = ObjectCache[Endpoint + SearchValue];
-                if (cacheObject.ExpiryTime < DateTime.UtcNow)
+            //     if (cacheObject.ExpiryTime < DateTime.UtcNow)
-                {
+            //     {
-                    // object has expired, remove it
+            //         // object has expired, remove it
-                    ObjectCache.Remove(Endpoint + SearchValue);
+            //         ObjectCache.Remove(Endpoint + SearchValue);
-                }
+            //     }
-                else
+            //     else
-                {
+            //     {
-                    // object is valid, return it
+            //         // object is valid, return it
-                    return (T)cacheObject.Object;
+            //         return (T)cacheObject.Object;
-                }
+            //     }
-            }
+            // }
 
             Database db = new Database(Database.databaseType.MySql, Config.DatabaseConfiguration.ConnectionString);
 
@@ -218,19 +218,19 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes.Metadata
             {
 				DataRow dataRow = dt.Rows[0];
                 object returnObject = BuildCacheObject<T>(EndpointType, dataRow);
-                try {
+                // try {
-                    if (!ObjectCache.ContainsKey(Endpoint + SearchValue))
+                //     if (!ObjectCache.ContainsKey(Endpoint + SearchValue))
-                    {
+                //     {
-                        ObjectCache.Add(Endpoint + SearchValue, new MemoryCacheObject{
+                //         ObjectCache.Add(Endpoint + SearchValue, new MemoryCacheObject{
-                            Object = returnObject
+                //             Object = returnObject
-                        });
+                //         });
-                    }
+                //     }
-                }
+                // }
-                catch
+                // catch
-                {
+                // {
-                    // unable add item to cache
+                //     // unable add item to cache
-                    ObjectCache.Clear();
+                //     ObjectCache.Clear();
-                }
+                // }
                 return (T)returnObject;
             }
         }
@@ -414,6 +414,12 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes.Metadata
                                 case "[igdb.models.startdatecategory":
                                     property.SetValue(EndpointType, (StartDateCategory)dataRow[property.Name]);
                                     break;
+                                case "[igdb.models.releasedateregion":
+                                    property.SetValue(EndpointType, (ReleaseDateRegion)dataRow[property.Name]);
+                                    break;
+                                    case "[igdb.models.releasedatecategory":
+                                    property.SetValue(EndpointType, (ReleaseDateCategory)dataRow[property.Name]);
+                                    break;
                                 default:
                                     property.SetValue(EndpointType, dataRow[property.Name]);
                                     break;
@@ -464,28 +470,28 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes.Metadata
             }
         }
 
-        private static void CacheClean()
+        // private static void CacheClean()
-        {
+        // {
-            try
+        //     try
-            {
+        //     {
-                if (ObjectCache == null)
+        //         if (ObjectCache == null)
-                {
+        //         {
-                    ObjectCache = new Dictionary<string, MemoryCacheObject>();
+        //             ObjectCache = new Dictionary<string, MemoryCacheObject>();
-                }
+        //         }
-                Dictionary<string, MemoryCacheObject> workCache = ObjectCache;
+        //         Dictionary<string, MemoryCacheObject> workCache = ObjectCache;
-                foreach (KeyValuePair<string, MemoryCacheObject> objectCache in workCache)
+        //         foreach (KeyValuePair<string, MemoryCacheObject> objectCache in workCache)
-                {
+        //         {
-                    if (objectCache.Value.ExpiryTime < DateTime.UtcNow)
+        //             if (objectCache.Value.ExpiryTime < DateTime.UtcNow)
-                    {
+        //             {
-                        ObjectCache.Remove(objectCache.Key);
+        //                 ObjectCache.Remove(objectCache.Key);
-                    }
+        //             }
-                }
+        //         }
-            }
+        //     }
-            catch
+        //     catch
-            {
+        //     {
-                ObjectCache = new Dictionary<string, MemoryCacheObject>();
+        //         ObjectCache = new Dictionary<string, MemoryCacheObject>();
-            }
+        //     }
-        }
+        // }
 
         private class MemoryCacheObject
         {

gaseous-server/Classes/Metadata/Themes.cs

@@ -13,12 +13,6 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes.Metadata
         {
         }
 
-        private static IGDBClient igdb = new IGDBClient(
-                    // Found in Twitch Developer portal for your app
-                    Config.IGDB.ClientId,
-                    Config.IGDB.Secret
-                );
-
         public static Theme? GetGame_Themes(long? Id)
         {
             if ((Id == 0) || (Id == null))
@@ -105,7 +99,8 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes.Metadata
         private static async Task<Theme> GetObjectFromServer(string WhereClause)
         {
             // get Game_Themes metadata
-            var results = await igdb.QueryAsync<Theme>(IGDBClient.Endpoints.Themes, query: fieldList + " " + WhereClause + ";");
+            Communications comms = new Communications();
+            var results = await comms.APIComm<Theme>(IGDBClient.Endpoints.Themes, fieldList, WhereClause);
             var result = results.First();
 
             return result;

gaseous-server/Classes/MetadataManagement.cs

@@ -4,30 +4,39 @@ using gaseous_server.Models;
 
 namespace gaseous_server.Classes
 {
-	public class MetadataManagement
+	public class MetadataManagement : QueueItemStatus
 	{
-		public static void RefreshMetadata(bool forceRefresh = false)
+		public void RefreshMetadata(bool forceRefresh = false)
 		{
             Database db = new Database(Database.databaseType.MySql, Config.DatabaseConfiguration.ConnectionString);
             string sql = "";
 			DataTable dt = new DataTable();
 			
+			// disabling forceRefresh
+			forceRefresh = false;
+
 			// update platforms
 			sql = "SELECT Id, `Name` FROM Platform;";
 			dt = db.ExecuteCMD(sql);
 
+			int StatusCounter = 1;
 			foreach (DataRow dr in dt.Rows)
 			{
+				SetStatus(StatusCounter, dt.Rows.Count, "Refreshing metadata for platform " + dr["name"]);
+
 				try
 				{
-					Logging.Log(Logging.LogType.Information, "Metadata Refresh", "Refreshing metadata for platform " + dr["name"] + " (" + dr["id"] + ")");
+					Logging.Log(Logging.LogType.Information, "Metadata Refresh", "(" + StatusCounter + "/" + dt.Rows.Count + "): Refreshing metadata for platform " + dr["name"] + " (" + dr["id"] + ")");
 					Metadata.Platforms.GetPlatform((long)dr["id"], true);
 				}
 				catch (Exception ex)
 				{
 					Logging.Log(Logging.LogType.Critical, "Metadata Refresh", "An error occurred while refreshing metadata for " + dr["name"], ex);
 				}
+
+				StatusCounter += 1;
 			}
+			ClearStatus();
 
 			// update games
 			if (forceRefresh == true)
@@ -42,18 +51,24 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Classes
 			}
 			dt = db.ExecuteCMD(sql);
 
+			StatusCounter = 1;
 			foreach (DataRow dr in dt.Rows)
 			{
+				SetStatus(StatusCounter, dt.Rows.Count, "Refreshing metadata for game " + dr["name"]);
+
 				try
 				{
-					Logging.Log(Logging.LogType.Information, "Metadata Refresh", "Refreshing metadata for game " + dr["name"] + " (" + dr["id"] + ")");
+					Logging.Log(Logging.LogType.Information, "Metadata Refresh", "(" + StatusCounter + "/" + dt.Rows.Count + "): Refreshing metadata for game " + dr["name"] + " (" + dr["id"] + ")");
 					Metadata.Games.GetGame((long)dr["id"], true, false, forceRefresh);
 				}
 				catch (Exception ex)
 				{
 					Logging.Log(Logging.LogType.Critical, "Metadata Refresh", "An error occurred while refreshing metadata for " + dr["name"], ex);
 				}
+
+				StatusCounter += 1;
 			}
+			ClearStatus();
         }
 	}
 }

gaseous-server/Classes/QueueItemStatus.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+namespace gaseous_server.Classes
+{
+    public class QueueItemStatus
+    {
+        internal ProcessQueue.QueueItem? CallingQueueItem = null;
+
+        private int _CurrentItemNumber = 0;
+        private int _MaxItemsNumber = 0;
+        private string _StatusText = "";
+
+        public int CurrentItemNumber => _CurrentItemNumber;
+        public int MaxItemsNumber => _MaxItemsNumber;
+        public string StatusText => _StatusText;
+
+        public void SetStatus(int CurrentItemNumber, int MaxItemsNumber, string StatusText)
+        {
+            this._CurrentItemNumber = CurrentItemNumber;
+            this._MaxItemsNumber = MaxItemsNumber;
+            this._StatusText = StatusText;
+
+            if (CallingQueueItem != null)
+            {
+                CallingQueueItem.CurrentState = _CurrentItemNumber + " of " + _MaxItemsNumber + ": " + _StatusText;
+                CallingQueueItem.CurrentStateProgress = _CurrentItemNumber + " of " + _MaxItemsNumber;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public void ClearStatus()
+        {
+            this._CurrentItemNumber = 0;
+            this._MaxItemsNumber = 0;
+            this._StatusText = "";
+
+            if (CallingQueueItem != null)
+            {
+                CallingQueueItem.CurrentState = "";
+                CallingQueueItem.CurrentStateProgress = "";
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

gaseous-server/Classes/SignatureIngestors/XML.cs

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ using System.Data;
 
 namespace gaseous_server.SignatureIngestors.XML
 {
-    public class XMLIngestor
+    public class XMLIngestor : QueueItemStatus
     {
         public void Import(string SearchPath, gaseous_signature_parser.parser.SignatureParser XMLType)
         {
@@ -31,222 +31,232 @@ namespace gaseous_server.SignatureIngestors.XML
             {
                 string XMLFile = PathContents[i];
 
-                // check xml file md5
+                SetStatus(i + 1, PathContents.Length, "Processing signature file: " + XMLFile);
-                Common.hashObject hashObject = new Common.hashObject(XMLFile);
-                sql = "SELECT * FROM Signatures_Sources WHERE SourceMD5=@sourcemd5";
-                dbDict = new Dictionary<string, object>();
-                dbDict.Add("sourcemd5", hashObject.md5hash);
-                sigDB = db.ExecuteCMD(sql, dbDict);
 
-                if (sigDB.Rows.Count == 0)
+                if (Common.SkippableFiles.Contains(Path.GetFileName(XMLFile), StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                 {
-                    try
+                    Logging.Log(Logging.LogType.Information, "Signature Ingestor - XML", "Skipping file: " + XMLFile);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    // check xml file md5
+                    Common.hashObject hashObject = new Common.hashObject(XMLFile);
+                    sql = "SELECT * FROM Signatures_Sources WHERE SourceMD5=@sourcemd5";
+                    dbDict = new Dictionary<string, object>();
+                    dbDict.Add("sourcemd5", hashObject.md5hash);
+                    sigDB = db.ExecuteCMD(sql, dbDict);
+
+                    if (sigDB.Rows.Count == 0)
                     {
-                        Logging.Log(Logging.LogType.Information, "Signature Ingestor - XML", "Importing file: " + XMLFile);
+                        try
-
-                        // start parsing file
-                        gaseous_signature_parser.parser Parser = new gaseous_signature_parser.parser();
-                        RomSignatureObject Object = Parser.ParseSignatureDAT(XMLFile, XMLType);
-
-                        // store in database
-                        string[] flipNameAndDescription = {
-                            "MAMEArcade",
-                            "MAMEMess"
-                        };
-
-                        // store source object
-                        bool processGames = false;
-                        if (Object.SourceMd5 != null)
                         {
-                            sql = "SELECT * FROM Signatures_Sources WHERE SourceMD5=@sourcemd5";
+                            Logging.Log(Logging.LogType.Information, "Signature Ingestor - XML", "Importing file: " + XMLFile);
-                            dbDict = new Dictionary<string, object>();
+
-                            string sourceUriStr = "";
+                            // start parsing file
-                            if (Object.Url != null)
+                            gaseous_signature_parser.parser Parser = new gaseous_signature_parser.parser();
+                            RomSignatureObject Object = Parser.ParseSignatureDAT(XMLFile, XMLType);
+
+                            // store in database
+                            string[] flipNameAndDescription = {
+                                "MAMEArcade",
+                                "MAMEMess"
+                            };
+
+                            // store source object
+                            bool processGames = false;
+                            if (Object.SourceMd5 != null)
                             {
-                                sourceUriStr = Object.Url.ToString();
+                                sql = "SELECT * FROM Signatures_Sources WHERE SourceMD5=@sourcemd5";
-                            }
+                                dbDict = new Dictionary<string, object>();
-                            dbDict.Add("name", Common.ReturnValueIfNull(Object.Name, ""));
+                                string sourceUriStr = "";
-                            dbDict.Add("description", Common.ReturnValueIfNull(Object.Description, ""));
+                                if (Object.Url != null)
-                            dbDict.Add("category", Common.ReturnValueIfNull(Object.Category, ""));
-                            dbDict.Add("version", Common.ReturnValueIfNull(Object.Version, ""));
-                            dbDict.Add("author", Common.ReturnValueIfNull(Object.Author, ""));
-                            dbDict.Add("email", Common.ReturnValueIfNull(Object.Email, ""));
-                            dbDict.Add("homepage", Common.ReturnValueIfNull(Object.Homepage, ""));
-                            dbDict.Add("uri", sourceUriStr);
-                            dbDict.Add("sourcetype", Common.ReturnValueIfNull(Object.SourceType, ""));
-                            dbDict.Add("sourcemd5", Object.SourceMd5);
-                            dbDict.Add("sourcesha1", Object.SourceSHA1);
-
-                            sigDB = db.ExecuteCMD(sql, dbDict);
-                            if (sigDB.Rows.Count == 0)
-                            {
-                                // entry not present, insert it
-                                sql = "INSERT INTO Signatures_Sources (Name, Description, Category, Version, Author, Email, Homepage, Url, SourceType, SourceMD5, SourceSHA1) VALUES (@name, @description, @category, @version, @author, @email, @homepage, @uri, @sourcetype, @sourcemd5, @sourcesha1)";
-
-                                db.ExecuteCMD(sql, dbDict);
-
-                                processGames = true;
-                            }
-
-                            if (processGames == true)
-                            {
-                                for (int x = 0; x < Object.Games.Count; ++x)
                                 {
-                                    RomSignatureObject.Game gameObject = Object.Games[x];
+                                    sourceUriStr = Object.Url.ToString();
+                                }
+                                dbDict.Add("name", Common.ReturnValueIfNull(Object.Name, ""));
+                                dbDict.Add("description", Common.ReturnValueIfNull(Object.Description, ""));
+                                dbDict.Add("category", Common.ReturnValueIfNull(Object.Category, ""));
+                                dbDict.Add("version", Common.ReturnValueIfNull(Object.Version, ""));
+                                dbDict.Add("author", Common.ReturnValueIfNull(Object.Author, ""));
+                                dbDict.Add("email", Common.ReturnValueIfNull(Object.Email, ""));
+                                dbDict.Add("homepage", Common.ReturnValueIfNull(Object.Homepage, ""));
+                                dbDict.Add("uri", sourceUriStr);
+                                dbDict.Add("sourcetype", Common.ReturnValueIfNull(Object.SourceType, ""));
+                                dbDict.Add("sourcemd5", Object.SourceMd5);
+                                dbDict.Add("sourcesha1", Object.SourceSHA1);
 
-                                    // set up game dictionary
+                                sigDB = db.ExecuteCMD(sql, dbDict);
-                                    dbDict = new Dictionary<string, object>();
+                                if (sigDB.Rows.Count == 0)
-                                    if (flipNameAndDescription.Contains(Object.SourceType)) 
+                                {
-                                    {
+                                    // entry not present, insert it
-                                        dbDict.Add("name", Common.ReturnValueIfNull(gameObject.Description, ""));
+                                    sql = "INSERT INTO Signatures_Sources (Name, Description, Category, Version, Author, Email, Homepage, Url, SourceType, SourceMD5, SourceSHA1) VALUES (@name, @description, @category, @version, @author, @email, @homepage, @uri, @sourcetype, @sourcemd5, @sourcesha1)";
-                                        dbDict.Add("description", Common.ReturnValueIfNull(gameObject.Name, ""));
-                                    }
-                                    else
-                                    {
-                                        dbDict.Add("name", Common.ReturnValueIfNull(gameObject.Name, ""));
-                                        dbDict.Add("description", Common.ReturnValueIfNull(gameObject.Description, ""));
-                                    }
-                                    dbDict.Add("year", Common.ReturnValueIfNull(gameObject.Year, ""));
-                                    dbDict.Add("publisher", Common.ReturnValueIfNull(gameObject.Publisher, ""));
-                                    dbDict.Add("demo", (int)gameObject.Demo);
-                                    dbDict.Add("system", Common.ReturnValueIfNull(gameObject.System, ""));
-                                    dbDict.Add("platform", Common.ReturnValueIfNull(gameObject.System, ""));
-                                    dbDict.Add("systemvariant", Common.ReturnValueIfNull(gameObject.SystemVariant, ""));
-                                    dbDict.Add("video", Common.ReturnValueIfNull(gameObject.Video, ""));
-                                    dbDict.Add("country", Common.ReturnValueIfNull(gameObject.Country, ""));
-                                    dbDict.Add("language", Common.ReturnValueIfNull(gameObject.Language, ""));
-                                    dbDict.Add("copyright", Common.ReturnValueIfNull(gameObject.Copyright, ""));
 
-                                    // store platform
+                                    db.ExecuteCMD(sql, dbDict);
-                                    int gameSystem = 0;
-                                    if (gameObject.System != null)
-                                    {
-                                        sql = "SELECT Id FROM Signatures_Platforms WHERE Platform=@platform";
 
-                                        sigDB = db.ExecuteCMD(sql, dbDict);
+                                    processGames = true;
-                                        if (sigDB.Rows.Count == 0)
+                                }
+
+                                if (processGames == true)
+                                {
+                                    for (int x = 0; x < Object.Games.Count; ++x)
+                                    {
+                                        RomSignatureObject.Game gameObject = Object.Games[x];
+
+                                        // set up game dictionary
+                                        dbDict = new Dictionary<string, object>();
+                                        if (flipNameAndDescription.Contains(Object.SourceType)) 
                                         {
-                                            // entry not present, insert it
+                                            dbDict.Add("name", Common.ReturnValueIfNull(gameObject.Description, ""));
-                                            sql = "INSERT INTO Signatures_Platforms (Platform) VALUES (@platform); SELECT CAST(LAST_INSERT_ID() AS SIGNED);";
+                                            dbDict.Add("description", Common.ReturnValueIfNull(gameObject.Name, ""));
-                                            sigDB = db.ExecuteCMD(sql, dbDict);
-
-                                            gameSystem = Convert.ToInt32(sigDB.Rows[0][0]);
                                         }
                                         else
                                         {
-                                            gameSystem = (int)sigDB.Rows[0][0];
+                                            dbDict.Add("name", Common.ReturnValueIfNull(gameObject.Name, ""));
+                                            dbDict.Add("description", Common.ReturnValueIfNull(gameObject.Description, ""));
                                         }
-                                    }
+                                        dbDict.Add("year", Common.ReturnValueIfNull(gameObject.Year, ""));
-                                    dbDict.Add("systemid", gameSystem);
+                                        dbDict.Add("publisher", Common.ReturnValueIfNull(gameObject.Publisher, ""));
+                                        dbDict.Add("demo", (int)gameObject.Demo);
+                                        dbDict.Add("system", Common.ReturnValueIfNull(gameObject.System, ""));
+                                        dbDict.Add("platform", Common.ReturnValueIfNull(gameObject.System, ""));
+                                        dbDict.Add("systemvariant", Common.ReturnValueIfNull(gameObject.SystemVariant, ""));
+                                        dbDict.Add("video", Common.ReturnValueIfNull(gameObject.Video, ""));
+                                        dbDict.Add("country", Common.ReturnValueIfNull(gameObject.Country, ""));
+                                        dbDict.Add("language", Common.ReturnValueIfNull(gameObject.Language, ""));
+                                        dbDict.Add("copyright", Common.ReturnValueIfNull(gameObject.Copyright, ""));
 
-                                    // store publisher
+                                        // store platform
-                                    int gamePublisher = 0;
+                                        int gameSystem = 0;
-                                    if (gameObject.Publisher != null)
+                                        if (gameObject.System != null)
-                                    {
-                                        sql = "SELECT * FROM Signatures_Publishers WHERE Publisher=@publisher";
-
-                                        sigDB = db.ExecuteCMD(sql, dbDict);
-                                        if (sigDB.Rows.Count == 0)
                                         {
-                                            // entry not present, insert it
+                                            sql = "SELECT Id FROM Signatures_Platforms WHERE Platform=@platform";
-                                            sql = "INSERT INTO Signatures_Publishers (Publisher) VALUES (@publisher); SELECT CAST(LAST_INSERT_ID() AS SIGNED);";
-                                            sigDB = db.ExecuteCMD(sql, dbDict);
-                                            gamePublisher = Convert.ToInt32(sigDB.Rows[0][0]);
-                                        }
-                                        else
-                                        {
-                                            gamePublisher = (int)sigDB.Rows[0][0];
-                                        }
-                                    }
-                                    dbDict.Add("publisherid", gamePublisher);
-
-                                    // store game
-                                    int gameId = 0;
-                                    sql = "SELECT * FROM Signatures_Games WHERE Name=@name AND Year=@year AND Publisherid=@publisher AND Systemid=@systemid AND Country=@country AND Language=@language";
-
-                                    sigDB = db.ExecuteCMD(sql, dbDict);
-                                    if (sigDB.Rows.Count == 0)
-                                    {
-                                        // entry not present, insert it
-                                        sql = "INSERT INTO Signatures_Games " +
-                                            "(Name, Description, Year, PublisherId, Demo, SystemId, SystemVariant, Video, Country, Language, Copyright) VALUES " +
-                                            "(@name, @description, @year, @publisherid, @demo, @systemid, @systemvariant, @video, @country, @language, @copyright); SELECT CAST(LAST_INSERT_ID() AS SIGNED);";
-                                        sigDB = db.ExecuteCMD(sql, dbDict);
-
-                                        gameId = Convert.ToInt32(sigDB.Rows[0][0]);
-                                    }
-                                    else
-                                    {
-                                        gameId = (int)sigDB.Rows[0][0];
-                                    }
-
-                                    // store rom
-                                    foreach (RomSignatureObject.Game.Rom romObject in gameObject.Roms)
-                                    {
-                                        if (romObject.Md5 != null || romObject.Sha1 != null)
-                                        {
-                                            int romId = 0;
-                                            sql = "SELECT * FROM Signatures_Roms WHERE GameId=@gameid AND MD5=@md5";
-                                            dbDict = new Dictionary<string, object>();
-                                            dbDict.Add("gameid", gameId);
-                                            dbDict.Add("name", Common.ReturnValueIfNull(romObject.Name, ""));
-                                            dbDict.Add("size", Common.ReturnValueIfNull(romObject.Size, ""));
-                                            dbDict.Add("crc", Common.ReturnValueIfNull(romObject.Crc, "").ToString().ToLower());
-                                            dbDict.Add("md5", Common.ReturnValueIfNull(romObject.Md5, "").ToString().ToLower());
-                                            dbDict.Add("sha1", Common.ReturnValueIfNull(romObject.Sha1, "").ToString().ToLower());
-                                            dbDict.Add("developmentstatus", Common.ReturnValueIfNull(romObject.DevelopmentStatus, ""));
-
-                                            if (romObject.Attributes != null)
-                                            {
-                                                if (romObject.Attributes.Count > 0)
-                                                {
-                                                    dbDict.Add("attributes", Newtonsoft.Json.JsonConvert.SerializeObject(romObject.Attributes));
-                                                }
-                                                else
-                                                {
-                                                    dbDict.Add("attributes", "[ ]");
-                                                }
-                                            }
-                                            else
-                                            {
-                                                dbDict.Add("attributes", "[ ]");
-                                            }
-                                            dbDict.Add("romtype", (int)romObject.RomType);
-                                            dbDict.Add("romtypemedia", Common.ReturnValueIfNull(romObject.RomTypeMedia, ""));
-                                            dbDict.Add("medialabel", Common.ReturnValueIfNull(romObject.MediaLabel, ""));
-                                            dbDict.Add("metadatasource", romObject.SignatureSource);
-                                            dbDict.Add("ingestorversion", 2);
 
                                             sigDB = db.ExecuteCMD(sql, dbDict);
                                             if (sigDB.Rows.Count == 0)
                                             {
                                                 // entry not present, insert it
-                                                sql = "INSERT INTO Signatures_Roms (GameId, Name, Size, CRC, MD5, SHA1, DevelopmentStatus, Attributes, RomType, RomTypeMedia, MediaLabel, MetadataSource, IngestorVersion) VALUES (@gameid, @name, @size, @crc, @md5, @sha1, @developmentstatus, @attributes, @romtype, @romtypemedia, @medialabel, @metadatasource, @ingestorversion); SELECT CAST(LAST_INSERT_ID() AS SIGNED);";
+                                                sql = "INSERT INTO Signatures_Platforms (Platform) VALUES (@platform); SELECT CAST(LAST_INSERT_ID() AS SIGNED);";
                                                 sigDB = db.ExecuteCMD(sql, dbDict);
 
-
+                                                gameSystem = Convert.ToInt32(sigDB.Rows[0][0]);
-                                                romId = Convert.ToInt32(sigDB.Rows[0][0]);
                                             }
                                             else
                                             {
-                                                romId = (int)sigDB.Rows[0][0];
+                                                gameSystem = (int)sigDB.Rows[0][0];
+                                            }
+                                        }
+                                        dbDict.Add("systemid", gameSystem);
+
+                                        // store publisher
+                                        int gamePublisher = 0;
+                                        if (gameObject.Publisher != null)
+                                        {
+                                            sql = "SELECT * FROM Signatures_Publishers WHERE Publisher=@publisher";
+
+                                            sigDB = db.ExecuteCMD(sql, dbDict);
+                                            if (sigDB.Rows.Count == 0)
+                                            {
+                                                // entry not present, insert it
+                                                sql = "INSERT INTO Signatures_Publishers (Publisher) VALUES (@publisher); SELECT CAST(LAST_INSERT_ID() AS SIGNED);";
+                                                sigDB = db.ExecuteCMD(sql, dbDict);
+                                                gamePublisher = Convert.ToInt32(sigDB.Rows[0][0]);
+                                            }
+                                            else
+                                            {
+                                                gamePublisher = (int)sigDB.Rows[0][0];
+                                            }
+                                        }
+                                        dbDict.Add("publisherid", gamePublisher);
+
+                                        // store game
+                                        int gameId = 0;
+                                        sql = "SELECT * FROM Signatures_Games WHERE Name=@name AND Year=@year AND Publisherid=@publisher AND Systemid=@systemid AND Country=@country AND Language=@language";
+
+                                        sigDB = db.ExecuteCMD(sql, dbDict);
+                                        if (sigDB.Rows.Count == 0)
+                                        {
+                                            // entry not present, insert it
+                                            sql = "INSERT INTO Signatures_Games " +
+                                                "(Name, Description, Year, PublisherId, Demo, SystemId, SystemVariant, Video, Country, Language, Copyright) VALUES " +
+                                                "(@name, @description, @year, @publisherid, @demo, @systemid, @systemvariant, @video, @country, @language, @copyright); SELECT CAST(LAST_INSERT_ID() AS SIGNED);";
+                                            sigDB = db.ExecuteCMD(sql, dbDict);
+
+                                            gameId = Convert.ToInt32(sigDB.Rows[0][0]);
+                                        }
+                                        else
+                                        {
+                                            gameId = (int)sigDB.Rows[0][0];
+                                        }
+
+                                        // store rom
+                                        foreach (RomSignatureObject.Game.Rom romObject in gameObject.Roms)
+                                        {
+                                            if (romObject.Md5 != null || romObject.Sha1 != null)
+                                            {
+                                                int romId = 0;
+                                                sql = "SELECT * FROM Signatures_Roms WHERE GameId=@gameid AND MD5=@md5";
+                                                dbDict = new Dictionary<string, object>();
+                                                dbDict.Add("gameid", gameId);
+                                                dbDict.Add("name", Common.ReturnValueIfNull(romObject.Name, ""));
+                                                dbDict.Add("size", Common.ReturnValueIfNull(romObject.Size, ""));
+                                                dbDict.Add("crc", Common.ReturnValueIfNull(romObject.Crc, "").ToString().ToLower());
+                                                dbDict.Add("md5", Common.ReturnValueIfNull(romObject.Md5, "").ToString().ToLower());
+                                                dbDict.Add("sha1", Common.ReturnValueIfNull(romObject.Sha1, "").ToString().ToLower());
+                                                dbDict.Add("developmentstatus", Common.ReturnValueIfNull(romObject.DevelopmentStatus, ""));
+
+                                                if (romObject.Attributes != null)
+                                                {
+                                                    if (romObject.Attributes.Count > 0)
+                                                    {
+                                                        dbDict.Add("attributes", Newtonsoft.Json.JsonConvert.SerializeObject(romObject.Attributes));
+                                                    }
+                                                    else
+                                                    {
+                                                        dbDict.Add("attributes", "[ ]");
+                                                    }
+                                                }
+                                                else
+                                                {
+                                                    dbDict.Add("attributes", "[ ]");
+                                                }
+                                                dbDict.Add("romtype", (int)romObject.RomType);
+                                                dbDict.Add("romtypemedia", Common.ReturnValueIfNull(romObject.RomTypeMedia, ""));
+                                                dbDict.Add("medialabel", Common.ReturnValueIfNull(romObject.MediaLabel, ""));
+                                                dbDict.Add("metadatasource", romObject.SignatureSource);
+                                                dbDict.Add("ingestorversion", 2);
+
+                                                sigDB = db.ExecuteCMD(sql, dbDict);
+                                                if (sigDB.Rows.Count == 0)
+                                                {
+                                                    // entry not present, insert it
+                                                    sql = "INSERT INTO Signatures_Roms (GameId, Name, Size, CRC, MD5, SHA1, DevelopmentStatus, Attributes, RomType, RomTypeMedia, MediaLabel, MetadataSource, IngestorVersion) VALUES (@gameid, @name, @size, @crc, @md5, @sha1, @developmentstatus, @attributes, @romtype, @romtypemedia, @medialabel, @metadatasource, @ingestorversion); SELECT CAST(LAST_INSERT_ID() AS SIGNED);";
+                                                    sigDB = db.ExecuteCMD(sql, dbDict);
+
+
+                                                    romId = Convert.ToInt32(sigDB.Rows[0][0]);
+                                                }
+                                                else
+                                                {
+                                                    romId = (int)sigDB.Rows[0][0];
+                                                }
                                             }
                                         }
                                     }
                                 }
                             }
                         }
+                        catch (Exception ex)
+                        {
+                            Logging.Log(Logging.LogType.Warning, "Signature Ingestor - XML", "Invalid import file: " + XMLFile, ex);
+                        }
                     }
-                    catch (Exception ex)
+                    else
                     {
-                        Logging.Log(Logging.LogType.Warning, "Signature Ingestor - XML", "Invalid import file: " + XMLFile, ex);
+                        Logging.Log(Logging.LogType.Debug, "Signature Ingestor - XML", "Rejecting already imported file: " + XMLFile);
                     }
                 }
-                else
-                {
-                    Logging.Log(Logging.LogType.Debug, "Signature Ingestor - XML", "Rejecting already imported file: " + XMLFile);
-                }
             }
+            ClearStatus();
         }
     }
 }

gaseous-server/Controllers/V1.0/FilterController.cs

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Controllers
     [ApiVersion("1.1")]
     [Authorize]
     [ApiController]
-    public class FilterController : ControllerBase
+    public class FilterController : Controller
     {
         private readonly UserManager<ApplicationUser> _userManager;
         private readonly SignInManager<ApplicationUser> _signInManager;

gaseous-server/Controllers/V1.0/GamesController.cs

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Controllers
     [ApiVersion("1.1")]
     [Authorize]
     [ApiController]
-    public class GamesController : ControllerBase
+    public class GamesController : Controller
     {
         [MapToApiVersion("1.0")]
         [HttpGet]

gaseous-server/Controllers/V1.0/RomsController.cs

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Controllers
     [ApiVersion("1.1")]
     [Authorize]
     [ApiController]
-    public class RomsController : ControllerBase
+    public class RomsController : Controller
     {
         [MapToApiVersion("1.0")]
         [MapToApiVersion("1.1")]

gaseous-server/Controllers/V1.0/SearchController.cs

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using gaseous_server.Classes;
+using gaseous_server.Classes.Metadata;
 using IGDB;
 using IGDB.Models;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization;
@@ -19,12 +20,6 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Controllers
     [Authorize]
     public class SearchController : Controller
     {
-        private static IGDBClient igdb = new IGDBClient(
-                            // Found in Twitch Developer portal for your app
-                            Config.IGDB.ClientId,
-                            Config.IGDB.Secret
-                        );
-
         [MapToApiVersion("1.0")]
         [MapToApiVersion("1.1")]
         [HttpGet]
@@ -39,11 +34,12 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Controllers
         private static async Task<List<Platform>> _SearchForPlatform(string SearchString)
         {
             string searchBody = "";
-            searchBody += "fields abbreviation,alternative_name,category,checksum,created_at,generation,name,platform_family,platform_logo,slug,summary,updated_at,url,versions,websites; ";
+            string searchFields = "fields abbreviation,alternative_name,category,checksum,created_at,generation,name,platform_family,platform_logo,slug,summary,updated_at,url,versions,websites; ";
             searchBody += "where name ~ *\"" + SearchString + "\"*;";
 
             // get Platform metadata
-            var results = await igdb.QueryAsync<Platform>(IGDBClient.Endpoints.Platforms, query: searchBody);
+            Communications comms = new Communications();
+            var results = await comms.APIComm<Platform>(IGDBClient.Endpoints.Platforms, searchFields, searchBody);
 
             return results.ToList();
         }
@@ -62,12 +58,13 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Controllers
         private static async Task<List<Game>> _SearchForGame(long PlatformId, string SearchString)
         {
             string searchBody = "";
-            searchBody += "fields cover.*,first_release_date,name,platforms,slug; ";
+            string searchFields = "fields cover.*,first_release_date,name,platforms,slug; ";
             searchBody += "search \"" + SearchString + "\";";
             searchBody += "where platforms = (" + PlatformId + ");";
 
             // get Platform metadata
-            var results = await igdb.QueryAsync<Game>(IGDBClient.Endpoints.Games, query: searchBody);
+            Communications comms = new Communications();
+            var results = await comms.APIComm<Game>(IGDBClient.Endpoints.Games, searchFields, searchBody);
 
             return results.ToList();
         }

gaseous-server/Controllers/V1.0/SignaturesController.cs

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Controllers
     [ApiVersion("1.0")]
     [ApiVersion("1.1")]
     [Authorize]
-    public class SignaturesController : ControllerBase
+    public class SignaturesController : Controller
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// Get the current signature counts from the database

gaseous-server/Controllers/V1.1/GamesController.cs

@@ -450,26 +450,14 @@ namespace gaseous_server.Controllers.v1_1
             
             // compile data for return
             int pageOffset = pageSize * (pageNumber - 1);
-            for (int i = 0; i < dbResponse.Rows.Count; i++)
+            for (int i = pageOffset; i < dbResponse.Rows.Count; i++)
             {
-                DataRow dr = dbResponse.Rows[i];
+                if (i >= (pageOffset + pageSize))
-
-                bool includeGame = false;
-
-                if (pageSize == 0)
                 {
-                    // page size is full size include all
+                    break;
-                    includeGame = true;
-                }
-                else if (i >= pageOffset && i < (pageOffset + pageSize))
-                {
-                    includeGame = true;
                 }
 
-                if (includeGame == true)
+                RetVal.Add(Classes.Metadata.Games.GetGame(dbResponse.Rows[i]));
-                {
-                    RetVal.Add(Classes.Metadata.Games.GetGame(dr));
-                }
             }
 
             GameReturnPackage gameReturn = new GameReturnPackage(RecordCount, RetVal);

gaseous-server/ProcessQueue.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 using System;
+using System.ComponentModel.Design.Serialization;
+using System.Data;
 using gaseous_server.Classes;
 
 namespace gaseous_server
@@ -13,7 +15,7 @@ namespace gaseous_server
             {
                 _ItemType = ItemType;
                 _ItemState = QueueItemState.NeverStarted;
-                _LastRunTime = DateTime.Parse(Config.ReadSetting("LastRun_" + _ItemType.ToString(), DateTime.UtcNow.ToString("yyyy-MM-ddThh:mm:ssZ")));
+                _LastRunTime = DateTime.Parse(Config.ReadSetting("LastRun_" + _ItemType.ToString(), DateTime.UtcNow.ToString("yyyy-MM-ddThh:mm:ssZ"))).AddMinutes(-5);
                 _Interval = ExecutionInterval;
                 _AllowManualStart = AllowManualStart;
                 _RemoveWhenStopped = RemoveWhenStopped;
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@ namespace gaseous_server
             {
                 _ItemType = ItemType;
                 _ItemState = QueueItemState.NeverStarted;
-                _LastRunTime = DateTime.Parse(Config.ReadSetting("LastRun_" + _ItemType.ToString(), DateTime.UtcNow.ToString("yyyy-MM-ddThh:mm:ssZ")));
+                _LastRunTime = DateTime.Parse(Config.ReadSetting("LastRun_" + _ItemType.ToString(), DateTime.UtcNow.ToString("yyyy-MM-ddThh:mm:ssZ"))).AddMinutes(-5);
                 _Interval = ExecutionInterval;
                 _AllowManualStart = AllowManualStart;
                 _RemoveWhenStopped = RemoveWhenStopped;
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@ namespace gaseous_server
             private QueueItemType _ItemType = QueueItemType.NotConfigured;
             private QueueItemState _ItemState = QueueItemState.NeverStarted;
             private DateTime _LastRunTime = DateTime.UtcNow;
+            private double _LastRunDuration = 0;
             private DateTime _LastFinishTime
             {
                 get
@@ -55,13 +58,16 @@ namespace gaseous_server
             private bool _AllowManualStart = true;
             private bool _RemoveWhenStopped = false;
             private bool _IsBlocked = false;
+            private string _CorrelationId = "";
             private List<QueueItemType> _Blocks = new List<QueueItemType>();
 
             public QueueItemType ItemType => _ItemType;
             public QueueItemState ItemState => _ItemState;
             public DateTime LastRunTime => _LastRunTime;
             public DateTime LastFinishTime => _LastFinishTime;
-            public DateTime NextRunTime {
+            public double LastRunDuration => _LastRunDuration;
+            public DateTime NextRunTime 
+            {
                 get
                 {
                     return LastRunTime.AddMinutes(Interval);
@@ -85,6 +91,9 @@ namespace gaseous_server
             public bool RemoveWhenStopped => _RemoveWhenStopped;
             public bool IsBlocked => _IsBlocked;
             public object? Options { get; set; } = null;
+            public string CurrentState { get; set; } = "";
+            public string CurrentStateProgress { get; set; } = "";
+            public string CorrelationId => _CorrelationId;
             public List<QueueItemType> Blocks => _Blocks;
 
             public void Execute()
@@ -99,7 +108,14 @@ namespace gaseous_server
                         _LastResult = "";
                         _LastError = null;
 
-                        Logging.Log(Logging.LogType.Debug, "Timered Event", "Executing " + _ItemType);
+                        // set the correlation id
+                        Guid correlationId = Guid.NewGuid();
+                        _CorrelationId = correlationId.ToString();
+                        CallContext.SetData("CorrelationId", correlationId);
+                        CallContext.SetData("CallingProcess", _ItemType.ToString());
+
+                        // log the start
+                        Logging.Log(Logging.LogType.Debug, "Timered Event", "Executing " + _ItemType + " with correlation id " + _CorrelationId);
 
                         try
                         {
@@ -107,8 +123,11 @@ namespace gaseous_server
                             {
                                 case QueueItemType.SignatureIngestor:
                                     Logging.Log(Logging.LogType.Debug, "Timered Event", "Starting Signature Ingestor");
-                                    SignatureIngestors.XML.XMLIngestor tIngest = new SignatureIngestors.XML.XMLIngestor();
+                                    SignatureIngestors.XML.XMLIngestor tIngest = new SignatureIngestors.XML.XMLIngestor
-                                    
+                                    {
+                                        CallingQueueItem = this
+                                    };
+
                                     Logging.Log(Logging.LogType.Debug, "Signature Import", "Processing TOSEC files");
                                     tIngest.Import(Path.Combine(Config.LibraryConfiguration.LibrarySignatureImportDirectory, "TOSEC"), gaseous_signature_parser.parser.SignatureParser.TOSEC);
                                     
@@ -124,7 +143,10 @@ namespace gaseous_server
 
                                 case QueueItemType.TitleIngestor:
                                     Logging.Log(Logging.LogType.Debug, "Timered Event", "Starting Title Ingestor");
-                                    Classes.ImportGames importGames = new Classes.ImportGames(Config.LibraryConfiguration.LibraryImportDirectory);
+                                    Classes.ImportGames importGames = new Classes.ImportGames(Config.LibraryConfiguration.LibraryImportDirectory)
+                                    {
+                                        CallingQueueItem = this
+                                    };
 
                                     Classes.ImportGame.DeleteOrphanedDirectories(Config.LibraryConfiguration.LibraryImportDirectory);
 
@@ -134,7 +156,11 @@ namespace gaseous_server
 
                                 case QueueItemType.MetadataRefresh:
                                     Logging.Log(Logging.LogType.Debug, "Timered Event", "Starting Metadata Refresher");
-                                    Classes.MetadataManagement.RefreshMetadata(_ForceExecute);
+                                    Classes.MetadataManagement metadataManagement = new MetadataManagement
+                                    {
+                                        CallingQueueItem = this
+                                    };
+                                    metadataManagement.RefreshMetadata(_ForceExecute);
 
                                     _SaveLastRunTime = true;
 
@@ -150,7 +176,11 @@ namespace gaseous_server
 
                                 case QueueItemType.LibraryScan:
                                     Logging.Log(Logging.LogType.Debug, "Timered Event", "Starting Library Scanner");
-                                    Classes.ImportGame.LibraryScan();
+                                    Classes.ImportGame import = new ImportGame
+                                    {
+                                        CallingQueueItem = this
+                                    };
+                                    import.LibraryScan();
 
                                     _SaveLastRunTime = true;
 
@@ -158,7 +188,11 @@ namespace gaseous_server
 
                                 case QueueItemType.Rematcher:
                                     Logging.Log(Logging.LogType.Debug, "Timered Event", "Starting Rematch");
-                                    Classes.ImportGame.Rematcher(_ForceExecute);
+                                    Classes.ImportGame importRematch = new ImportGame
+                                    {
+                                        CallingQueueItem = this
+                                    };
+                                    importRematch.Rematcher(_ForceExecute);
 
                                     _SaveLastRunTime = true;
 
@@ -181,7 +215,10 @@ namespace gaseous_server
 
                                 case QueueItemType.Maintainer:
                                     Logging.Log(Logging.LogType.Debug, "Timered Event", "Starting Maintenance");
-                                    Classes.Maintenance.RunMaintenance();
+                                    Classes.Maintenance maintenance = new Maintenance{
+                                        CallingQueueItem = this
+                                    };
+                                    maintenance.RunMaintenance();
                                     break;
 
                             }
@@ -196,8 +233,9 @@ namespace gaseous_server
                         _ForceExecute = false;
                         _ItemState = QueueItemState.Stopped;
                         _LastFinishTime = DateTime.UtcNow;
+                        _LastRunDuration = Math.Round((DateTime.UtcNow - _LastRunTime).TotalSeconds, 2);
 
-                        Logging.Log(Logging.LogType.Information, "Timered Event", "Total " + _ItemType + " run time = " + (DateTime.UtcNow - _LastRunTime).TotalSeconds);
+                        Logging.Log(Logging.LogType.Information, "Timered Event", "Total " + _ItemType + " run time = " + _LastRunDuration);
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -211,6 +249,66 @@ namespace gaseous_server
             {
                 _IsBlocked = BlockState;
             }
+
+            public HasErrorsItem HasErrors
+            {
+                get
+                {
+                    return new HasErrorsItem(_CorrelationId);
+                }
+            }
+
+            public class HasErrorsItem
+            {
+                public HasErrorsItem(string? CorrelationId)
+                {
+                    if (CorrelationId != null)
+                    {
+                        if (CorrelationId.Length > 0)
+                        {
+                            Database db = new Database(Database.databaseType.MySql, Config.DatabaseConfiguration.ConnectionString);
+                            string sql = "SELECT EventType, COUNT(EventType) AS EventTypes FROM gaseous.ServerLogs WHERE CorrelationId = @correlationid GROUP BY EventType ORDER BY EventType DESC LIMIT 1;";
+                            Dictionary<string, object> dbDict = new Dictionary<string, object>();
+                            dbDict.Add("correlationid", CorrelationId);
+
+                            DataTable data = db.ExecuteCMD(sql, dbDict);
+
+                            if (data.Rows.Count == 0)
+                            {
+                                ErrorType = null;
+                                ErrorCount = 0;
+                            }
+                            else
+                            {
+                                Logging.LogType errorType = (Logging.LogType)data.Rows[0]["EventType"];
+                                if (errorType != Logging.LogType.Information)
+                                {
+                                    ErrorType = errorType;
+                                    ErrorCount = (int)(long)data.Rows[0]["EventTypes"];
+                                }
+                                else
+                                {
+                                    ErrorType = null;
+                                    ErrorCount = 0;
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            ErrorType = null;
+                            ErrorCount = 0;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        ErrorType = null;
+                        ErrorCount = 0;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                public Logging.LogType? ErrorType { get; set; }
+                public int ErrorCount { get; set; }
+            }
         }
 
         public enum QueueItemType

gaseous-server/Program.cs

@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ Config.InitSettings();
 // write updated settings back to the config file
 Config.UpdateConfig();
 
+// set api metadata source from config
+Communications.MetadataSource = Config.MetadataConfiguration.Source;
+
 // set initial values
 Guid APIKey = Guid.NewGuid();
 if (Config.ReadSetting("API Key", "Test API Key") == "Test API Key")
@@ -292,29 +295,22 @@ using (var scope = app.Services.CreateScope())
             await roleManager.CreateAsync(applicationRole, CancellationToken.None);
         }
     }
-
-    // // set up administrator account
-    // var userManager = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<UserStore>();
-    // if (await userManager.FindByNameAsync("admin@localhost", CancellationToken.None) == null)
-    // {
-    //     ApplicationUser adminUser = new ApplicationUser{
-    //         Id = Guid.NewGuid().ToString(),
-    //         Email = "admin@localhost",
-    //         NormalizedEmail = "ADMIN@LOCALHOST",
-    //         EmailConfirmed = true,
-    //         UserName = "administrator",
-    //         NormalizedUserName = "ADMINISTRATOR"
-    //     };
-
-    //     //set user password
-    //     PasswordHasher<ApplicationUser> ph = new PasswordHasher<ApplicationUser>();
-    //     adminUser.PasswordHash = ph.HashPassword(adminUser, "letmein");
-
-    //     await userManager.CreateAsync(adminUser, CancellationToken.None);
-    //     await userManager.AddToRoleAsync(adminUser, "Admin", CancellationToken.None);
-    // }
 }
 
+
+		
+
+app.Use(async (context, next) =>
+{
+    // set the correlation id
+    string correlationId = Guid.NewGuid().ToString();
+    CallContext.SetData("CorrelationId", correlationId);
+    CallContext.SetData("CallingProcess", context.Request.Method + ": " + context.Request.Path);
+
+    context.Response.Headers.Add("x-correlation-id", correlationId.ToString());
+    await next();
+});
+
 app.UseAuthorization();
 
 app.UseDefaultFiles();

gaseous-server/Support/Database/MySQL/gaseous-1008.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+ALTER TABLE `ClassificationMap` 
+ADD INDEX `idx_RatingId` (`RatingId` ASC) VISIBLE;
+
+ALTER TABLE `Relation_Game_AgeRatings` 
+ADD INDEX `idx_SecondaryColumn` (`AgeRatingsId` ASC) VISIBLE;
+
+ALTER TABLE `Relation_Game_GameModes` 
+ADD INDEX `idx_SecondaryColumn` (`GameModesId` ASC) VISIBLE;
+
+ALTER TABLE `Relation_Game_Genres` 
+ADD INDEX `idx_SecondaryColumn` (`GenresId` ASC) VISIBLE;
+
+ALTER TABLE `Relation_Game_Platforms` 
+ADD INDEX `idx_SecondaryColumn` (`PlatformsId` ASC) VISIBLE;
+
+ALTER TABLE `Relation_Game_PlayerPerspectives` 
+ADD INDEX `idx_SecondaryColumn` (`PlayerPerspectivesId` ASC) VISIBLE;
+
+ALTER TABLE `Relation_Game_Themes` 
+ADD INDEX `idx_SecondaryColumn` (`ThemesId` ASC) VISIBLE;
+
+ALTER TABLE `ServerLogs` 
+ADD COLUMN `CorrelationId` VARCHAR(45) NULL AFTER `Exception`,
+ADD COLUMN `CallingProcess` VARCHAR(255) NULL AFTER `CorrelationId`,
+ADD INDEX `idx_CorrelationId` (`CorrelationId` ASC) VISIBLE,
+ADD INDEX `idx_CallingProcess` (`CallingProcess` ASC) VISIBLE;

gaseous-server/gaseous-server.csproj

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
     <None Remove="Support\Database\MySQL\gaseous-1005.sql" />
     <None Remove="Support\Database\MySQL\gaseous-1006.sql" />
     <None Remove="Support\Database\MySQL\gaseous-1007.sql" />
+    <None Remove="Support\Database\MySQL\gaseous-1008.sql" />
     <None Remove="Classes\Metadata\" />
     <None Remove="Assets\" />
     <None Remove="Assets\Ratings\" />
@@ -178,5 +179,6 @@
     <EmbeddedResource Include="Support\Database\MySQL\gaseous-1005.sql" />
     <EmbeddedResource Include="Support\Database\MySQL\gaseous-1006.sql" />
     <EmbeddedResource Include="Support\Database\MySQL\gaseous-1007.sql" />
+    <EmbeddedResource Include="Support\Database\MySQL\gaseous-1008.sql" />
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>

gaseous-server/wwwroot/index.html

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <head>
     <meta charset="utf-8" />
     <script src="/api/v1.1/System/VersionFile"></script>
-    <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" dat-href="/styles/style.css" />
+    <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="/styles/style.css" dat-href="/styles/style.css" />
     <script src="/scripts/jquery-3.6.0.min.js"></script>
     <script src="/scripts/moment-with-locales.min.js"></script>
     <link href="/styles/select2.min.css" rel="stylesheet" />

gaseous-server/wwwroot/pages/settings.html

@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@
     SelectTab(selectedTab);
 
     function SelectTab(TabName) {
+        if (selectedTab != TabName) {
+            window.location.href = '/index.html?page=settings&sub=' + TabName;
+        }
+
         var tocs = document.getElementsByName('properties_toc_item');
         for (var i = 0; i < tocs.length; i++) {
             if ((tocs[i].id) == ("properties_toc_" + TabName)) {

gaseous-server/wwwroot/pages/settings/logs.html

@@ -5,10 +5,7 @@
 <table style="width: 960px; max-width: 960px;" cellspacing="0">
     <tr>
         <td>
-            <input type="datetime-local" id="logs_startdate" />
+            <input type="datetime-local" id="logs_startdate" style="width: 30%;" /> <input type="datetime-local" id="logs_enddate" style="width: 30%;" />
-        </td>
-        <td>
-            <input type="datetime-local" id="logs_enddate" />
         </td>
         <td>
             <input type="checkbox" id="logs_type_info"><label for="logs_type_info">Information</label>
@@ -19,10 +16,17 @@
         <td>
             <input type="checkbox" id="logs_type_critical"><label for="logs_type_critical">Critical</label>
         </td>
-        <td>
+    </tr>
-            <input type="text" id="logs_textsearch" placeholder="Search" />
+    <tr>
+        <td colspan="1">
+            <input type="text" id="logs_textsearch" placeholder="Search" style="width: 75%;" />
         </td>
-        <td>
+        <td colspan="3">
+            <input type="text" id="logs_correlationid" placeholder="Correlation Id" style="width: 75%;" />
+        </td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+        <td colspan="4" style="text-align: right;">
             <button onclick="loadLogs();">Search</button>
             <button onclick="resetFilters();">Reset</button>
         </td>
@@ -43,6 +47,13 @@
     var currentPage = 1;
     var searchModel = {};
 
+    var correlationIdParam = getQueryString('correlationid', 'string');
+    if (correlationIdParam) {
+        if (correlationIdParam.length > 0) {
+            document.getElementById('logs_correlationid').value = correlationIdParam;
+        }
+    }
+
     function resetFilters() {
         document.getElementById('logs_startdate').value = '';
         document.getElementById('logs_enddate').value = '';
@@ -50,6 +61,7 @@
         document.getElementById('logs_type_warning').checked = false;
         document.getElementById('logs_type_critical').checked = false;
         document.getElementById('logs_textsearch').value = '';
+        document.getElementById('logs_correlationid').value = '';
 
         loadLogs();
     }
@@ -81,6 +93,9 @@
             var searchText = null;
             var searchTextObj = document.getElementById('logs_textsearch');
             if (searchTextObj.value != null) { searchText = searchTextObj.value; }
+            var correlationId = null;
+            var correlationIdTextObj = document.getElementById('logs_correlationid');
+            if (correlationIdTextObj.value != null) { correlationId = correlationIdTextObj.value; }
 
             model = {
                 "StartIndex": StartIndex,
@@ -89,7 +104,8 @@
                 "Status": statusList,
                 "StartDateTime": startDate,
                 "EndDateTime": endDate,
-                "SearchText": searchText
+                "SearchText": searchText,
+                "CorrelationId": correlationId
             }
             searchModel = model;
         }
@@ -131,7 +147,7 @@
                         result[i].message
                     ];
 
-                    newTable.appendChild(createTableRow(false, newRow, 'romrow logs_table_row_' + result[i].eventType, 'romcell logs_table_cell'));
+                    newTable.appendChild(createTableRow(false, newRow, 'logs_table_row_' + result[i].eventType, 'romcell logs_table_cell'));
 
                     if (result[i].exceptionValue) {
                         var exceptionString = "<h3>Exception</h3><pre class='logs_table_exception' style='width: 795px; word-wrap: break-word; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow-y: scroll;'>" + syntaxHighlight(JSON.stringify(result[i].exceptionValue, null, 2)).replace(/\\n/g, "<br />    ") + "</pre>";

gaseous-server/wwwroot/pages/settings/system.html

@@ -25,66 +25,90 @@
 <h3>Signatures</h3>
 <div id="system_signatures"></div>
 
-<script type="text/javascript">function SystemLoadStatus() {
+<script type="text/javascript">
+    function SystemLoadStatus() {
         ajaxCall('/api/v1.1/BackgroundTasks', 'GET', function (result) {
             var newTable = document.createElement('table');
             newTable.className = 'romtable';
             newTable.setAttribute('cellspacing', 0);
-            newTable.appendChild(createTableRow(true, ['Task', 'Status', 'Interval', 'Last Run Time', 'Next Run Time', '']));
+            newTable.appendChild(createTableRow(true, ['Task', 'Status', 'Interval<br/>(minutes)', 'Last Run Duration<br />(hh:mm:ss)', '', 'Last Run Start', 'Next Run Start', '']));
 
             if (result) {
                 for (var i = 0; i < result.length; i++) {
-                    var itemTypeName = GetTaskFriendlyName(result[i].itemType, result[i].options);
+                    if (result[i].itemState != "Disabled") {
-                    
+                        var itemTypeName = GetTaskFriendlyName(result[i].itemType, result[i].options);
-                    var itemStateName;
+                        
-                    var itemLastStart;
+                        var itemStateName;
-                    if (result[i].isBlocked == false) {
+                        var itemLastStart;
-                        switch (result[i].itemState) {
+                        
-                            case 'NeverStarted':
+                        var hasError = "";
-                                itemStateName = "Never started";
+                        if (result[i].hasErrors) {
-                                itemLastStart = '-';
+                            if (result[i].hasErrors.errorType != null) {
-                                break;
+                                hasError = " (" + result[i].hasErrors.errorType + ")";
-                            case 'Stopped':
+                            }
-                                itemStateName = "Stopped";
-                                itemLastStart = moment(result[i].lastRunTime).fromNow();
-                                break;
-                            case 'Running':
-                                itemStateName = "Running";
-                                itemLastStart = moment(result[i].lastRunTime).fromNow();
-                                break;
-                            default:
-                                itemStateName = "Unknown status";
-                                itemLastStart = moment(result[i].lastRunTime).fromNow();
-                                break;
                         }
-                    } else {
-                        itemStateName = "Blocked";
-                        itemLastStart = moment(result[i].lastRunTime).fromNow();
-                    }
 
-                    var itemInterval = result[i].interval;
+                        if (result[i].isBlocked == false) {
-                    var nextRunTime = moment(result[i].nextRunTime).fromNow();
+                            switch (result[i].itemState) {
-                    var startButton = '';
+                                case 'NeverStarted':
-                    if (userProfile.roles.includes("Admin")) {
+                                    itemStateName = "Never started";
-                        if (result[i].allowManualStart == true && result[i].itemState != "Running") {
+                                    itemLastStart = '-';
-                            startButton = "<span id='startProcess' class='romstart' onclick='StartProcess(\"" + result[i].itemType + "\");'>Start</span>";
+                                    break;
+                                case 'Stopped':
+                                    itemStateName = "Stopped";
+                                    itemLastStart = moment(result[i].lastRunTime).format("YYYY-MM-DD h:mm:ss a");
+                                    break;
+                                case 'Running':
+                                    var progressPercent = "";
+                                    if (result[i].currentStateProgress) {
+                                        progressPercent = " (" + result[i].currentStateProgress + ")";
+                                    }
+                                    itemStateName = "Running" + progressPercent;
+                                    itemLastStart = moment(result[i].lastRunTime).format("YYYY-MM-DD h:mm:ss a");
+                                    break;
+                                default:
+                                    itemStateName = "Unknown status";
+                                    itemLastStart = moment(result[i].lastRunTime).format("YYYY-MM-DD h:mm:ss a");
+                                    break;
+                            }
+                        } else {
+                            itemStateName = "Blocked";
+                            itemLastStart = moment(result[i].lastRunTime).format("YYYY-MM-DD h:mm:ss a");
                         }
-                    }
 
-                    if (result[i].allowManualStart == false && result[i].removeWhenStopped == true) {
+                        itemStateName += hasError;
-                        itemInterval = '';
-                        nextRunTime = '';
-                    }
 
-                    var newRow = [
+                        var itemInterval = result[i].interval;
-                        itemTypeName,
+                        var nextRunTime = moment(result[i].nextRunTime).format("YYYY-MM-DD h:mm:ss a");
-                        itemStateName,
+                        var startButton = '';
-                        itemInterval,
+                        if (userProfile.roles.includes("Admin")) {
-                        itemLastStart,
+                            if (result[i].allowManualStart == true && result[i].itemState != "Running") {
-                        nextRunTime,
+                                startButton = "<span id='startProcess' class='romstart' onclick='StartProcess(\"" + result[i].itemType + "\");'>Start</span>";
-                        startButton
+                            }
-                    ];
+                        }
-                    newTable.appendChild(createTableRow(false, newRow, 'romrow', 'romcell'));
+
+                        if (result[i].allowManualStart == false && result[i].removeWhenStopped == true) {
+                            itemInterval = '';
+                            nextRunTime = '';
+                        }
+
+                        var logLink = '';
+                        if (result[i].correlationId) {
+                            logLink = '<a href="/index.html?page=settings&sub=logs&correlationid=' + result[i].correlationId + '" class="romlink">View Log</a>';
+                        }
+
+                        var newRow = [
+                            itemTypeName,
+                            itemStateName,
+                            itemInterval,
+                            new Date(result[i].lastRunDuration * 1000).toISOString().slice(11, 19),
+                            logLink,
+                            itemLastStart,
+                            nextRunTime,
+                            startButton
+                        ];
+                        newTable.appendChild(createTableRow(false, newRow, 'romrow', 'romcell'));
+                    }
                 }
             }
 
@@ -176,6 +200,9 @@
     }
 
     function BuildLibraryStatisticsBar(TargetObject, TargetObjectLegend, LibraryStatistics, LibrarySize) {
+        TargetObject.innerHTML = '';
+        TargetObjectLegend.innerHTML = '';
+
         var newTable = document.createElement('table');
         newTable.setAttribute('cellspacing', 0);
         newTable.setAttribute('style', 'width: 100%; height: 10px;');
@@ -239,8 +266,9 @@
     }
 
     SystemLoadStatus();
-    setInterval(SystemLoadStatus, 30000);
+    setInterval(SystemLoadStatus, 3000);
     SystemLoadSystemStatus();
-    setInterval(SystemLoadStatus, 60000);
+    setInterval(SystemLoadSystemStatus, 60000);
     SystemSignaturesStatus();
-    setInterval(SystemSignaturesStatus, 300000);</script>
+    setInterval(SystemSignaturesStatus, 300000);
+</script>

gaseous-server/wwwroot/scripts/gamesformating.js

@@ -90,17 +90,36 @@ function formatGamesPanel(targetElement, result, pageNumber, pageSize) {
                     }
 
                     // add page numbers
+                    var pageEitherSide = 4;
+                    var currentPage = Number(pagerCheck.innerHTML);
                     var pageNumbers = document.createElement('span');
                     for (var i = 1; i <= pageCount; i++) {
-                        var pageNum = document.createElement('span');
+                        if (
-                        if (Number(pagerCheck.innerHTML) == i) {
+                            (
-                            pageNum.className = 'games_pager_number_disabled';
+                                (i >= currentPage - pageEitherSide) &&
-                        } else {
+                                (i <= currentPage + pageEitherSide)
-                            pageNum.className = 'games_pager_number';
+                            ) ||
-                            pageNum.setAttribute('onclick', 'executeFilter1_1(' + i + ');');
+                            (
+                                (
+                                    i <= (pageEitherSide * 2 + 1) &&
+                                    currentPage <= (pageEitherSide)
+                                ) ||
+                                (
+                                    i >= (pageCount - (pageEitherSide * 2)) &&
+                                    currentPage >= (pageCount - (pageEitherSide))
+                                )
+                            )
+                        ) {
+                            var pageNum = document.createElement('span');
+                            if (Number(pagerCheck.innerHTML) == i) {
+                                pageNum.className = 'games_pager_number_disabled';
+                            } else {
+                                pageNum.className = 'games_pager_number';
+                                pageNum.setAttribute('onclick', 'executeFilter1_1(' + i + ');');
+                            }
+                            pageNum.innerHTML = i;
+                            pageNumbers.appendChild(pageNum);
                         }
-                        pageNum.innerHTML = i;
-                        pageNumbers.appendChild(pageNum);
                     }
 
                     // add next page button

gaseous-server/wwwroot/styles/style.css

@@ -316,7 +316,10 @@ input[id='filter_panel_userrating_max'] {
 }
 
 .games_pager_number {
+    display: inline-block;
     padding: 5px;
+    width: 40px;
+    text-align: center;
 }
 
 .games_pager_number:hover {
@@ -325,7 +328,10 @@ input[id='filter_panel_userrating_max'] {
 }
 
 .games_pager_number_disabled {
+    display: inline-block;
     padding: 5px;
+    width: 40px;
+    text-align: center;
     color: grey;
 }
 
@@ -1054,22 +1060,38 @@ button:disabled {
     vertical-align: top;
 }
 
-.logs_table_row_Information:hover {
+.logs_table_row_Information:nth-child(even) {
     background: rgba(42, 41, 150, 0.3);
 }
 
-.logs_table_row_Warning:hover {
+.logs_table_row_Information:nth-child(odd) {
+    background: rgba(10, 9, 83, 0.3);
+}
+
+.logs_table_row_Warning:nth-child(even) {
     background: rgba(139, 150, 41, 0.3);
 }
 
-.logs_table_row_Critical:hover {
+.logs_table_row_Warning:nth-child(odd) {
+    background: rgba(49, 53, 14, 0.3);
+}
+
+.logs_table_row_Critical:nth-child(even) {
     background: rgba(150, 41, 41, 0.3);
 }
 
-.logs_table_row_Debug:hover {
+.logs_table_row_Critical:nth-child(odd) {
+    background: rgba(58, 16, 16, 0.3);
+}
+
+.logs_table_row_Debug:nth-child(even) {
     background: rgba(150, 41, 135, 0.3);
 }
 
+.logs_table_row_Debug:nth-child(odd) {
+    background: rgba(68, 18, 61, 0.3);
+}
+
 .logs_table_exception {
     margin-right: 10px;
     padding: 5px;