Getting more top-level (depth=0) post comments.

[bakuzan]

I have no problems getting the "first page" of post comments using the code below. var post = reddit.Post(postId).About(); var comments = post.Comments.GetComments(sort: "best");

With the comments returned I can get more comments within comment trees (depth>0) using the code below. var children = reddit.Models.LinksAndComments.MoreChildren( new Reddit.Inputs.LinksAndComments.LinksAndCommentsMoreChildrenInput(linkId: postId, children: idString)); var mapped = _mapper.Map<List<RedditComment>>(children.Comments);

However, I'm stuck on how to get more top-level (depth=0) comments for the post as there is no "More" objects for the post.

Any direction you can give me on this would be appreciated.

[sirkris]

The "More" functionality is broken in the current version. I've already fixed it on the develop branch and 1.4 will be released very soon.

I recommend you wait until the 1.4 release of Reddit.NET, then try again. If you still have problems, you can post again here and I'll help you out.

[bakuzan]

The more functionality now works.

However, the issue I'm having now is that when I fetch post comments the more children object only has a single extra comment id.

How I get post comments:

public async Task<List<RedditComment>> GetPostCommentsPaged(ClaimsPrincipal claim, string postId, string lastPostId)
{
            var user = await _userService.GetCurrentUser(claim);
            var reddit = await _redditManager.GetRedditInstance(user.RefreshToken, user.AccessToken);

            var post = reddit.Post(postId).About();
            var comments = post.Comments.GetComments(sort: "best");

            var listings = comments.Select(x => x.Listing);
            var mapped = _mapper.Map<List<RedditComment>>(listings);
            return mapped;
}

This means when I use the MoreChildren feature I only get the extra comment because it is the only id I have.

How I get more children:

        public async Task<List<RedditComment>> GetMoreComments(ClaimsPrincipal claim, string postId, List<string> commentIds)
        {
            var user = await _userService.GetCurrentUser(claim);
            var reddit = await _redditManager.GetRedditInstance(user.RefreshToken, user.AccessToken);

            var idString = string.Join(',', commentIds.Take(100));
            var children = reddit.Models.LinksAndComments.MoreChildren(
                new Reddit.Inputs.LinksAndComments.LinksAndCommentsMoreChildrenInput(linkId: postId, children: idString));

            var mapped = _mapper.Map<List<RedditComment>>(children.Comments);

            foreach (var item in mapped)
            {
                if (item.Replies == null)
                    item.Replies = new List<RedditComment>();

                item.Replies.AddRange(
                    mapped.Where(x => x.ParentFullname == item.Fullname)
                          .OrderByDescending(x => x.Score)
                          .ThenByDescending(x => x.Created)
                          .ToList());
            }

            var minDepth = mapped.Select(x => x.Depth).Min();
            var result = mapped.Where(x => x.Depth == minDepth).ToList();

            return result;
        }

Am I missing something?

[sirkris]

I would caution against attempting to handle comment reply trees directly via the Models, as that can get really messy really fast. Instead, the Controllers optimize this and provide a simpler interface.

That said, I would suggest you post this new question over on r/redditdev, as it sounds like you're not getting as many MoreChildren ids from the API as you're expecting. Reddit.NET just passes along what the API gives it.