PISystem.GetFindChangedItemsCookie Method

public Object GetFindChangedItemsCookie(
	bool searchSandbox
)

// This example demonstrates getting changes made by other users
//  and refreshing the objects.

// Get the System and System Cookie
PISystem myPISystem = new PISystems().DefaultPISystem;
object sysCookie = myPISystem.GetFindChangedItemsCookie(searchSandbox: false);

// Wait for changes to be made...
//=======================================================

// Find changes made by other users.
List<AFChangeInfo> list = new List<AFChangeInfo>();
int resultsPerPage = 1000;
while (true)
{
    var results = myPISystem.FindChangedItems(false, true, resultsPerPage, sysCookie, out sysCookie);
    if ((results?.Count ?? 0) == 0) break;
    list.AddRange(results);
}

// Refresh objects that have been changed.
AFChangeInfo.Refresh(myPISystem, list);

// Find the objects that have been changed.
foreach (AFChangeInfo info in list)
{
    AFObject myObj = info.FindObject(myPISystem, false);
    Console.WriteLine("Found changed object: {0}", myObj);
}

// This example demonstrates persisting and restoring the cookie
//  using the XmlSerializer. Other serializers could also be used.
//  Then the cookie is restored and used to get changes made while
//  the application was shut down.

// Get the System and Database and their Cookie Values
PISystem myPISystem = new PISystems().DefaultPISystem;
AFDatabase myDB = myPISystem.Databases.DefaultDatabase;

object sysCookie = myPISystem.GetFindChangedItemsCookie(searchSandbox: false);
object dbCookie;
myDB.FindChangedItems(false, int.MaxValue, null, out dbCookie);

// Persist the cookie if you want to save to pick up changes
//  where you left off after restarting application.
string tmpDir = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.LocalApplicationData);
string sysCookieFile = Path.Combine(tmpDir, "AFSysCookie.xml");
string dbCookieFile = Path.Combine(tmpDir, "AFDbCookie.xml");
XmlSerializer serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(object[]));
using (var stream = File.Create(sysCookieFile))
{
    serializer.Serialize(stream, sysCookie);
}
using (var stream = File.Create(dbCookieFile))
{
    serializer.Serialize(stream, dbCookie);
}

// Shut down application, and wait for changes to be made...
//=======================================================

// After application restarts, reload persisted cookies.
using (var stream = File.OpenRead(sysCookieFile))
{
    sysCookie = serializer.Deserialize(stream);
}
using (var stream = File.OpenRead(dbCookieFile))
{
    dbCookie = serializer.Deserialize(stream);
}

// Find changes made while application not running.
List<AFChangeInfo> list = new List<AFChangeInfo>();
int resultsPerPage = 1000;
while (true)
{
    var results = myPISystem.FindChangedItems(false, resultsPerPage, sysCookie, out sysCookie);
    if ((results?.Count ?? 0) == 0) break;
    list.AddRange(results);
}
while (true)
{
    var results = myDB.FindChangedItems(false, resultsPerPage, dbCookie, out dbCookie);
    if ((results?.Count ?? 0) == 0) break;
    list.AddRange(results);
}

// Find the objects that have been changed.
foreach (AFChangeInfo info in list)
{
    AFObject myObj = info.FindObject(myPISystem, false);
    Console.WriteLine("Found changed object: {0}", myObj);
}