Get all the data through C# Library in recursive function

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Hi, I would like to get all the data of the schema and I know that there is a limit in each call.
Therefore, I wanna use recursive function to call it with using T type in C#.
However, I don’t know how to pass the type to the client.

public async Task<Object> test<TE, TD>(IContentsClient<TE, TD> Client, string filter, int skipCount)
        {
            var Result = await Client.GetAsync(new ContentQuery { Filter = filter, Skip = skipCount });
            if (Result.Items.Count() + skipCount < Result.Total) 
                Result.Items.AddRange(test<TE, TD>(Client, filter, skipCount + Result.Items.Count()));
            return Result;
        }

I am using the C# Squidex.ClientLibrary Ver 5.6.0

2

Have you seen this method: https://github.com/Squidex/squidex-samples/blob/master/csharp/Squidex.ClientLibrary/Squidex.ClientLibrary/IContentsClient.cs#L286?

3

I just tried it.
If I have the filter, it means I should handle it after getting all result?
My program:

await client.GetAllAsync(500, async content =>
                        {
                            await Tasktest();
                            if ({filter})
                            {
                                MyList.Add(content);
                            }
                        });

Btw, can I know why there is using Task function in the call back?

4

Also, is that better to do filter in Squidex or program?
I am afraid of traffic issue.

5

Very often this method is used for backups or export functionality. For example when you want to write 1.000.000 million records from Squidex to your database, it is a bad idea to add all records to a list first because this needs too much memory. And writing to a file or database is usually an async operation.

Depends how much you filter out. If you are only interested in 10% of the total records, it is faster to make a query, if you are interested in 90% of the total records I would do it in your program.

6

If I need 10% only, how can I do well with getAllAsync? Coz there are more than 1000 records.
Thanks

7

Oh I just changed my program and it works with recursive now. Thanks!