using System;

using System.Collections.Generic;

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using RestSharp;

using Newtonsoft.Json;

public class Program

{

    public static void Main()

    {

        Console.WriteLine(Handshake().ToString());

    }

    static private bool Handshake()

    {

        string command = "handshake";

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        var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);

        request.RequestFormat = RestSharp.DataFormat.Json;

        request.Timeout = 3000;

        request.ReadWriteTimeout = request.Timeout;

        request.AddHeader("origin", "9000"); // zscaler blocks 9000 port. My understanding that we HAVE to have this header if we want to use another port.

        var body = new

        {

            command = command,

            productId = "REFINITIVHOLDINGSLIMITED.ALPHADESKTRADING",

            appKey = ""

        };

        request.AddBody(body);

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        RestClient client = new RestClient("http://127.0.0.1:9001/sxs/v1"); // using port 9001 here. Will try 9000 first

        client.Timeout = request.Timeout;

        IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);

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        Dictionary<string, object> values = parseJSON(response.Content);

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        bool connected = values != null && (bool)values["isSuccess"];

        return connected;

    }

    private static Dictionary<string, object> parseJSON(string json)

    {

        try

        {

            Dictionary<string, object> values = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Dictionary<string, object>>(json);

            return values;

        }

        catch (Exception e) // there is an issue with JSON not catching exceptions within here, so our program explodes instead

        {

            return new Dictionary<string, object> { 

                { "isSuccess", false },

                { "error" , e.ToString() }

            };

        }

    }

}