<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:v="http://portal.vidyo.com/user/v1_1">
    <soapenv:Body>
        <v:CreateRoomRequest>
            <v:name>roomOne4</v:name>
            <v:extension>262644233</v:extension>
        </v:CreateRoomRequest>
    </soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>

    public static async Task<VidyoConference> InitializeVidyoConference( TPICalEntry calEntry)
    {
        VidyoConference conf = null;

        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(calEntry?.OtherInfo))
        {
            AppUtils.LogInfo($"==>> InitializeVidyoConference : request for patient: {calEntry.Title} id ={calEntry.Id}");

            //get the appointment obj
            var aptEntity = new EntityRepository<Appointment>(DBUtils.DBService);
            var appt = aptEntity.Retrieve(new Guid(calEntry.TPItemId));
            _httpClient = new HttpClient();
            try
            {
                var tag = calEntry.Id.ToString("N").Substring(2, 6);
                //create room name and extension
                var info = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<OtherInfo>(calEntry.OtherInfo);
                var items = info.ProviderName.Split(' ');
                var roomname = items[0] + tag;
                var extension = GetRoomExtension();

                //usingthe create room api from the userportal web services binding
                var requestBody = DefineCreateRoomRequest(roomname, extension);
                var userWsdlUrl = VidyoPortalBaseUrl + VidyoPortalUserService;
                var byteArray = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(VidyoSysCreds); 
             
                _httpClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.Authorization = new System.Net.Http.Headers.AuthenticationHeaderValue("Basic", Convert.ToBase64String(byteArray));

                var response = await _httpClient.PostAsync(userWsdlUrl, new StringContent(requestBody, Encoding.UTF8, "text/xml"));
                if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
                {
                    using (var stream = await response.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync())
                    {
                        var xml = XElement.Load(stream);

                        conf = CreateVidyoConference(xml);
                        if (conf != null)
                        {
                            conf.Title = calEntry.Title;
                            conf.AppointmentId = calEntry.TPItemId;
                            conf.CalEntryId = calEntry.Id.ToString();
                            conf.DateAndTime = calEntry.DateAndTime;
                            conf.StartTime = calEntry.StartTime;
                            conf.EndTime = calEntry.EndTime;
                            conf.Status = calEntry.Status;
                            if (appt != null)
                            {
                                conf.CreatedAt = appt.CreatedAt;
                                conf.CreatedBy = appt.CreatedBy;
                            }
                            conf.EventStatus = AppointmentStatus.Scheduled.Value;

                            var confEntity = new EntityRepository<VidyoConference>(DBUtils.DBService);
                            confEntity.Create(conf);
                            using (var repository = new VidyoRepository())
                            {
                                repository.ConnectVidyoConference(new Guid(calEntry.TPItemId), conf.Id, new Guid(info.PatientId));
                            }
                        }
                        else
                            AppUtils.LogInfo($"== InitializeVidyoConference: CreateVidyoConference returned null : {response.ReasonPhrase}");
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                  AppUtils.LogInfo("== InitializeVidyoConference Error: " + response.ReasonPhrase);
                }
            }
        return conf;
    }

    private static string DefineCreateRoomRequest(string roomName, string extension)
    {
        var soapenv = SoapEnv;
        var v1 = NSUserPortal;

        var roomreqXml = new XDocument(
            new XDeclaration("1.0", "utf-8", string.Empty),
            new XElement(soapenv + "Envelope",
                new XAttribute(XNamespace.Xmlns + "SOAP-ENV", soapenv),
                new XAttribute(XNamespace.Xmlns + "v1", v1),
                new XElement(soapenv + "Header"),
                new XElement(soapenv + "Body",
                    new XElement(v1 + "CreateRoomRequest",
                        new XElement(v1 + "name", roomName),
                        new XElement(v1 + "extension", extension)))));
        var req = roomreqXml.ToString();
        return req;
    }