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Android™

SCIS Search

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Demonstrates the SCIS (Schools Catalogue Information Service) search API call.

Chilkat Android™ Downloads

Android™
// Important: Don't forget to include the call to System.loadLibrary
// as shown at the bottom of this code sample.
package com.test;

import android.app.Activity;
import com.chilkatsoft.*;

import android.widget.TextView;
import android.os.Bundle;

public class SimpleActivity extends Activity {

  private static final String TAG = "Chilkat";

  // Called when the activity is first created.
  @Override
  public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

    boolean success = false;

    // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    CkHttp http = new CkHttp();

    // Implements the following CURL command:

    // curl -i -X GET --url 'https://api.scisdata.com/catalogue/api/search?query=titleSearch%3Adogs%20AND%20publicationYear%3A2015&from=0&size=20&sort=author&order=asc' -H 'Authorization: Basic ****'

    // Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
    // Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

    // This causes the "Authorization: Basic ****" to be added to each request.
    http.put_Login("myLogin");
    http.put_Password("myPassword");
    http.put_BasicAuth(true);

    CkStringBuilder sbQuery = new CkStringBuilder();
    sbQuery.Append("titleSearch:dogs AND publicationYear:2015");

    CkStringBuilder sbUrl = new CkStringBuilder();
    sbUrl.Append("https://api.scisdata.com/catalogue/api/search?query=");
    // If non-usascii chars are included in the search, we don't know if utf-8 or windows-1252 is desired by the server.  You'll need to find out..
    sbUrl.Append(sbQuery.getEncoded("url","utf-8"));
    sbUrl.Append("&from=0&size=20&sort=author&order=asc");

    CkStringBuilder sbResponseBody = new CkStringBuilder();
    success = http.QuickGetSb(sbUrl.getAsString(),sbResponseBody);
    if (success == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, http.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    CkJsonObject jResp = new CkJsonObject();
    jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
    jResp.put_EmitCompact(false);

    Log.i(TAG, "Response Body:");
    Log.i(TAG, jResp.emit());

    int respStatusCode = http.get_LastStatus();
    Log.i(TAG, "Response Status Code = " + String.valueOf(respStatusCode));
    if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
        Log.i(TAG, "Response Header:");
        Log.i(TAG, http.lastHeader());
        Log.i(TAG, "Failed.");
        return;
        }

    // Sample JSON response:
    // (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

    // {
    //   "data": {
    //     "hits": {
    //       "hits": [
    //         {
    //           "_index": "scisdata2",
    //           "_type": "bibdatatype",
    //           "_source": {
    //             "isbn": [
    //               "9781517638160"
    //             ],
    //             "languageTermCode": [
    //               "eng"
    //             ],
    //             "mainAuthor": {
    //               "namePersonalPrimary": [
    //                 "Abbott, Eleanor Hallowell."
    //               ]
    //             },
    //             "title": {
    //               "titlePrimary": [
    //                 "Peace on Earth, good-will to dogs"
    //               ],
    //               "noteStmOfResponsibility": [
    //                 "by Eleanor Hallowell Abbott."
    //               ]
    //             },
    //             "scisType": [
    //               "Book"
    //             ],
    //             "dateIssuedMarc": 2015,
    //             "languageTermValue": [
    //               "English"
    //             ],
    //             "contributor": {},
    //             "isbn13": "9781517638160",
    //             "imageFileName": "9781517638160.jpg",
    //             "publicationDetails": "United States, Create Space Independent Publishing Platform, 2015",
    //             "isbn10": "151763816X",
    //             "id": "1867852"
    //           },
    //           "_id": "1867852",
    //           "sort": [
    //             "abbott, eleanor hallowell."
    //           ],
    //           "_score": null
    //         },
    //         {
    //           "_index": "scisdata2",
    //           "_type": "bibdatatype",
    //           "_source": {
    //             "isbn": [
    //               "9781780747910"
    //             ],
    //             "languageTermCode": [
    //               "eng"
    //             ],
    //             "mainAuthor": {
    //               "namePersonalPrimary": [
    //                 "Adams, Richard."
    //               ]
    //             },
    //             "title": {
    //               "titlePrimary": [
    //                 "The plague dogs"
    //               ],
    //               "noteStmOfResponsibility": [
    //                 "Richard Adams."
    //               ]
    //             },
    //             "scisType": [
    //               "Book"
    //             ],
    //             "dateIssuedMarc": 2015,
    //             "languageTermValue": [
    //               "English"
    //             ],
    //             "contributor": {},
    //             "isbn13": "9781780747910",
    //             "imageFileName": "9781780747910.jpg",
    //             "publicationDetails": "New York, Rock the Boat, 2015",
    //             "isbn10": "1780747918",
    //             "id": "1749228"
    //           },
    //           "_id": "1749228",
    //           "sort": [
    //             "adams, richard."
    //           ],
    //           "_score": null
    //         },
    //          ...
    //       ],
    //       "total": 84,
    //       "max_score": null
    //     },
    //     "took": 585,
    //     "timed_out": false
    //   },
    //   "subscriptionStatus": {}
    // }

    // Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
    // Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
    // Generate Parsing Code from JSON

    String v_index;
    String v_type;
    int v_sourceDateIssuedMarc;
    String v_sourceIsbn13;
    String v_sourceImageFileName;
    String v_sourcePublicationDetails;
    String v_sourceIsbn10;
    String v_sourceId;
    String v_id;
    String v_score;
    int j;
    int count_j;
    String strVal;

    int dataHitsTotal = jResp.IntOf("data.hits.total");
    String dataHitsMax_score = jResp.stringOf("data.hits.max_score");
    int dataTook = jResp.IntOf("data.took");
    boolean dataTimed_out = jResp.BoolOf("data.timed_out");
    int i = 0;
    int count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("data.hits.hits");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jResp.put_I(i);
        v_index = jResp.stringOf("data.hits.hits[i]._index");
        v_type = jResp.stringOf("data.hits.hits[i]._type");
        v_sourceDateIssuedMarc = jResp.IntOf("data.hits.hits[i]._source.dateIssuedMarc");
        v_sourceIsbn13 = jResp.stringOf("data.hits.hits[i]._source.isbn13");
        v_sourceImageFileName = jResp.stringOf("data.hits.hits[i]._source.imageFileName");
        v_sourcePublicationDetails = jResp.stringOf("data.hits.hits[i]._source.publicationDetails");
        v_sourceIsbn10 = jResp.stringOf("data.hits.hits[i]._source.isbn10");
        v_sourceId = jResp.stringOf("data.hits.hits[i]._source.id");
        v_id = jResp.stringOf("data.hits.hits[i]._id");
        v_score = jResp.stringOf("data.hits.hits[i]._score");
        j = 0;
        count_j = jResp.SizeOfArray("data.hits.hits[i]._source.isbn");
        while (j < count_j) {
            jResp.put_J(j);
            strVal = jResp.stringOf("data.hits.hits[i]._source.isbn[j]");
            j = j + 1;
            }

        j = 0;
        count_j = jResp.SizeOfArray("data.hits.hits[i]._source.languageTermCode");
        while (j < count_j) {
            jResp.put_J(j);
            strVal = jResp.stringOf("data.hits.hits[i]._source.languageTermCode[j]");
            j = j + 1;
            }

        j = 0;
        count_j = jResp.SizeOfArray("data.hits.hits[i]._source.mainAuthor.namePersonalPrimary");
        while (j < count_j) {
            jResp.put_J(j);
            strVal = jResp.stringOf("data.hits.hits[i]._source.mainAuthor.namePersonalPrimary[j]");
            j = j + 1;
            }

        j = 0;
        count_j = jResp.SizeOfArray("data.hits.hits[i]._source.title.titlePrimary");
        while (j < count_j) {
            jResp.put_J(j);
            strVal = jResp.stringOf("data.hits.hits[i]._source.title.titlePrimary[j]");
            j = j + 1;
            }

        j = 0;
        count_j = jResp.SizeOfArray("data.hits.hits[i]._source.title.noteStmOfResponsibility");
        while (j < count_j) {
            jResp.put_J(j);
            strVal = jResp.stringOf("data.hits.hits[i]._source.title.noteStmOfResponsibility[j]");
            j = j + 1;
            }

        j = 0;
        count_j = jResp.SizeOfArray("data.hits.hits[i]._source.scisType");
        while (j < count_j) {
            jResp.put_J(j);
            strVal = jResp.stringOf("data.hits.hits[i]._source.scisType[j]");
            j = j + 1;
            }

        j = 0;
        count_j = jResp.SizeOfArray("data.hits.hits[i]._source.languageTermValue");
        while (j < count_j) {
            jResp.put_J(j);
            strVal = jResp.stringOf("data.hits.hits[i]._source.languageTermValue[j]");
            j = j + 1;
            }

        j = 0;
        count_j = jResp.SizeOfArray("data.hits.hits[i].sort");
        while (j < count_j) {
            jResp.put_J(j);
            strVal = jResp.stringOf("data.hits.hits[i].sort[j]");
            j = j + 1;
            }

        j = 0;
        count_j = jResp.SizeOfArray("data.hits.hits[i]._source.contributor.namePersonalOther");
        while (j < count_j) {
            jResp.put_J(j);
            strVal = jResp.stringOf("data.hits.hits[i]._source.contributor.namePersonalOther[j]");
            j = j + 1;
            }

        j = 0;
        count_j = jResp.SizeOfArray("data.hits.hits[i]._source.contributor.nameCorporateOther");
        while (j < count_j) {
            jResp.put_J(j);
            strVal = jResp.stringOf("data.hits.hits[i]._source.contributor.nameCorporateOther[j]");
            j = j + 1;
            }

        i = i + 1;
        }


  }

  static {
      System.loadLibrary("chilkat");

      // Note: If the incorrect library name is passed to System.loadLibrary,
      // then you will see the following error message at application startup:
      //"The application <your-application-name> has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."
  }
}