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SCIS Search

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

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#include <CkHttp.h>
#include <CkStringBuilder.h>
#include <CkJsonObject.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    CkHttp http;

    //  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;
    sbQuery.Append("titleSearch:dogs AND publicationYear:2015");

    CkStringBuilder sbUrl;
    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;
    success = http.QuickGetSb(sbUrl.getAsString(),sbResponseBody);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << http.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

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

    std::cout << "Response Body:" << "\r\n";
    std::cout << jResp.emit() << "\r\n";

    int respStatusCode = http.get_LastStatus();
    std::cout << "Response Status Code = " << respStatusCode << "\r\n";
    if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
        std::cout << "Response Header:" << "\r\n";
        std::cout << http.lastHeader() << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "Failed." << "\r\n";
        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

    //  Chilkat functions returning "const char *" return a pointer to temporary internal memory owned and managed by Chilkat.
    //  See this example explaining how this memory should be used: const char * functions.

    const char *v_index = 0;
    const char *v_type = 0;
    int v_sourceDateIssuedMarc;
    const char *v_sourceIsbn13 = 0;
    const char *v_sourceImageFileName = 0;
    const char *v_sourcePublicationDetails = 0;
    const char *v_sourceIsbn10 = 0;
    const char *v_sourceId = 0;
    const char *v_id = 0;
    const char *v_score = 0;
    int j;
    int count_j;
    const char *strVal = 0;

    int dataHitsTotal = jResp.IntOf("data.hits.total");
    const char *dataHitsMax_score = jResp.stringOf("data.hits.max_score");
    int dataTook = jResp.IntOf("data.took");
    bool 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;
    }
    }