(Node.js) SCIS Search

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

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var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
    if (os.arch() == 'ia32') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win-ia32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win64'); 
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'x86') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm64') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-mac-m1');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-macosx');
    }
}

function chilkatExample() {

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

    var http = new chilkat.Http();
    var success;

    // 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.Login = "myLogin";
    http.Password = "myPassword";
    http.BasicAuth = true;

    var sbQuery = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    sbQuery.Append("titleSearch:dogs AND publicationYear:2015");

    var sbUrl = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    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");

    var sbResponseBody = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    success = http.QuickGetSb(sbUrl.GetAsString(),sbResponseBody);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(http.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    var jResp = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
    jResp.EmitCompact = false;

    console.log("Response Body:");
    console.log(jResp.Emit());

    var respStatusCode = http.LastStatus;
    console.log("Response Status Code = " + respStatusCode);
    if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
        console.log("Response Header:");
        console.log(http.LastHeader);
        console.log("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

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

    var dataHitsTotal = jResp.IntOf("data.hits.total");
    var dataHitsMax_score = jResp.StringOf("data.hits.max_score");
    var dataTook = jResp.IntOf("data.took");
    var dataTimed_out = jResp.BoolOf("data.timed_out");
    var i = 0;
    var count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("data.hits.hits");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jResp.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.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.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.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.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.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.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.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.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.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.J = j;
            strVal = jResp.StringOf("data.hits.hits[i]._source.contributor.nameCorporateOther[j]");
            j = j+1;
        }

        i = i+1;
    }


}

chilkatExample();