(Objective-C) SCIS Search

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

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#import <CkoHttp.h>
#import <CkoStringBuilder.h>
#import <CkoJsonObject.h>
#import <NSString.h>

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

CkoHttp *http = [[CkoHttp alloc] init];
BOOL 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 = YES;

CkoStringBuilder *sbQuery = [[CkoStringBuilder alloc] init];
[sbQuery Append: @"titleSearch:dogs AND publicationYear:2015"];

CkoStringBuilder *sbUrl = [[CkoStringBuilder alloc] init];
[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" charset: @"utf-8"]];
[sbUrl Append: @"&from=0&size=20&sort=author&order=asc"];

CkoStringBuilder *sbResponseBody = [[CkoStringBuilder alloc] init];
success = [http QuickGetSb: [sbUrl GetAsString] sbContent: sbResponseBody];
if (success == NO) {
    NSLog(@"%@",http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

CkoJsonObject *jResp = [[CkoJsonObject alloc] init];
[jResp LoadSb: sbResponseBody];
jResp.EmitCompact = NO;

NSLog(@"%@",@"Response Body:");
NSLog(@"%@",[jResp Emit]);

int respStatusCode = [http.LastStatus intValue];
NSLog(@"%@%d",@"Response Status Code = ",respStatusCode);
if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
    NSLog(@"%@",@"Response Header:");
    NSLog(@"%@",http.LastHeader);
    NSLog(@"%@",@"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

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

int dataHitsTotal = [[jResp IntOf: @"data.hits.total"] intValue];
NSString *dataHitsMax_score = [jResp StringOf: @"data.hits.max_score"];
int dataTook = [[jResp IntOf: @"data.took"] intValue];
BOOL dataTimed_out = [jResp BoolOf: @"data.timed_out"];
int i = 0;
int count_i = [[jResp SizeOfArray: @"data.hits.hits"] intValue];
while (i < count_i) {
    jResp.I = [NSNumber numberWithInt: 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"] intValue];
    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"] intValue];
    while (j < count_j) {
        jResp.J = [NSNumber numberWithInt: 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"] intValue];
    while (j < count_j) {
        jResp.J = [NSNumber numberWithInt: 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"] intValue];
    while (j < count_j) {
        jResp.J = [NSNumber numberWithInt: 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"] intValue];
    while (j < count_j) {
        jResp.J = [NSNumber numberWithInt: 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"] intValue];
    while (j < count_j) {
        jResp.J = [NSNumber numberWithInt: 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"] intValue];
    while (j < count_j) {
        jResp.J = [NSNumber numberWithInt: 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"] intValue];
    while (j < count_j) {
        jResp.J = [NSNumber numberWithInt: 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"] intValue];
    while (j < count_j) {
        jResp.J = [NSNumber numberWithInt: 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"] intValue];
    while (j < count_j) {
        jResp.J = [NSNumber numberWithInt: 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"] intValue];
    while (j < count_j) {
        jResp.J = [NSNumber numberWithInt: j];
        strVal = [jResp StringOf: @"data.hits.hits[i]._source.contributor.nameCorporateOther[j]"];
        j = j + 1;
    }

    i = i + 1;
}