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SCIS Search

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

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Perl
use chilkat();

$success = 0;

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

$http = chilkat::CkHttp->new();

# 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(1);

$sbQuery = chilkat::CkStringBuilder->new();
$sbQuery->Append("titleSearch:dogs AND publicationYear:2015");

$sbUrl = chilkat::CkStringBuilder->new();
$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");

$sbResponseBody = chilkat::CkStringBuilder->new();
$success = $http->QuickGetSb($sbUrl->getAsString(),$sbResponseBody);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

$jResp = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$jResp->LoadSb($sbResponseBody);
$jResp->put_EmitCompact(0);

print "Response Body:" . "\r\n";
print $jResp->emit() . "\r\n";

$respStatusCode = $http->get_LastStatus();
print "Response Status Code = " . $respStatusCode . "\r\n";
if ($respStatusCode >= 400) {
    print "Response Header:" . "\r\n";
    print $http->lastHeader() . "\r\n";
    print "Failed." . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

# 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

$dataHitsTotal = $jResp->IntOf("data.hits.total");
$dataHitsMax_score = $jResp->stringOf("data.hits.max_score");
$dataTook = $jResp->IntOf("data.took");
$dataTimed_out = $jResp->BoolOf("data.timed_out");
$i = 0;
$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;
}