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SCIS Search

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

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integer li_rc
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_Http
oleobject loo_SbQuery
oleobject loo_SbUrl
oleobject loo_SbResponseBody
oleobject loo_JResp
integer li_RespStatusCode
string ls_V_index
string ls_V_type
integer li_V_sourceDateIssuedMarc
string ls_V_sourceIsbn13
string ls_V_sourceImageFileName
string ls_V_sourcePublicationDetails
string ls_V_sourceIsbn10
string ls_V_sourceId
string ls_V_id
string ls_V_score
integer j
integer li_Count_j
string ls_StrVal
integer li_DataHitsTotal
string ls_DataHitsMax_score
integer li_DataTook
integer li_DataTimed_out
integer i
integer li_Count_i

li_Success = 0

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

loo_Http = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Http.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Http")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Http
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

// 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.
loo_Http.Login = "myLogin"
loo_Http.Password = "myPassword"
loo_Http.BasicAuth = 1

loo_SbQuery = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_SbQuery.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")

loo_SbQuery.Append("titleSearch:dogs AND publicationYear:2015")

loo_SbUrl = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_SbUrl.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")

loo_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..
loo_SbUrl.Append(loo_SbQuery.GetEncoded("url","utf-8"))
loo_SbUrl.Append("&from=0&size=20&sort=author&order=asc")

loo_SbResponseBody = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_SbResponseBody.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")

li_Success = loo_Http.QuickGetSb(loo_SbUrl.GetAsString(),loo_SbResponseBody)
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Http.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Http
    destroy loo_SbQuery
    destroy loo_SbUrl
    destroy loo_SbResponseBody
    return
end if

loo_JResp = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_JResp.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")

loo_JResp.LoadSb(loo_SbResponseBody)
loo_JResp.EmitCompact = 0

Write-Debug "Response Body:"
Write-Debug loo_JResp.Emit()

li_RespStatusCode = loo_Http.LastStatus
Write-Debug "Response Status Code = " + string(li_RespStatusCode)
if li_RespStatusCode >= 400 then
    Write-Debug "Response Header:"
    Write-Debug loo_Http.LastHeader
    Write-Debug "Failed."
    destroy loo_Http
    destroy loo_SbQuery
    destroy loo_SbUrl
    destroy loo_SbResponseBody
    destroy loo_JResp
    return
end if

// 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

li_DataHitsTotal = loo_JResp.IntOf("data.hits.total")
ls_DataHitsMax_score = loo_JResp.StringOf("data.hits.max_score")
li_DataTook = loo_JResp.IntOf("data.took")
li_DataTimed_out = loo_JResp.BoolOf("data.timed_out")
i = 0
li_Count_i = loo_JResp.SizeOfArray("data.hits.hits")
do while i < li_Count_i
    loo_JResp.I = i
    ls_V_index = loo_JResp.StringOf("data.hits.hits[i]._index")
    ls_V_type = loo_JResp.StringOf("data.hits.hits[i]._type")
    li_V_sourceDateIssuedMarc = loo_JResp.IntOf("data.hits.hits[i]._source.dateIssuedMarc")
    ls_V_sourceIsbn13 = loo_JResp.StringOf("data.hits.hits[i]._source.isbn13")
    ls_V_sourceImageFileName = loo_JResp.StringOf("data.hits.hits[i]._source.imageFileName")
    ls_V_sourcePublicationDetails = loo_JResp.StringOf("data.hits.hits[i]._source.publicationDetails")
    ls_V_sourceIsbn10 = loo_JResp.StringOf("data.hits.hits[i]._source.isbn10")
    ls_V_sourceId = loo_JResp.StringOf("data.hits.hits[i]._source.id")
    ls_V_id = loo_JResp.StringOf("data.hits.hits[i]._id")
    ls_V_score = loo_JResp.StringOf("data.hits.hits[i]._score")
    j = 0
    li_Count_j = loo_JResp.SizeOfArray("data.hits.hits[i]._source.isbn")
    do while j < li_Count_j
        loo_JResp.J = j
        ls_StrVal = loo_JResp.StringOf("data.hits.hits[i]._source.isbn[j]")
        j = j + 1
    loop
    j = 0
    li_Count_j = loo_JResp.SizeOfArray("data.hits.hits[i]._source.languageTermCode")
    do while j < li_Count_j
        loo_JResp.J = j
        ls_StrVal = loo_JResp.StringOf("data.hits.hits[i]._source.languageTermCode[j]")
        j = j + 1
    loop
    j = 0
    li_Count_j = loo_JResp.SizeOfArray("data.hits.hits[i]._source.mainAuthor.namePersonalPrimary")
    do while j < li_Count_j
        loo_JResp.J = j
        ls_StrVal = loo_JResp.StringOf("data.hits.hits[i]._source.mainAuthor.namePersonalPrimary[j]")
        j = j + 1
    loop
    j = 0
    li_Count_j = loo_JResp.SizeOfArray("data.hits.hits[i]._source.title.titlePrimary")
    do while j < li_Count_j
        loo_JResp.J = j
        ls_StrVal = loo_JResp.StringOf("data.hits.hits[i]._source.title.titlePrimary[j]")
        j = j + 1
    loop
    j = 0
    li_Count_j = loo_JResp.SizeOfArray("data.hits.hits[i]._source.title.noteStmOfResponsibility")
    do while j < li_Count_j
        loo_JResp.J = j
        ls_StrVal = loo_JResp.StringOf("data.hits.hits[i]._source.title.noteStmOfResponsibility[j]")
        j = j + 1
    loop
    j = 0
    li_Count_j = loo_JResp.SizeOfArray("data.hits.hits[i]._source.scisType")
    do while j < li_Count_j
        loo_JResp.J = j
        ls_StrVal = loo_JResp.StringOf("data.hits.hits[i]._source.scisType[j]")
        j = j + 1
    loop
    j = 0
    li_Count_j = loo_JResp.SizeOfArray("data.hits.hits[i]._source.languageTermValue")
    do while j < li_Count_j
        loo_JResp.J = j
        ls_StrVal = loo_JResp.StringOf("data.hits.hits[i]._source.languageTermValue[j]")
        j = j + 1
    loop
    j = 0
    li_Count_j = loo_JResp.SizeOfArray("data.hits.hits[i].sort")
    do while j < li_Count_j
        loo_JResp.J = j
        ls_StrVal = loo_JResp.StringOf("data.hits.hits[i].sort[j]")
        j = j + 1
    loop
    j = 0
    li_Count_j = loo_JResp.SizeOfArray("data.hits.hits[i]._source.contributor.namePersonalOther")
    do while j < li_Count_j
        loo_JResp.J = j
        ls_StrVal = loo_JResp.StringOf("data.hits.hits[i]._source.contributor.namePersonalOther[j]")
        j = j + 1
    loop
    j = 0
    li_Count_j = loo_JResp.SizeOfArray("data.hits.hits[i]._source.contributor.nameCorporateOther")
    do while j < li_Count_j
        loo_JResp.J = j
        ls_StrVal = loo_JResp.StringOf("data.hits.hits[i]._source.contributor.nameCorporateOther[j]")
        j = j + 1
    loop
    i = i + 1
loop


destroy loo_Http
destroy loo_SbQuery
destroy loo_SbUrl
destroy loo_SbResponseBody
destroy loo_JResp