(CkPython) SCIS Search

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

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import sys
import chilkat

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

http = chilkat.CkHttp()

# 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)

sbQuery = chilkat.CkStringBuilder()
sbQuery.Append("titleSearch:dogs AND publicationYear:2015")

sbUrl = chilkat.CkStringBuilder()
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()
success = http.QuickGetSb(sbUrl.getAsString(),sbResponseBody)
if (success == False):
    print(http.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

jResp = chilkat.CkJsonObject()
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.put_EmitCompact(False)

print("Response Body:")
print(jResp.emit())

respStatusCode = http.get_LastStatus()
print("Response Status Code = " + str(respStatusCode))
if (respStatusCode >= 400):
    print("Response Header:")
    print(http.lastHeader())
    print("Failed.")
    sys.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