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SCIS Search
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Demonstrates the SCIS (Schools Catalogue Information Service) search API call.Chilkat B4X Downloads
Dim success As Boolean = False
' This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
Dim http As ChilkatHttp
http.Initialize("http")
' 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
Dim sbQuery As ChilkatStringBuilder
sbQuery.Initialize
sbQuery.Append("titleSearch:dogs AND publicationYear:2015")
Dim sbUrl As ChilkatStringBuilder
sbUrl.Initialize
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")
Dim sbResponseBody As ChilkatStringBuilder
sbResponseBody.Initialize
success = http.QuickGetSb(sbUrl.GetAsString, sbResponseBody)
If success = False Then
Log(http.LastErrorText)
Return
End If
Dim jResp As ChilkatJsonObject
jResp.Initialize
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = False
Log("Response Body:")
Log(jResp.Emit)
Dim respStatusCode As Int = http.LastStatus
Log("Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode)
If respStatusCode >= 400 Then
Log("Response Header:")
Log(http.LastHeader)
Log("Failed.")
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
Dim v_index As String
Dim v_type As String
Dim v_sourceDateIssuedMarc As Int
Dim v_sourceIsbn13 As String
Dim v_sourceImageFileName As String
Dim v_sourcePublicationDetails As String
Dim v_sourceIsbn10 As String
Dim v_sourceId As String
Dim v_id As String
Dim v_score As String
Dim j As Int
Dim count_j As Int
Dim strVal As String
Dim dataHitsTotal As Int = jResp.IntOf("data.hits.total")
Dim dataHitsMax_score As String = jResp.StringOf("data.hits.max_score")
Dim dataTook As Int = jResp.IntOf("data.took")
Dim dataTimed_out As Boolean = jResp.BoolOf("data.timed_out")
Dim i As Int = 0
Dim count_i As Int = jResp.SizeOfArray("data.hits.hits")
Do 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")
Do While j < count_j
jResp.J = j
strVal = jResp.StringOf("data.hits.hits[i]._source.isbn[j]")
j = j + 1
Loop
j = 0
count_j = jResp.SizeOfArray("data.hits.hits[i]._source.languageTermCode")
Do While j < count_j
jResp.J = j
strVal = jResp.StringOf("data.hits.hits[i]._source.languageTermCode[j]")
j = j + 1
Loop
j = 0
count_j = jResp.SizeOfArray("data.hits.hits[i]._source.mainAuthor.namePersonalPrimary")
Do While j < count_j
jResp.J = j
strVal = jResp.StringOf("data.hits.hits[i]._source.mainAuthor.namePersonalPrimary[j]")
j = j + 1
Loop
j = 0
count_j = jResp.SizeOfArray("data.hits.hits[i]._source.title.titlePrimary")
Do While j < count_j
jResp.J = j
strVal = jResp.StringOf("data.hits.hits[i]._source.title.titlePrimary[j]")
j = j + 1
Loop
j = 0
count_j = jResp.SizeOfArray("data.hits.hits[i]._source.title.noteStmOfResponsibility")
Do While j < count_j
jResp.J = j
strVal = jResp.StringOf("data.hits.hits[i]._source.title.noteStmOfResponsibility[j]")
j = j + 1
Loop
j = 0
count_j = jResp.SizeOfArray("data.hits.hits[i]._source.scisType")
Do While j < count_j
jResp.J = j
strVal = jResp.StringOf("data.hits.hits[i]._source.scisType[j]")
j = j + 1
Loop
j = 0
count_j = jResp.SizeOfArray("data.hits.hits[i]._source.languageTermValue")
Do While j < count_j
jResp.J = j
strVal = jResp.StringOf("data.hits.hits[i]._source.languageTermValue[j]")
j = j + 1
Loop
j = 0
count_j = jResp.SizeOfArray("data.hits.hits[i].sort")
Do While j < count_j
jResp.J = j
strVal = jResp.StringOf("data.hits.hits[i].sort[j]")
j = j + 1
Loop
j = 0
count_j = jResp.SizeOfArray("data.hits.hits[i]._source.contributor.namePersonalOther")
Do While j < count_j
jResp.J = j
strVal = jResp.StringOf("data.hits.hits[i]._source.contributor.namePersonalOther[j]")
j = j + 1
Loop
j = 0
count_j = jResp.SizeOfArray("data.hits.hits[i]._source.contributor.nameCorporateOther")
Do While j < count_j
jResp.J = j
strVal = jResp.StringOf("data.hits.hits[i]._source.contributor.nameCorporateOther[j]")
j = j + 1
Loop
i = i + 1
Loop