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SCIS Search

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

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Pascal (Lazarus/Delphi)
program ChilkatDemo;

// Demonstrates using the Chilkat Pascal wrapper via the C bridge DLL.
// Builds as a console application under Lazarus (FPC) or Delphi.

{$IFDEF FPC}
  {$MODE DELPHI}
{$ENDIF}
{$APPTYPE CONSOLE}

uses
  {$IFDEF UNIX}
  cthreads,
  {$ENDIF}
  SysUtils,
  CkDllLoader,
  Chilkat.Http,
  Chilkat.StringBuilder,
  Chilkat.JsonObject;

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

procedure RunDemo;
var
  success: Boolean;
  http: THttp;
  sbQuery: TStringBuilder;
  sbUrl: TStringBuilder;
  sbResponseBody: TStringBuilder;
  jResp: TJsonObject;
  respStatusCode: Integer;
  v_index: string;
  v_type: string;
  v_sourceDateIssuedMarc: Integer;
  v_sourceIsbn13: string;
  v_sourceImageFileName: string;
  v_sourcePublicationDetails: string;
  v_sourceIsbn10: string;
  v_sourceId: string;
  v_id: string;
  v_score: string;
  j: Integer;
  count_j: Integer;
  strVal: string;
  dataHitsTotal: Integer;
  dataHitsMax_score: string;
  dataTook: Integer;
  dataTimed_out: Boolean;
  i: Integer;
  count_i: Integer;

begin
  success := False;

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

  http := THttp.Create;

  //  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;

  sbQuery := TStringBuilder.Create;
  sbQuery.Append('titleSearch:dogs AND publicationYear:2015');

  sbUrl := TStringBuilder.Create;
  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 := TStringBuilder.Create;
  success := http.QuickGetSb(sbUrl.GetAsString(),sbResponseBody);
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(http.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  jResp := TJsonObject.Create;
  jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
  jResp.EmitCompact := False;

  WriteLn('Response Body:');
  WriteLn(jResp.Emit());

  respStatusCode := http.LastStatus;
  WriteLn('Response Status Code = ' + respStatusCode);
  if (respStatusCode >= 400) then
    begin
      WriteLn('Response Header:');
      WriteLn(http.LastHeader);
      WriteLn('Failed.');
      Exit;
    end;

  //  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 do
    begin
      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');
      while j < count_j do
        begin
          jResp.J := j;
          strVal := jResp.StringOf('data.hits.hits[i]._source.isbn[j]');
          j := j + 1;
        end;

      j := 0;
      count_j := jResp.SizeOfArray('data.hits.hits[i]._source.languageTermCode');
      while j < count_j do
        begin
          jResp.J := j;
          strVal := jResp.StringOf('data.hits.hits[i]._source.languageTermCode[j]');
          j := j + 1;
        end;

      j := 0;
      count_j := jResp.SizeOfArray('data.hits.hits[i]._source.mainAuthor.namePersonalPrimary');
      while j < count_j do
        begin
          jResp.J := j;
          strVal := jResp.StringOf('data.hits.hits[i]._source.mainAuthor.namePersonalPrimary[j]');
          j := j + 1;
        end;

      j := 0;
      count_j := jResp.SizeOfArray('data.hits.hits[i]._source.title.titlePrimary');
      while j < count_j do
        begin
          jResp.J := j;
          strVal := jResp.StringOf('data.hits.hits[i]._source.title.titlePrimary[j]');
          j := j + 1;
        end;

      j := 0;
      count_j := jResp.SizeOfArray('data.hits.hits[i]._source.title.noteStmOfResponsibility');
      while j < count_j do
        begin
          jResp.J := j;
          strVal := jResp.StringOf('data.hits.hits[i]._source.title.noteStmOfResponsibility[j]');
          j := j + 1;
        end;

      j := 0;
      count_j := jResp.SizeOfArray('data.hits.hits[i]._source.scisType');
      while j < count_j do
        begin
          jResp.J := j;
          strVal := jResp.StringOf('data.hits.hits[i]._source.scisType[j]');
          j := j + 1;
        end;

      j := 0;
      count_j := jResp.SizeOfArray('data.hits.hits[i]._source.languageTermValue');
      while j < count_j do
        begin
          jResp.J := j;
          strVal := jResp.StringOf('data.hits.hits[i]._source.languageTermValue[j]');
          j := j + 1;
        end;

      j := 0;
      count_j := jResp.SizeOfArray('data.hits.hits[i].sort');
      while j < count_j do
        begin
          jResp.J := j;
          strVal := jResp.StringOf('data.hits.hits[i].sort[j]');
          j := j + 1;
        end;

      j := 0;
      count_j := jResp.SizeOfArray('data.hits.hits[i]._source.contributor.namePersonalOther');
      while j < count_j do
        begin
          jResp.J := j;
          strVal := jResp.StringOf('data.hits.hits[i]._source.contributor.namePersonalOther[j]');
          j := j + 1;
        end;

      j := 0;
      count_j := jResp.SizeOfArray('data.hits.hits[i]._source.contributor.nameCorporateOther');
      while j < count_j do
        begin
          jResp.J := j;
          strVal := jResp.StringOf('data.hits.hits[i]._source.contributor.nameCorporateOther[j]');
          j := j + 1;
        end;

      i := i + 1;
    end;



  http.Free;
  sbQuery.Free;
  sbUrl.Free;
  sbResponseBody.Free;
  jResp.Free;

end;

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

begin

  try
    RunDemo;
  except
    on E: Exception do
      WriteLn('Unhandled exception: ', E.ClassName, ': ', E.Message);
  end;

  WriteLn;
  {$IFDEF MSWINDOWS}
  WriteLn('Press Enter to exit...');
  ReadLn;
  {$ENDIF}
end.