/// <summary>
/// Method used to query API for results.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="language">The language used to query the API</param>
/// <param name="criteria">The partial text used to query the API</param>
/// <param name="size">The maximum number of items that the API will return</param>
/// <param name="contains">Indicator on whether the text is to be search from the beginning of the text or anywhere in the string</param>
/// <returns>Returns the search results</returns>
private AutoSuggestSearchServiceCollection Search(string language, string criteria, int size, bool contains)
{
// Create the collection variable
AutoSuggestSearchServiceCollection sc = new AutoSuggestSearchServiceCollection();
// Language converted to an enum
DisplayLanguage displayLanguage = (DisplayLanguage)Enum.Parse(typeof(DisplayLanguage), language);
try
{
// Pass the given API parameters to the business layer
AutoSuggestAPIResultCollection apiCollection = AutoSuggestSearchManager.Search(displayLanguage, criteria, size, contains);
// Use Linq to extract the data from the business layer and create the service data objects
// TermID is 0 always, that value is not part of the result received from the API call.
//But can be used in the future for other purposes.
var collection = apiCollection.Results.Select(r => new AutoSuggestSearchServiceItem(
0,
r.Term,
string.Empty
));
sc.AddRange(collection);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
// Log the error that occured
log.Error("Error in AutoSuggestSearchService", ex);
}
return(sc);
}
/// <summary>
/// This methods filters the information passed to it in order to refine what
/// will be called by the API client.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="language">Enumeration indicating language</param>
/// <param name="searchText">The partial text to search for</param>
/// <param name="size">The maximum number of items that the API will return</param>
/// <param name="contains">Indicates whether the text will be searched starting from the beginning or anywhere in the string</param>
/// <returns>Returns the AutoSuggest API search results</returns>
public static AutoSuggestAPIResultCollection Search(DisplayLanguage language, string searchText, int size, bool contains)
{
AutoSuggestAPIResultCollection rtnResults = new AutoSuggestAPIResultCollection();
// Set collection based on web.config setting
string collection = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["SiteWideSearchAPICollection"];
// Set language string
// Default to English, as only "en" and "es" are accepted by API
string twoCharLang = "en";
if (language == DisplayLanguage.Spanish)
{
twoCharLang = "es";
}
try
{
// Call API to retrieve autosuggest results
rtnResults = Client.Autosuggest(collection, twoCharLang, searchText, size);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
// Log error if unable to retrieve results
log.Error("Error retrieving results from SiteWideSearch API Client in AutoSuggestSearchManager", ex);
}
return(rtnResults);
}
