public IActionResult Search(string country, string what, string where, int page = 1)
{
//Encodes any special characters in the search string, then gets data from the API and puts it in a results list
string encodedWhat;
if (what.Contains('%'))
{
encodedWhat = what;
}
else
{
encodedWhat = WebUtility.UrlEncode(what);
}
string encodedWhere;
if (where.Contains('%'))
{
encodedWhere = where;
}
else
{
encodedWhere = WebUtility.UrlEncode(where);
}
Rootobject r = jd.SearchJobs(country.ToLower(), page, encodedWhat, encodedWhere);
List <Result> jobResults = r.results.ToList();
//If user is logged in, hide results the user already has saved in their tracker
if (User.Identity.IsAuthenticated)
{
//Gets the Link property of all jobs the user has saved, remove any null values
List <string> dbJobLinks = _context.Jobs.Where(x => x.UserId == User.FindFirst(ClaimTypes.NameIdentifier).Value).Select(x => x.Link).ToList();
dbJobLinks = dbJobLinks.Where(x => x != null).ToList();
List <Result> duplicates = new List <Result>();
//Adds job results from API to a duplicates list if their link matches one in the DB
foreach (Result result in jobResults)
{
if (dbJobLinks.Any(x => TextHelper.CompareJobUrl(x, result.redirect_url)))
{
duplicates.Add(result);
}
}
//Removes duplicates from results to display
foreach (Result rd in duplicates)
{
jobResults.Remove(rd);
}
}
//Stores query parameters in TempData so user can page through results without having to search again
TempData["country"] = country;
TempData["page"] = page;
TempData["what"] = what;
TempData["where"] = where;
return(View(jobResults));
}
public DataTable SearchJobs(int cityId, int jobCategoryId) => _jobDal.SearchJobs(cityId, jobCategoryId);
