private async Task <SpoonacularRecipe[]> GetApiResponseFromSpoonacular(string searchString)
{
var helper = new SpoonacularApiEndpointBuilder(SpoonacularApiEndpoint.ComplexSearch);
helper.AddParameter("query", searchString);
helper.AddParameter("number", 10);
var spoonacularRecipes = await httpClient.GetFromJsonAsync <SpoonacularRecipe[]>(helper.BuildEndpoint());
return(spoonacularRecipes);
}
public async Task <ActionResult <InTheFridgeRecipe[]> > SearchForRecipes(SpoonacularRecipeSearchModel searchModel)
{
// Create endpoint builder and add parameters for the complex search endpoint for bulk recipe data
var endpointBuilder = new SpoonacularApiEndpointBuilder(SpoonacularApiEndpoint.ComplexSearch);
endpointBuilder.AddParameter <string>("query", searchModel.SearchString);
endpointBuilder.AddParameter <int>("number", searchModel.NumberOfResults);
// If any filters were selected, add to list of intolerences
var listOfIntolerances = new List <string>();
if (searchModel.IsDairyFree)
{
listOfIntolerances.Add("Dairy");
}
if (searchModel.IsGlutenFree)
{
listOfIntolerances.Add("Gluten");
}
if (searchModel.IsVegetarian)
{
listOfIntolerances.Add("Vegetarian");
}
// Use AddParameters function to add complex multi-value parameter with a specific delimiter
// i.e. ...&intolerances=Dairy,Gluten,Vegetarian&...
if (listOfIntolerances.Any())
{
endpointBuilder.AddParameters("intolerances", ",", listOfIntolerances.ToArray());
}
// Build endpoint and get a spoonacular response from complex search api endpoint
var apiRoute = endpointBuilder.BuildEndpoint();
var spoonacularResponse = await httpClient.GetFromJsonAsync <SpoonacularRecipeComplexSearchResponse>(apiRoute);
// Get all the recipe ids from complex query response in preperation for Bulk Recipes api endpoint request
var recipeIds = spoonacularResponse.Results.Select(e => e.Id).ToArray();
SpoonacularRecipe[] spoonRecipes = null;
// If any recipes are found, request the bulk recipes endpoint using the ids gathered from above
if (recipeIds.Any())
{
// Use AddParameters function to add complex multi-value parameter with a specific delimiter
// i.e. ...&ids=101,102,103&...
endpointBuilder = new SpoonacularApiEndpointBuilder(SpoonacularApiEndpoint.BulkRecipeByIds);
endpointBuilder.AddParameters("ids", ",", recipeIds);
var apiRouteRecipes = endpointBuilder.BuildEndpoint();
var response = await httpClient.GetAsync(apiRouteRecipes);
var json = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
try
{
spoonRecipes = JsonSerializer.Deserialize <SpoonacularRecipe[]>(json);
}
catch (Exception e)
{
}
}
// Gather recipes stored in the recipes table that contains the search query in the name and description of the recipe.
var inTheFridgeRecipes = context.Recipes
.Where(r => r.Name.ToLower().Contains(searchModel.SearchString.ToLower()) ||
r.Description.ToLower().Contains(searchModel.SearchString.ToLower()))
.ToList();
// Map spoonacular recipes to InTheFridgeRecipes.
var mappingService = new RecipeMappingService();
var mappedRecipes = mappingService.MapTo(spoonRecipes).ToList();
// If there are any recipes in the database, lets remove some from api results so we dont display the same recipe twice.
if (inTheFridgeRecipes.Any() || mappedRecipes.Any())
{
var allRecipes = inTheFridgeRecipes.Concat(mappedRecipes).ToList();
var recipesToRender = allRecipes.DistinctBy(e => e.Name).DistinctBy(e => e.Description).ToList();
var distinctRecipes = allRecipes.ExceptBy(inTheFridgeRecipes, e => e.Description);
if (distinctRecipes.Any())
{
context.Recipes.AddRange(distinctRecipes);
context.SaveChanges();
}
return(Ok(recipesToRender));
}
return(NoContent());
}