public static ComicSearchResult SearchCharactersByName(string charName)
{
ComicSearchResult searchResult = new ComicSearchResult();
// If not already downloaded then download and return a copy
using (var client = new System.Net.Http.HttpClient())
{
//Passing service base url
client.BaseAddress = new Uri(Baseurl);
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Clear();
//Define request data format
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Add(new System.Net.Http.Headers.MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue("application/json"));
//Sending request to find web api REST service resource GetAllEmployees using HttpClient
System.Net.Http.HttpResponseMessage Res = client.GetAsync("search/" + charName).Result;
//Checking the response is successful or not which is sent using HttpClient
if (Res.IsSuccessStatusCode)
{
//Storing the response details recieved from web api
var ComicCharacterSearchResponse = Res.Content.ReadAsStringAsync().Result;
//Deserializing the response recieved from web api and storing into the Employee list
searchResult = Newtonsoft.Json.JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <ComicSearchResult>(ComicCharacterSearchResponse);
if (searchResult.results != null && searchResult.results.Count() > 0)
{
foreach (var comicCharacter in searchResult.results)
{
// Check if the character image is available, if not then replace it with default image
if (comicCharacter != null && comicCharacter.image != null && !IsFileExistOnRemoteServer(comicCharacter.image.url))
{
comicCharacter.image.url = DefaultThumbnailUrl;
}
// Check if the requested character is already downloaded
if (!DownloadedComicCharacters.Any(x => x.id.Equals(comicCharacter.id)))
{
// Add the downloaded character in downloaded list
DownloadedComicCharacters.Add(comicCharacter);
}
}
}
}
//returning the result
return(searchResult);
}
}
public ActionResult SearchCharacters(string searchTerm)
{
ComicSearchResult searchResult = SuperheroAPIHandler.SearchCharactersByName(searchTerm);
return(View(searchResult));
}
