// Processes the search calls from client: makes query to Amazon
// (many if there are lots of results) while taking into account Amazon's
// query limits.
// GET: Amazon_Product_Surfer/Search
public ActionResult Search(int page, string searchTerm, int isLast=0)
{
// Catch potential web exceptions that Amazon will return.
try {
string itemNameFromSearch;
try
{
itemNameFromSearch = Request.Form["Name"].ToString();
}
catch (NullReferenceException e)
{
itemNameFromSearch = searchTerm;
}
int pageNumberOfOurSite = page;
// Calculates which page to query.
var pageAndItemToQuery = calculateQueryPage(pageNumberOfOurSite);
int pageNumberForURL = pageAndItemToQuery.Item1;
// Which item in the response would be the first in our chosen page.
int itemIndexToStartFrom = pageAndItemToQuery.Item2;
//This is the first query URL that queries for initial result.
string URLString = generateRequestURL(itemNameFromSearch, pageNumberForURL, false, "");
string URLstringDebug = URLString;
XmlDocument xml = new XmlDocument();
xml.Load(URLString);
XmlNodeList xnListTitles = xml.GetElementsByTagName("Title");
XmlNodeList xnListURLs = xml.GetElementsByTagName("DetailPageURL");
XmlNodeList xnListIDs = xml.GetElementsByTagName("ASIN");
XmlNodeList xnListTotal = xml.GetElementsByTagName("TotalResults");
// How many items are there in total in Amazon's database.
int totalQueryResults = int.Parse(xnListTotal[0].InnerText);
// If there are items in the return we need to process them.
if (xnListTitles.Count > 0)
{
// Set a limit to the amount of items we can get.
int itemCount;
// Does the total amount of results limit preloaded page
if (totalQueryResults < 26)
{
// Does the current page set a limit
if (xnListTitles.Count < 10)
{
itemCount = xnListTitles.Count;
}
else
{
itemCount = totalQueryResults;
}
}
else
{
itemCount = 26;
}
string itemLookupCombo = "";
// Loop through the items and add them to our items list.
// If the item count reaches 10 and we have more left, we need to
// query amazon again.
for (int i = 0; i < itemCount; i++)
{
if (pageNumberForURL < 5)
{
// Makes a query every time it hits 10 items because of Amazon's limitation
// of 10 items per query.
if (itemIndexToStartFrom == 10)
{
// Reset response page item counter
itemIndexToStartFrom = 0;
// Increase the page we are looking to query from Amazon
pageNumberForURL += 1;
string URLString3 = generateRequestURL(itemNameFromSearch, pageNumberForURL, false, "");
XmlDocument xml3 = new XmlDocument();
xml3.Load(URLString3);
// Update the previous lists
xnListTitles = xml3.GetElementsByTagName("Title");
xnListURLs = xml3.GetElementsByTagName("DetailPageURL");
xnListIDs = xml3.GetElementsByTagName("ASIN");
// If the response has less elements than 10 we should stop adding items.
// Check if page returned less than 10 items and is it more or less than we have left to add.
int howManyElementsOnPage = xnListTitles.Count;
if (howManyElementsOnPage < 10 && (itemCount - i + 1) > howManyElementsOnPage)
{
// Readjust the 26 item limit to fit the item amount we got as a response
itemCount -= itemCount - i + 1 - howManyElementsOnPage;
}
}
}
else
{
break;
}
ItemFromAmazon item1 = new ItemFromAmazon(xnListIDs[itemIndexToStartFrom].InnerText, xnListTitles[itemIndexToStartFrom].InnerText,
-1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, xnListURLs[itemIndexToStartFrom].InnerText);
itemIndexToStartFrom += 1;
itemsFromAmazon.Add(item1);
}
int elemCounter = 0;
int elementsLeft = itemsFromAmazon.Count;
// Query Amazon for Amazon's, new and used prices.
// Currently I couldn't find a XML format from them that
// Would give me all the info I need so I had to query again.
foreach (ItemFromAmazon element in itemsFromAmazon)
{
elemCounter += 1;
itemLookupCombo = itemLookupCombo + "%2C%20" + element.ID;
// After ten items query Amazon for prices and add them to our the items
// in Amazon item list.
if (elemCounter % 10 == 0)
{
URLString = generateRequestURL("", 0, true, itemLookupCombo);
elementsLeft -= 10;
XmlDocument xml2 = new XmlDocument();
xml2.Load(URLString);
XmlNodeList xnItems = xml2.GetElementsByTagName("Item");
for (int i = 0; i < xnItems.Count - 1; i++)
{
int ItemIndex = elemCounter - 10 + i;
// The fishcatching is to prepare for situations where there is nothing to sell
// in the category for which we are looking for the price.
if (xnItems[i]["OfferSummary"] != null)
{
try
{
string priceNew = xnItems[i]["OfferSummary"]["LowestNewPrice"]["Amount"].InnerText;
int priceNewForItem = int.Parse(priceNew);
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceNew = priceNewForItem;
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceNewF = (float)priceNewForItem / 100;
}
catch (NullReferenceException e)
{
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceNew = -1;
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceNewF = -1;
}
try
{
string priceUsed = xnItems[i]["OfferSummary"]["LowestUsedPrice"]["Amount"].InnerText;
int priceUsedForItem = int.Parse(priceUsed);
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceUsed = priceUsedForItem;
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceUsedF = (float)priceUsedForItem / 100;
}
catch (NullReferenceException e)
{
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceUsed = -1;
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceUsedF = -1;
}
}
else
{
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceNew = -1;
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceUsed = -1;
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceNewF = -1;
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceUsedF = -1;
}
try
{
string priceAmazon = xnItems[i]["Offers"]["Offer"]["OfferListing"]["Price"]["Amount"].InnerText;
int priceAmazonForItem = int.Parse(priceAmazon);
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceAmazon = priceAmazonForItem;
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceAmazonF = (float)priceAmazonForItem / 100;
}
catch (NullReferenceException e)
{
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceAmazon = -1;
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceAmazonF = -1;
}
}
itemLookupCombo = "";
}
}
// This part is for the leftover elements that do not reach 10.
if (elementsLeft > 0)
{
URLString = generateRequestURL("", 0, true, itemLookupCombo);
XmlDocument xml2 = new XmlDocument();
xml2.Load(URLString);
XmlNodeList xnItems = xml2.GetElementsByTagName("Item");
for (int i = 0; i < xnItems.Count - 1; i++)
{
int ItemIndex = elemCounter - elementsLeft + i;
if (xnItems[i]["OfferSummary"] != null)
{
try
{
string priceNew = xnItems[i]["OfferSummary"]["LowestNewPrice"]["Amount"].InnerText;
int priceNewForItem = int.Parse(priceNew);
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceNew = priceNewForItem;
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceNewF = (float)priceNewForItem / 100;
}
catch (NullReferenceException e)
{
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceNew = -1;
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceNewF = -1;
}
try
{
string priceUsed = xnItems[i]["OfferSummary"]["LowestUsedPrice"]["Amount"].InnerText;
int priceUsedForItem = int.Parse(priceUsed);
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceUsed = priceUsedForItem;
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceUsedF = (float)priceUsedForItem / 100;
}
catch (NullReferenceException e)
{
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceUsed = -1;
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceUsedF = -1;
}
}
else
{
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceNew = -1;
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceUsed = -1;
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceNewF = -1;
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceUsedF = -1;
}
try
{
string priceAmazon = xnItems[i]["Offers"]["Offer"]["OfferListing"]["Price"]["Amount"].InnerText;
int priceAmazonForItem = int.Parse(priceAmazon);
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceAmazon = priceAmazonForItem;
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceAmazonF = (float)priceAmazonForItem / 100;
}
catch (NullReferenceException e)
{
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceAmazon = -1;
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceAmazonF = -1;
}
}
itemLookupCombo = "";
}
}
if (totalQueryResults > 39)
{
totalQueryResults = 39;
}
double totalQueryDouble = Convert.ToDouble(totalQueryResults);
double amountOfPages = Math.Ceiling(totalQueryDouble / 13);
ViewBag.AmounOfPages = Convert.ToInt32(amountOfPages);
ViewBag.CurrentPage = Convert.ToInt32(pageNumberOfOurSite);
ViewBag.Message2 = URLstringDebug;
string[] currencies = new string[] { "USD", "EUR", "RUB" };
ViewBag.codes = new SelectList(currencies);
// Function for future reference (how to operate with jason and models).
/*string url = "https://openexchangerates.org/api/latest.json?app_id=ce2cdca5548143c7b99a4ecdb2b0f4e1";
WebClient client = new WebClient();
String jsonData = client.DownloadString(url);
dynamic data = JObject.Parse(jsonData);
string jasonDataRates = data.rates.ToString();
Rootobject exchangeRates = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Rootobject>(jasonDataRates);*/
ViewModel toView = new ViewModel(itemsFromAmazon);
toView.searchTerm = itemNameFromSearch;
toView.page = page;
toView.islast = isLast;
toView.maxPages = Convert.ToInt32(amountOfPages);
return View(toView);
}
catch (WebException e)
{
return RedirectToAction("Index", new { error=1 });
}
}
String secretAccessKey = "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"; // Insert Amazon secret access key.
#endregion Fields
#region Methods
// This is the AJAX call that a page makes for the next page's content.
// It's pretty much the same as main search action, with slight changes here and there.
//[HttpPost]
public PartialViewResult ajaxNewPage(int page, string searchTerm, string divToUpdate)
{
string itemNameFromSearch = "";
itemNameFromSearch = searchTerm;
int pageNumberOfOurSite = page;
//Calculates which page to query
var pageAndItemToQuery = calculateQueryPage(pageNumberOfOurSite);
int pageNumberForURL = pageAndItemToQuery.Item1;
//Which item in the response would be the first in our chosen page.
int itemIndexToStartFrom = pageAndItemToQuery.Item2;
string URLString = generateRequestURL(itemNameFromSearch, pageNumberForURL, false, ""); //This is the first query URL that queries for initial result.
string URLstringDebug = URLString;
XmlDocument xml = new XmlDocument();
xml.Load(URLString);
XmlNodeList xnListTitles = xml.GetElementsByTagName("Title");
XmlNodeList xnListURLs = xml.GetElementsByTagName("DetailPageURL");
XmlNodeList xnListIDs = xml.GetElementsByTagName("ASIN");
XmlNodeList xnListTotal = xml.GetElementsByTagName("TotalResults");
int totalQueryResults = int.Parse(xnListTotal[0].InnerText); //How many items are in total in Amazon's database
if (xnListTitles.Count > 0)
{
int itemCount;// Set a limit to the amount of items we can get.
if (totalQueryResults < 13) // Does the total amount of results limit preloaded page.
{
if (xnListTitles.Count < 10) // Does the current page set a limit.
{
itemCount = xnListTitles.Count;
}
else
{
itemCount = totalQueryResults;
}
}
else
{
itemCount = 13;
}
string itemLookupCombo = "";
for (int i = 0; i < itemCount; i++)
{
if (pageNumberForURL < 5)
{
// Makes a query every time it hits 10 items because of Amazon's limitation.
if (itemIndexToStartFrom == 10)
{
// Reset response page item counter
itemIndexToStartFrom = 0;
// Increase the page we are looking to query from Amazon
pageNumberForURL += 1;
string URLString3 = generateRequestURL(itemNameFromSearch, pageNumberForURL, false, "");
XmlDocument xml3 = new XmlDocument();
xml3.Load(URLString3);
// Update the previous lists
xnListTitles = xml3.GetElementsByTagName("Title");
xnListURLs = xml3.GetElementsByTagName("DetailPageURL");
xnListIDs = xml3.GetElementsByTagName("ASIN");
// If the response has less elements than 10 we should stop adding items
// Check if page returned less than 10 items and is it more or less than we have left to add
int howManyElementsOnPage = xnListTitles.Count;
if (howManyElementsOnPage < 10 && (itemCount - i + 1) > howManyElementsOnPage)
{
// Readjust the 26 item limit to fit the item amount we got as a response
itemCount -= itemCount - i + 1 - howManyElementsOnPage;
}
}
}
else
{
break;
}
ItemFromAmazon item1 = new ItemFromAmazon(xnListIDs[itemIndexToStartFrom].InnerText, xnListTitles[itemIndexToStartFrom].InnerText,
-1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, xnListURLs[itemIndexToStartFrom].InnerText);
itemIndexToStartFrom += 1;
itemsFromAmazon.Add(item1);
}
int elemCounter = 0;
int elementsLeft = itemsFromAmazon.Count;
// Query Amazon for Amazon's, new and used prices.
// Currently I couldn't find a XML format from them that
// Would give me all the info I need so I had to query again.
foreach (ItemFromAmazon element in itemsFromAmazon)
{
elemCounter += 1;
itemLookupCombo = itemLookupCombo + "%2C%20" + element.ID;
// After ten items query Amazon for prices and add them to our the items
// in Amazon item list.
if (elemCounter % 10 == 0)
{
URLString = generateRequestURL("", 0, true, itemLookupCombo);
elementsLeft -= 10;
XmlDocument xml2 = new XmlDocument();
xml2.Load(URLString);
XmlNodeList xnItems = xml2.GetElementsByTagName("Item");
for (int i = 0; i < xnItems.Count - 1; i++)
{
int ItemIndex = elemCounter - 10 + i;
if (xnItems[i]["OfferSummary"] != null)
{
// The fishcatching is to prepare for situations where there is nothing to sell
// in the category for which we are looking for the price.
try
{
string priceNew = xnItems[i]["OfferSummary"]["LowestNewPrice"]["Amount"].InnerText;
int priceNewForItem = int.Parse(priceNew);
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceNew = priceNewForItem;
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceNewF = (float)priceNewForItem / 100;
}
catch (NullReferenceException e)
{
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceNew = -1;
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceNewF = -1;
}
try
{
string priceUsed = xnItems[i]["OfferSummary"]["LowestUsedPrice"]["Amount"].InnerText;
int priceUsedForItem = int.Parse(priceUsed);
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceUsed = priceUsedForItem;
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceUsedF = (float)priceUsedForItem / 100;
}
catch (NullReferenceException e)
{
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceUsed = -1;
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceUsedF = -1;
}
}
else
{
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceNew = -1;
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceUsed = -1;
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceNewF = -1;
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceUsedF = -1;
}
try
{
string priceAmazon = xnItems[i]["Offers"]["Offer"]["OfferListing"]["Price"]["Amount"].InnerText;
int priceAmazonForItem = int.Parse(priceAmazon);
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceAmazon = priceAmazonForItem;
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceAmazonF = (float)priceAmazonForItem / 100;
}
catch (NullReferenceException e)
{
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceAmazon = -1;
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceAmazonF = -1;
}
}
itemLookupCombo = "";
}
}
if (elementsLeft > 0)
{
URLString = generateRequestURL("", 0, true, itemLookupCombo);
XmlDocument xml2 = new XmlDocument();
xml2.Load(URLString);
XmlNodeList xnItems = xml2.GetElementsByTagName("Item");
for (int i = 0; i < xnItems.Count - 1; i++)
{
int ItemIndex = elemCounter - elementsLeft + i;
if (xnItems[i]["OfferSummary"] != null)
{
try
{
string priceNew = xnItems[i]["OfferSummary"]["LowestNewPrice"]["Amount"].InnerText;
int priceNewForItem = int.Parse(priceNew);
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceNew = priceNewForItem;
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceNewF = (float)priceNewForItem / 100;
}
catch (NullReferenceException e)
{
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceNew = -1;
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceNewF = -1;
}
try
{
string priceUsed = xnItems[i]["OfferSummary"]["LowestUsedPrice"]["Amount"].InnerText;
int priceUsedForItem = int.Parse(priceUsed);
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceUsed = priceUsedForItem;
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceUsedF = (float)priceUsedForItem / 100;
}
catch (NullReferenceException e)
{
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceUsed = -1;
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceUsedF = -1;
}
}
else
{
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceNew = -1;
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceUsed = -1;
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceNewF = -1;
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceUsedF = -1;
}
try
{
string priceAmazon = xnItems[i]["Offers"]["Offer"]["OfferListing"]["Price"]["Amount"].InnerText;
int priceAmazonForItem = int.Parse(priceAmazon);
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceAmazon = priceAmazonForItem;
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceAmazonF = (float)priceAmazonForItem / 100;
}
catch (NullReferenceException e)
{
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceAmazon = -1;
itemsFromAmazon[ItemIndex].priceAmazonF = -1;
}
}
itemLookupCombo = "";
}
}
if (totalQueryResults > 39)
{
totalQueryResults = 39;
}
double totalQueryDouble = Convert.ToDouble(totalQueryResults);
double amountOfPages = Math.Ceiling(totalQueryDouble / 13);
ViewBag.AmounOfPages = Convert.ToInt32(amountOfPages);
ViewBag.CurrentPage = Convert.ToInt32(pageNumberOfOurSite);
ViewBag.Message2 = divToUpdate;
ViewModel toView2 = new ViewModel(itemsFromAmazon);
toView2.searchTerm = itemNameFromSearch;
toView2.page = page;
return PartialView("NextPageSearch", toView2);
}