/// <summary>
///
/// </summary>
/// <param name="query"></param>
/// <param name="offset"></param>
/// <param name="limit"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public List <MBArtist> GetArtists(String query, int offset, int limit)
{
List <MBArtist> artistList = new List <MBArtist>();
String endpoint = String.Format("http://musicbrainz.org/ws/1/artist/?type=xml&name={0}&offset={1}&limit={2}", query, offset, limit);
Object obj = this.ProcessSearchQuery(endpoint, typeof(ArtistNS.metadata));
if (obj == null)
{
return(null);
}
ArtistNS.metadata mData = obj as ArtistNS.metadata;
if (mData == null)
{
return(null);
}
if (mData.artistlist == null || mData.artistlist.artist == null || mData.artistlist.artist.Length == 0)
{
return(null);
}
foreach (ArtistNS.metadataArtistlistArtist xsdArtist in mData.artistlist.artist)
{
MBArtist mbAartist = new MBArtist()
{
Name = xsdArtist.name,
MBID = xsdArtist.id,
//StartDate = xsdArtist.lifespan.begin,
TType = xsdArtist.type
};
artistList.Add(mbAartist);
}
return(artistList);
}
/// <summary>
///
/// </summary>
/// <param name="query"></param>
/// <param name="mbAartist"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public Boolean IsArtist(String query, out MBArtist mbAartist)
{
mbAartist = null;
String endpoint = String.Format("http://musicbrainz.org/ws/1/artist/?type=xml&name={0}&offset=0&limit=2", query);
Object obj = this.ProcessSearchQuery(endpoint, typeof(ArtistNS.metadata));
if (obj == null)
{
return(false);
}
ArtistNS.metadata mData = obj as ArtistNS.metadata;
if (mData == null)
{
return(false);
}
if (mData.artistlist == null || mData.artistlist.artist == null || mData.artistlist.artist.Length == 0)
{
return(false);
}
if (!query.Equals(mData.artistlist.artist[0].name, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase))
{
return(false);
}
mbAartist = new MBArtist()
{
Name = mData.artistlist.artist[0].name,
MBID = mData.artistlist.artist[0].id,
StartDate = mData.artistlist.artist[0].lifespan != null ? mData.artistlist.artist[0].lifespan.begin : default(DateTime),
TType = mData.artistlist.artist[0].type
};
return(true);
}
