public static string Request(string lexicalCategory, string word)
{
string cache = "";
if (CacheWord.Check(word, "Definitions"))
{
return(CacheWord.Read(word, "Definitions", lexicalCategory));
}
string definitions = ""; // variable to store the result
string url = "https://od-api.oxforddictionaries.com:443/api/v1/entries/en/" + word + "/definitions;regions=" + TestGeneratorForm.region; // URL for the request
HttpClient client = new HttpClient(); // creates an HTTP Client
HttpResponseMessage response = new HttpResponseMessage(); // used to get the API Response
client.BaseAddress = new Uri(url); // sets the client address to the specified url
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("app_id", TestGeneratorForm.appId); // adds the id to the headers
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("app_key", TestGeneratorForm.appKey); // adds the key to the headers
try { response = client.GetAsync(url).Result; } // gets the respone headers
catch (Exception) { MessageBox.Show("Unable to connect to the internet. Restart the program with internet connectivity at least once!", "Error", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error); }
if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode) // checks if the response code is equal to 200
{
string content = response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync().Result; // receives the API response
var result = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <GetResponse>(content); // Converts the API response to the format that the program can understand
for (int i = 0; i < result.Results.First().LexicalEntries.Length; i++) // i = all entries from the API response
{
for (int j = 0; j < result.Results.First().LexicalEntries[i].Entries.Length; j++) // j = all senses from the API response
{
for (int k = 0; k < result.Results.First().LexicalEntries[i].Entries[j].Senses.Length; k++) // k = all definitions from the API response
{
for (int l = 0; result.Results.First().LexicalEntries[i].Entries[j].Senses[k].Definitions != null && l < result.Results.First().LexicalEntries[i].Entries[j].Senses[k].Definitions.Length; l++)
{
if (result.Results.First().LexicalEntries[i].LexicalCategory.ToLower() == lexicalCategory || lexicalCategory == "") // checks if the current lexicalCategory matches the one designated by the user
{
definitions += "[" + result.Results.First().LexicalEntries[i].LexicalCategory.ToUpper() + " - DEFINITIONS]\n"
+ char.ToUpper(result.Results.First().LexicalEntries[i].Entries[j].Senses[k].Definitions[l][0]) + result.Results.First().LexicalEntries[i].Entries[j].Senses[k].Definitions[l].Substring(1) + " \n"; // adds the definition to the variable
}
cache += "[" + result.Results.First().LexicalEntries[i].LexicalCategory.ToUpper() + " - DEFINITIONS]\n"
+ char.ToUpper(result.Results.First().LexicalEntries[i].Entries[j].Senses[k].Definitions[l][0]) + result.Results.First().LexicalEntries[i].Entries[j].Senses[k].Definitions[l].Substring(1) + " \n";
}
if (result.Results.First().LexicalEntries[i].Entries[j].Senses[k].Subsenses != null) // checks if there is at least one subsense in the current sense
{
for (int l = 0; l < result.Results.First().LexicalEntries[i].Entries[j].Senses[k].Subsenses.Length; l++) // l = all subsense definitions from the API response
{
if (result.Results.First().LexicalEntries[i].LexicalCategory.ToLower() == lexicalCategory || lexicalCategory == "") // checks if the current lexicalCategory matches the one designated by the user
{
definitions += "[" + result.Results.First().LexicalEntries[i].LexicalCategory.ToUpper() + " - DEFINITIONS]\n"
+ char.ToUpper(result.Results.First().LexicalEntries[i].Entries[j].Senses[k].Subsenses[l].Definitions.First()[0]) + result.Results.First().LexicalEntries[i].Entries[j].Senses[k].Subsenses[l].Definitions.First().Substring(1) + " \n"; // adds the definition to the variable
}
cache += "[" + result.Results.First().LexicalEntries[i].LexicalCategory.ToUpper() + " - DEFINITIONS]\n"
+ char.ToUpper(result.Results.First().LexicalEntries[i].Entries[j].Senses[k].Subsenses[l].Definitions.First()[0]) + result.Results.First().LexicalEntries[i].Entries[j].Senses[k].Subsenses[l].Definitions.First().Substring(1) + " \n";
}
}
}
}
}
CacheWord.Write(word, "Definitions", cache);
return(definitions.Trim()); // returns the result
}
else // if the response code is different than 200
{
if (response.StatusCode.ToString() == "Forbidden")
{
Utility.GetNewCredentials(); Get(lexicalCategory, word);
}
return("ERROR \nCouldn't find " + word + " Status: " + response.StatusCode); // error while trying to access the API
}
}
public static string Request(string word, out char answer)
{
List <string> cache = new List <string> {
word
};
answer = 'A';
if (CacheWord.Check(word, "Synonyms"))
{
return(AnswerSheet.GenerateChoices((Utility.ShuffleElements(CacheWord.Read(word, "Synonyms"))), word, out answer));
}
string url = "https://od-api.oxforddictionaries.com:443/api/v1/entries/en/" + word + "/synonyms"; // URL for the request
HttpClient client = new HttpClient(); // creates an HTTP Client
HttpResponseMessage response = new HttpResponseMessage(); // used to get the API Response
client.BaseAddress = new Uri(url); // sets the client address to the specified url
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("app_id", TestGeneratorForm.appId); // adds the id to the headers
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("app_key", TestGeneratorForm.appKey); // adds the key to the headers
try { response = client.GetAsync(url).Result; }// gets the respone headers
catch (Exception) { MessageBox.Show("Unable to connect to the internet. Restart the program with internet connectivity at least once!", "Error", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error); }
if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
{
string content = response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync().Result; // receives the API response
var result = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <GetResponse>(content); // Converts the API response to the format that the program can understand
for (int i = 0; i < result.Results.First().LexicalEntries.Length; i++) // i = all entries from the API response
{
for (int j = 0; j < result.Results.First().LexicalEntries[i].Entries.Length; j++) // j = all senses from the API response
{
for (int k = 0; k < result.Results.First().LexicalEntries[i].Entries[j].Senses.Length; k++) // k = all examples from the API response
{
if (result.Results.First().LexicalEntries[i].Entries[j].Senses[k].Synonyms != null)
{
for (int l = 0; l < result.Results.First().LexicalEntries[i].Entries[j].Senses[k].Synonyms.Length; l++)
{
cache.Add(result.Results.First().LexicalEntries[i].Entries[j].Senses[k].Synonyms[l].Text);
}
}
if (result.Results.First().LexicalEntries[i].Entries[j].Senses[k].Subsenses != null) // checks if there is at least one subsense in the current sense
{
for (int l = 0; l < result.Results.First().LexicalEntries[i].Entries[j].Senses[k].Subsenses.Length; l++)
{
for (int m = 0; m < result.Results.First().LexicalEntries[i].Entries[j].Senses[k].Subsenses[l].Synonyms.Length; m++)
{
cache.Add(result.Results.First().LexicalEntries[i].Entries[j].Senses[k].Subsenses[l].Synonyms[m].Text);
}
}
}
}
}
}
int remove = Math.Max(1, cache.Count() - 4);
cache.RemoveRange(1, remove);
cache = Utility.ShuffleElements(cache);
CacheWord.Write(word, "Synonyms", cache);
return(AnswerSheet.GenerateChoices(cache, word, out answer));
}
else // if the response code is different than 200
{
if (response.StatusCode.ToString() == "Forbidden")
{
Utility.GetNewCredentials(); Request(word, out answer);
}
return("ERROR \nCouldn't find " + word + " Status: " + response.StatusCode); // error while trying to access the API
}
}