/// <summary>
/// Function to get autosuggestions, based on given queries. Uses the autosuggest endpoint
/// </summary>
/// <param name="query">Query string to generate auto suggestions from</param>
/// <returns>List of suggested words</returns>
public async Task <List <string> > Suggest(string query)
{
string endpoint = string.Format("{0}{1}&mkt=en-US", "https://api.cognitive.microsoft.com/bing/v7.0/suggestions/?q=", query);
List <string> suggestionResult = new List <string>();
try
{
BingAutoSuggestResponse response = await _webRequest.MakeRequest <BingAutoSuggestResponse>(endpoint);
if (response == null || response.suggestionGroups.Length == 0)
{
return(suggestionResult);
}
foreach (Suggestiongroup suggestionGroup in response.suggestionGroups)
{
foreach (Searchsuggestion suggestion in suggestionGroup.searchSuggestions)
{
suggestionResult.Add(suggestion.displayText);
}
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Debug.WriteLine(ex.Message);
}
return(suggestionResult);
}
/// <summary>
/// Function to search for images. Uses an endpoint for image search
/// </summary>
/// <param name="query">The query to search for</param>
/// <returns>The <see cref="ImageSearchResponse"/>, containing image details</returns>
public async Task <ImageSearchResponse> SearchImages(string query)
{
string endpoint = string.Format("{0}{1}", "https://api.cognitive.microsoft.com/bing/v5.0/images/search?q=", query);
try
{
ImageSearchResponse response = await _webRequest.MakeRequest <ImageSearchResponse>(endpoint);
return(response);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Debug.WriteLine(ex.Message);
}
return(null);
}