/// <summary>
/// Method used to query API for results.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="language">The language used to query the API</param>
/// <param name="criteria">The partial text used to query the API</param>
/// <param name="size">The maximum number of items that the API will return</param>
/// <param name="contains">Indicator on whether the text is to be search from the beginning of the text or anywhere in the string</param>
/// <returns>Returns the search results</returns>
private AutoSuggestSearchServiceCollection Search(string language, string criteria, int size, bool contains)
{
// Create the collection variable
AutoSuggestSearchServiceCollection sc = new AutoSuggestSearchServiceCollection();
// Language converted to an enum
DisplayLanguage displayLanguage = (DisplayLanguage)Enum.Parse(typeof(DisplayLanguage), language);
try
{
// Pass the given API parameters to the business layer
AutoSuggestAPIResultCollection apiCollection = AutoSuggestSearchManager.Search(displayLanguage, criteria, size, contains);
// Use Linq to extract the data from the business layer and create the service data objects
// TermID is 0 always, that value is not part of the result received from the API call.
//But can be used in the future for other purposes.
var collection = apiCollection.Results.Select(r => new AutoSuggestSearchServiceItem(
0,
r.Term,
string.Empty
));
sc.AddRange(collection);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
// Log the error that occured
log.Error("Error in AutoSuggestSearchService", ex);
}
return(sc);
}
/// <summary>
/// Method used to query database for English language results. This will return the
/// data in XML format. There is no way to create an additional WebGet so that we
/// can return the same data in JSON format.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="language">The language needed to do the lookup</param>
/// <param name="criteria">The partial text used to query the database</param>
/// <param name="maxRows">The maximum number of rows that the database will return. a value of zero will return the entire set</param>
/// <param name="contains">Indicator on whether the text is to be search from the beginning of the text or anywhere in the string</param>
/// <returns>Returns the search results</returns>
private AutoSuggestSearchServiceCollection Search(string language, string criteria, int maxRows, bool contains)
{
// create the collection variable
AutoSuggestSearchServiceCollection sc = new AutoSuggestSearchServiceCollection();
try
{
// language passed to an enum
DisplayLanguage displayLanguage =
(DisplayLanguage)Enum.Parse(typeof(DisplayLanguage), language);
// Call the database query
AutoSuggestSearchCollection dc =
AutoSuggestSearchManager.Search(language, criteria, maxRows, contains);
// Use Linq to extract the data from the business layer and create
// the service data objects
// TermID is 0 always , that value is not part of the result received from the call to
// Stroed procedure.But can be used in the future for other purposes.
var collection = dc.ConvertAll(entry => new AutoSuggestSearchServiceItem(
entry.TermID,
entry.TermName,
string.Empty
));
sc.AddRange(collection);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
// Log the error that occured
CancerGovError.LogError("AutoSuggestSearch", 2, ex);
}
return(sc);
}
