// get : api/Actor?n={actor/actress/producer...etc name}
protected override string ProcessRequest()
{
JavaScriptSerializer json = new JavaScriptSerializer();
try
{
var tableMgr = new TableManager();
// get query string parameters
var qpParam = HttpUtility.ParseQueryString(this.Request.RequestUri.Query);
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(qpParam["n"]))
{
throw new ArgumentException(Constants.API_EXC_SEARCH_TEXT_NOT_EXIST);
}
string actorName = qpParam["n"].ToString();
// get movies by actor(roles like actor, actress, producer, director... etc)
var movies = tableMgr.SearchMoviesByActor(actorName);
// serialize movie list and return
return json.Serialize(movies);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
// if any error occured then return User friendly message with system error message
return json.Serialize(new { Status = "Error", UserMessage = Constants.UM_WHILE_SEARCHING_MOVIES, ActualError = ex.Message });
}
}
//Give the all unique actor name.
protected override string ProcessRequest()
{
JavaScriptSerializer json = new JavaScriptSerializer();
try
{
var tblMgr = new TableManager();
//var movies = tblMgr.GetAllMovies();
var qpParam = HttpUtility.ParseQueryString(this.Request.RequestUri.Query);
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(qpParam["query"]))
{
throw new ArgumentException(Constants.API_EXC_SEARCH_TEXT_NOT_EXIST);
}
string actorName = qpParam["query"].ToString();
// get movies by actor(roles like actor, actress, producer, director... etc)
var movies = tblMgr.SearchMoviesByActor(actorName);
List<Object> allCast = new List<Object>();
List<Cast> tempCast = new List<Cast>();
int counter = 0;
foreach (var movie in movies)
{
List<Cast> castList = json.Deserialize(movie.Cast, typeof(List<Cast>)) as List<Cast>;
if (castList != null)
{
foreach (var cast in castList)
{
if (!tempCast.Exists(c => c.name == cast.name))
{
tempCast.Add(cast);
allCast.Add(new { id = ++counter, name = cast.name });
}
}
}
}
return json.Serialize(allCast);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
return json.Serialize(new { staus = "Error", UserMessage = Constants.UM_WHILE_GETTING_CURRENT_MOVIES, ActualError = ex.Message });
//throw new ArgumentException();
}
}