// https://localhost:44334/api/SearchRest/searchArtistsByGenres?term=1&term=2
public IActionResult SearchArtistsByGenres()
{
try
{
string term = HttpContext.Request.Query["term"].ToString();
IEnumerable <string> terms = term.Split(',');
int c = terms.Count();
// ** for brevity > only allow up to 3 genres picked **
if (c > 3)
{
c = 3;
}
// ** CONTAINS returns genres 10, 11, 12, etc if passed in value = 1 **
// ** this is NOT the graceful way I hoped to achieve this, however other attempts failed to work **
if (c == 1)
{
var artists = _artistGenre.GetAll()
.Where(p => p.Genre.Id.ToString().Equals(((string[])terms)[0]))
.Select(p => p.Artist).OrderBy(p => p.ArtistName).ToList();
return(Ok(artists.Distinct()));
}
if (c == 2)
{
var artists = _artistGenre.GetAll()
.Where(p => p.Genre.Id.ToString().Equals(((string[])terms)[0]) ||
p.Genre.Id.ToString().Equals(((string[])terms)[1]))
.Select(p => p.Artist).OrderBy(p => p.ArtistName).ToList();
return(Ok(artists.Distinct()));
}
if (c == 3)
{
var artists = _artistGenre.GetAll()
.Where(p => p.Genre.Id.ToString().Equals(((string[])terms)[0]) ||
p.Genre.Id.ToString().Equals(((string[])terms)[1]) ||
p.Genre.Id.ToString().Equals(((string[])terms)[2]))
.Select(p => p.Artist).OrderBy(p => p.ArtistName).ToList();
return(Ok(artists.Distinct()));
}
return(BadRequest());
}
catch
{
return(BadRequest());
}
}
public async Task <IActionResult> Index(int artistId, MainIndexModel srch)
{
var url = "https://localhost:44334/api/SearchRest/searchArtistsByGenres?"; // put in appSettings
//var url = "https://wikivox.azurewebsites.net/api/SearchRest/searchArtistsByGenres?"; // put in appSettings
var terms = string.Empty;
if (srch.GenreListing == null)
{
// default genre search
terms = "term=1";
}
else
{
//loop thru list and obtain search terms
foreach (var g in srch.GenreListing)
{
if (g.isMarked)
{
if (terms == string.Empty)
{
terms += "term=" + g.Id;
}
else
{
terms += "&term=" + g.Id;
}
}
}
}
List <Artist> artistModel = new List <Artist>();
using (var httpClient = new HttpClient())
{
using (var response = await httpClient.GetAsync(url + terms))
{
string apiResponse = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
artistModel = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <List <Artist> >(apiResponse);
}
}
// by default, load one artist in object for launch page
Random rnd = new Random();
int artistNum = _artist.GetAll().Count();
//var x = x - 1;
int defaultArtistId = rnd.Next(1, artistNum - 1);
var artistInfoModel = _artist.Get(defaultArtistId);
// if an artist has been selected, gather details to display
if (artistId != 0)
{
artistInfoModel = _artist.Get(artistId);
}
var genreModel = _genre.GetAll();
var artistGenreModel = _artistGenre.GetAll();
// genre list
var genres = genreModel.Select
(g => new GenreListingModel
{
Id = g.Id,
Name = g.Name
}
).ToList();
// artist list
var artists = artistModel.Select
(a => new ArtistListingModel
{
Id = a.Id,
ArtistName = a.ArtistName
}
).ToList();
var artistGenres = artistGenreModel.Select
(r => new ArtistGenreModel
{
Id = r.Id,
Artist = r.Artist,
Genre = r.Genre
}
).ToList();
var artistInfo = new ArtistListingModel
{
Id = artistInfoModel.Id,
ArtistName = artistInfoModel.ArtistName,
Bio = artistInfoModel.Bio,
YrFormed = artistInfoModel.YrFormed,
YrEnded = artistInfoModel.YrEnded,
isActive = artistInfoModel.isActive,
HomeCountry = artistInfoModel.HomeCountry,
HomeTown = artistInfoModel.HomeTown,
PrimaryImage = _image.GetPrimaryImageByEntity(2, artistInfoModel.Id, 1)
};
var model = new MainIndexModel
{
GenreListing = genres,
ArtistListing = artists,
ArtistGenre = artistGenres,
ArtistInfo = artistInfo
};
return(View(model));
}
