/// <summary>
/// Converts the search criteria to a querystring.
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
public NameValueCollection BuildSearchQueryString(BuildSearchUrlParam param)
{
var queryString = new NameValueCollection();
if (param.SearchCriteria == null)
{
return(queryString);
}
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(param.CorrectedSearchTerms))
{
queryString.Add(SearchRequestParams.Keywords, param.CorrectedSearchTerms);
}
else if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(param.SearchCriteria.Keywords))
{
queryString.Add(SearchRequestParams.Keywords, param.SearchCriteria.Keywords);
}
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(param.SearchCriteria.SortBy))
{
queryString.Add(SearchRequestParams.SortBy, param.SearchCriteria.SortBy);
}
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(param.SearchCriteria.SortDirection))
{
queryString.Add(SearchRequestParams.SortDirection, param.SearchCriteria.SortDirection);
}
if (param.SearchCriteria.Page > 0)
{
queryString.Add(SearchRequestParams.Page, param.SearchCriteria.Page.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
}
if (param.SearchCriteria.SelectedFacets != null && param.SearchCriteria.SelectedFacets.Count > 0)
{
for (var i = 0; i < param.SearchCriteria.SelectedFacets.Count; i++)
{
var currentFilter = param.SearchCriteria.SelectedFacets[i];
var indexForQueryStringKey = (i + 1).ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
queryString.Add(SearchConfiguration.FilterNameParameterPrefix + indexForQueryStringKey, currentFilter.Name);
queryString.Add(SearchConfiguration.FilterValueParameterPrefix + indexForQueryStringKey, currentFilter.Value);
}
}
return(queryString);
}
/// <summary>
/// Builds the search URL.
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
/// <exception cref="System.InvalidOperationException">The base search URL is null or empty. Unable to build the search URL.</exception>
public virtual string BuildSearchUrl(BuildSearchUrlParam param)
{
var pagesConfiguration = SiteConfiguration.GetPagesConfiguration(param.SearchCriteria.CultureInfo, WebsiteContext.WebsiteId);
if (pagesConfiguration == null)
{
return(null);
}
var url = PageService.GetPageUrl(pagesConfiguration.SearchPageId, param.SearchCriteria.CultureInfo);
if (url == null)
{
return(null);
}
var finalUrl = UrlFormatter.AppendQueryString(url, BuildSearchQueryString(param));
return(finalUrl);
}