E-Book Repository API

Content search example

Search

Search uses Boolean AND Query for all given query options.
If your search is based on multiple fields, it will only result in a single matching e-book result.

Search functions:

• Match search:
  Search(IEBookSearchOptions options)

• Fuzzy search:
  FuzzySearch(IEBookSearchOptions options)

Note: Additional search function on feature/full-search branch:

• Match search:
  SearchByTitle(string title)
SearchByAuthor(string author)
SearchByKeywords(string keywords)
SearchByCategory(string category)
SearchByLanguage(string language)

• Fuzzy search:
  FuzzySearchByTitle(string title)
FuzzySearchByAuthor(string author)
FuzzySearchByKeywords(string keywords)
FuzzySearchByCategory(string category)
FuzzySearchByLanguage(string language)

Search Options

public interface IEBookSearchOptions
{
    string Title { get; set; }
    string Author { get; set; }
    string Keywords { get; set; }
    string Language { get; set; }
    string Category { get; set; }
    
    int Page { get; set; }
    int Size { get; set; }
}

Example search requests

Without fuzzy search:
GET /api/ebooks/search?title=the great gatsby&language=english

With fuzzy search:
GET /api/ebooks/search?title=cash for kings&author=gerge&fuzzy=true

Filter

Filter uses Boolean OR Query for all given query options.
Your filter can be based on multiple fields and it will result in all matching e-books.

Filter functions:

• Match filter:
  Filter(IEBooksFilterOptions options)

• Fuzzy filter:
  FuzzyFilter(IEBooksFilterOptions options)

Filter Options

public interface IEBookFilterOptions
{
    string Title { get; set; }
    string Author { get; set; }
    string Keywords { get; set; }
    string Language { get; set; }
    string Category { get; set; }

    int Page { get; set; }
    int Size { get; set; }
}

Example filter requests:

Without fuzzy filter:
GET /api/ebooks/filter?author=george&title=catch 22

With fuzzy filter:
GET /api/ebooks/filter?author=gorge&title=catc 25&fuzzy=true

Example response:

{
    "total": 2,
    "page": 1,
    "size": 2,
    "items": [
        {
            "highlights": {
                "file.content": [
                    "Ut ac <strong>dolor</strong>\nLorem ipsum <strong>dolor</strong> sit amet, consectetur adipiscing Lorem ipsum <strong>dolor</strong> sit amet, consectetur adipiscing Lorem ipsum <strong>dolor</strong> sit amet, consectetur",
                    "Ut ac <strong>dolor</strong>\nLorem ipsum <strong>dolor</strong> sit amet, consectetur adipiscing Lorem ipsum <strong>dolor</strong> sit amet, consectetur adipiscing Lorem ipsum <strong>dolor</strong> sit amet, consectetur"
                ]
            },
            "id": 2,
            "title": "Example book",
            "author": "Example author",
            "keywords": "example dummy content test",
            "publicationYear": 2020,
            "file": {
                "path": "path-to-pdf-location\\example.pdf",
                "mime": "application/pdf",
                "filename": "example.pdf"
            },
            "category": {
                "id": 6,
                "name": "Tech"
            },
            "language": {
                "id": 1,
                "name": "English"
            }
    },
    ... other items ...
}