[Note: Documentation Comming soon....]
This is a node module that helps to search for moovies with movie titles and also search for its plot ad cast.
This is not a function or class to be used directly.
This is a express router.
How to setup the backend API:
const moovies = require('moovies')
const express = require('express')
const app = express()
app.use('/apipath', moovies)
app.listen(8000, () => {
console.log("Server is listening on port 8000");
})
One single line! Thats all EASY!
All the responses are in JSON format! Here is a table showing the parameters returned about each movie from a basic search :
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| name | string | The name of the movie with year if found |
| icon | url | URL of a small icon to the movie poster |
| imdbid | Alphaneumeric ID | The IMDB id of the movie |
An Example response would look like:
{
"matches":[
{
"name":"His Dark Materials (2019) (TV Series) ",
"imdbid":"tt5607976",
"icon":"https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BYmI0M2YwZGItZGYxOC00NTc5LTljY2EtYjBjMTE0MDkxNTMwXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMDM2NDM2MQ@@._V1_UX32_CR0,0,32,44_AL_.jpg"
},
{
"name":"His Dark Materials (2020) (TV Episode) ",
"imdbid":"tt13472258",
"icon":"https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BOTgyOTYwNDUtZjllOS00YThmLTkxNjgtM2E1MTcwN2Q5ZmI5XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNjY0ODg0MTA@._V1_UY44_CR23,0,32,44_AL_.jpg"
},
{
"name":"\"His Dark Materials\" (2019) (TV Episode) ",
"imdbid":"tt10477324",
"icon":"https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BNzc4ODk0N2MtZDA4NS00MmM1LTgzYTYtNjIyNzk4YzYwYjNiXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyODQ4Mjc2NDM@._V1_UX32_CR0,0,32,44_AL_.jpg"
},
{
"name":"Dark Material (2009) (Short) ",
"imdbid":"tt1528724",
"icon":"https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/sash/85lhIiFCmSScRzu.png"
},
{
"name":"His Dark Materials Cast Interview (TV Episode) ",
"imdbid":"tt13333926",
"icon":"https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BZmRkOTczN2MtYTMyYi00MDUzLWE5OGItOTIwZWM2YzQ2MmI1XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNDI0NzUxMTI@._V1_UY44_CR24,0,32,44_AL_.jpg"
},
{
"name":"His Dark Materials: Episodes 1-4 (a Newcomer's Review) (2020) (TV Episode) ",
"imdbid":"tt12046658",
"icon":"https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BZjE1NGE4N2MtYjBhMi00ZTAxLTk3YmYtMTEyNjRjZjY2Zjc2XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjk3NTAyNg@@._V1_UY44_CR6,0,32,44_AL_.jpg"
},
{
"name":"Nothlits, Dust Bunnies, His Dark Materials (2018) (TV Episode) ",
"imdbid":"tt9722314",
"icon":"https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMzBmMmYyZWEtOTNmMi00MGJlLTk4Y2QtODdhYWU2NWY1ZDgzXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNzA2MjQ4NTU@._V1_UX32_CR0,0,32,44_AL_.jpg"
},
{
"name":"Pride and Prejudice/His Dark Materials/Birdsong (2003) (TV Episode) ",
"imdbid":"tt3111530",
"icon":"https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BZTY1MjgzYjQtODYxYS00YTA3LWIxNWEtMmE2YzBlOTc4MjZjXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjkyMzMwNA@@._V1_UY44_CR13,0,32,44_AL_.jpg"
},
{
"name":"Blu-ray & DVD Hunting - His Dark Materials and a shopping basket (2020) (TV Episode) ",
"imdbid":"tt13726870",
"icon":"https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BODc0Njg4NzItYmY5NS00M2I4LWI1ZWUtNGUxY2UwNzRlMDYxXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyOTMyODgwOTQ@._V1_UY44_CR6,0,32,44_AL_.jpg"
}
]
}
Now there are two ways to request.
Method I [GET REQUEST]
Here is a simple example just send a get request to the URL or open it in a browser.
http://localhost/apipath/search/hisdarkmaterials
to generalize:
[PROTOCOL]://[URL OF SITE]/[API PATH]/[TITLE OF MOVIE TO SEARCH]
Method II [POST REQUEST]
Here is the example:
var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
var url = "http://localhost/apiPath/search";
xhr.open("POST", url, true);
xhr.setRequestHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
xhr.onreadystatechange = function () {
if (xhr.readyState === 4 && xhr.status === 200) {
var json = JSON.parse(xhr.responseText);
var matches =json.matches;
var html = "";
matches.forEach((item) => {
console.log("Movie : ", item);
});
}
else if(xhr.status === 404){
console.log(404);
}
};
var data = JSON.stringify({"title": "[MOVIE TITLE TO SEARCH]"});
xhr.send(data);
};