imdbCacher

Caches repsonses from imdb Alternative API (https://rapidapi.com/rapidapi/api/movie-database-imdb-alternative) to local db.

How it works

You request a detailed information about some movie, server gives it to you by loading from imdb. You request a detailed information about movie you requested before, server gives it to you by loading from local db.

Requirements

Configured PostgreSQL (1 user with password and db at least), service must be running on default postgresql port (5432)

Hot to run

Server usage

go run imdbCacher/server -key <key> -user <name> -password <pass> -dbname <name> [-port <num>]
  -dbname string
    	db name
  -key string
    	(x-rapidapi-key) IMDB Alternative key
  -password string
    	db user password
  -port int
    	port to start server on (default 8080)
  -user string
    	db username

Client usage

usage: go run imdbCacher/client -login|register -user <username> -password <pass> [-port <num>]
       go run imdbCacher/client -search <movie title> [-port <num>]
       go run imdbCacher/client -id <movie id> [-port <num>]
  -id string
    	search movie by imdb id returned after -search request
  -login
    	login operation
  -logout
    	logout operation
  -password string
    	user password
  -port int
    	port the server is listening on (default 8080)
  -register
    	user registeration
  -search string
    	search movie by title in imdb
  -user string
    	user name

Workflow

Start server
Register/login using client (after registration you must login)
Use -search to get a movies list
Use -id with one of id's returned by -search to get a datailed movie info

Examples of output

-search:

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Title: Joker
Year: 2019
id: tt7286456
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Title: Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
Year: 2000
id: tt0233298
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---------------
Title: Joker
Year: 2012
id: tt1918886
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---------------
Title: Mera Naam Joker
Year: 1970
id: tt0066070
---------------

...

-id:

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Title: The Joker Is Wild
Year: 1957
Genre: Biography, Drama, Musical
Actors: Frank Sinatra, Mitzi Gaynor, Jeanne Crain, Eddie Albert
Runtime: 126 min
Country: USA
Rating: 7.0
Type: movie
---------------

Notes

-search requests aren't cached, only -id's are.

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