stunstyle/imdb-finder

a Java console client-server search engine app for IMDB

imdb-finder

A Java console client-server search engine app for the International Movie Database.

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Prerequisites

JRE 9+ is required to run this project. Download the latest JRE here:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html

Installation

Clone this repository to your computer:

git clone https://github.com/stunstyle/imdb-finder

How to run

1. Run IMDBServer:

java -cp target/imdb-finder-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar com.stunstyle.imdb.finder.IMDBServer

2. Connect one or more clients:

java -cp target/imdb-finder-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar com.stunstyle.imdb.finder.IMDBClient

Usage

These commands need to be entered in a client's console.

• get-movie <movie_name> --fields=[field_1,field_2]

  returns info about movie in JSON format

  if movie is not in local cache, it is downloaded via the OMDB API

  

• get-movies --order=[asc|desc] --genres=[genre_1, genre_2] --actors=[actor_1, actor_2]

  returns info about all movies featuring selected actors

  NOTE: works only for movies located in local cache

  

• get-tv-series <name> --season=<value>

  returns all episodes of TV series' season

  

• get-movie-poster <name>

  downloads movie 's poster to local cache

• clear-cache

  clears local cache

  Future goals

  • Migrate to gson
  • Create a GUI
  • Improve util package hierarchy
  • Add support for external config file
  • Achieve and maintain 75% code coverage
  • Add support for logging for the server