This guide will show you how to install and use Wiki.Net.
Installation
You can install Wiki.Net via NuGet by adding Wiki.Net to your project's .csproj:
<ItemGroup>
<PackageReference Include="Wiki.Net" Version="4.1.1"/>
</ItemGroup>
Usage
Once Wiki.Net is added to your project, you can then use it's APIs.
You can search for articles via using the WikiSearcher object. An optional HttpClient can be passed if you have one. It is suggested to keep one global WikiSearcher for your entire project.
When using the Search method, you will need to provide the search query you want. You may also want to provide an optional WikiSearchSettings, to control the output you get. See the API reference to see what Properties you can change.
The Search method returns a WikiSearchResponse, which will contain a Query field for you to obtain the found search results that match your search query and settings.
The code below includes all 3 parts talked about above. Once the search response is obtained, the example code will just print out the results.
Example Code
string searchString = "Computer";
WikiSearcher searcher = new();
WikiSearchSettings searchSettings = new() {RequestId = "Request ID", ResultLimit = 5, ResultOffset = 2, Language = "en"};
WikiSearchResponse response = searcher.Search(searchString, searchSettings);
Console.WriteLine($"\nResults found ({searchString}):\n");
foreach (WikiSearchResult result in response.Query.SearchResults)
{
Console.WriteLine(
$"\t{result.Title} ({result.WordCount} words, {result.Size} bytes, id {result.PageId}):\t{result.Preview}...\n\tAt {result.Url.AbsoluteUri} and {result.ConstantUrl.AbsoluteUri}\n\tLast edited at {result.LastEdited}\n");
}
Console.ReadLine();
Output
Results found (Computer):
Computer engineering (2533 words, 28125 bytes, id 50408): Computer engineering (CoE or CpE) is a branch of electrical engineering that integrates several fields of computer science and electronic engineering required...
At https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer engineering and https://en.wikipedia.org/?curid=50408
Last edited at 27/6/2022 3:37:42 pm
Computer science (6930 words, 72988 bytes, id 5323): Fundamental areas of computer science Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines...
At https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer science and https://en.wikipedia.org/?curid=5323
Last edited at 3/7/2022 3:18:56 am
Computer animation (4609 words, 40388 bytes, id 6777): Computer animation is the process used for digitally generating animated images. The more general term computer-generated imagery (CGI) encompasses both...
At https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer animation and https://en.wikipedia.org/?curid=6777
Last edited at 16/6/2022 4:26:51 pm
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