JSON - File-Finder - Contrib: My Sakai

Introduction.

This JSON returns all files that contained the user defined search string.(note: that the search tool also search in the context of certain files).

JSON link.

Use this link to retrieve the JSON service.

/sdata/mff?search=searchstring

JSON service closer look.

MyFileFinder JSON

{"searchString":"m","total":1,"items":[{"title":"FCKeditor_2.5.1.tar.gz","score":"0.3654883","url":"/access/content/group/e7c74d55-ccec-49f1-b4d3-0220bb4e0525/Exegesis%20Tool%20Resources/FCKeditor_2.5.1.tar.gz","reference":"/content/group/e7c74d55-ccec-49f1-b4d3-0220bb4e0525/Exegesis Tool Resources/FCKeditor_2.5.1.tar.gz"}],"status":"succes"}

JSON fields.

field	description
searchString	contains the user defined searchString
total	total results found
items	contains the search result items
item title	contains the title of the file
item score	contains the search score
item url	URL to the file
item reference	contains the reference
status	was the search a success

If the search didn't return any results you will get this JSON back

MyFileFinder JSON

{"total":0,"items":[]}