Open Movie Database API

Unofficial implementation of the Open Movie Database API for .NET

Installation

You can install this package via the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio.

Install-Package MovieCollection.OpenMovieDatabase

Configuration

Get or create a new static HttpClient instance if you don't have one already.

// HttpClient lifecycle management best practices:
// https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/fundamentals/networking/http/httpclient-guidelines#recommended-use
private static readonly HttpClient httpClient = new HttpClient();

Then, you need to set your api key and pass it to the service's constructor.

// using MovieCollection.OpenMovieDatabase;

var options = new OpenMovieDatabaseOptions
{
    ApiKey = "your-api-key",
};

var service = new OpenMovieDatabaseService(httpClient, options);

Search for a Movie

You can search for a movie via the SearchMovieAsync method.

var search = new NewMovieSearch
{
    Query = "interstellar",
};

var item = await service.SearchMovieAsync(search);

Search for Movies

You can search for movies via the SearchMoviesAsync method.

var search = new NewMoviesSearch
{
    Query = "three colors",
};

var result = await service.SearchMoviesAsync(search);

Search for a Season

You can search for a season via the SearchSeasonAsync method.

var season = await service.SearchSeasonAsync("tt2788316", 1);

Search for an Episode

You can search for an episode via the SearchEpisodeAsync method.

var episode = await service.SearchEpisodeAsync("tt2788316", 1, 2);

Please see the demo project for more examples.

Null Conversion

When a value is not available the Open Movie Database server returns "N/A" instead of null which is inconvenient. By default we have a custom JsonConverter to convert them to null.

You can disable this feature by setting the ConvertNotAvailableToNull option to false.

var options = new OpenMovieDatabaseOptions
{
    ConvertNotAvailableToNull = false,
};

Notes

• Please read the Open Movie Database's terms of use before using their services.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.