Class: Amazon::AWS::ItemSearch

Inherits:

Operation

• Object
• Operation
• Amazon::AWS::ItemSearch

Defined in:

lib/amazon/aws.rb

Overview

This is the class for the most common type of AWS look-up, an ItemSearch. This allows you to search for items that match a set of broad criteria. It returns items for sale by Amazon merchants and most types of seller.

Constant Summary

SEARCH_INDICES =

Not all search indices work in all locales. It is the user’s responsibility to ensure that a given index is valid within a given locale.

According to the AWS documentation:

• All searches through all indices.

• Blended combines Apparel, Automotive, Books, DVD, Electronics, GourmetFood, Kitchen, Music, PCHardware, PetSupplies, Software, SoftwareVideoGames, SportingGoods, Tools, Toys, VHS and VideoGames.

• Merchants combines all search indices for a merchant given with MerchantId.

• Music combines the Classical, DigitalMusic, and MusicTracks indices.

• Video combines the DVD and VHS search indices.

%w[
  All
  Apparel
  Automotive
  Baby
  Beauty
  Blended
  Books
  Classical
  DigitalMusic
  DVD
  Electronics
  ForeignBooks
  GourmetFood
  Grocery
  HealthPersonalCare
  Hobbies
  HomeGarden
  HomeImprovement
  Industrial
  Jewelry
  KindleStore
  Kitchen
  Lighting
  Magazines
  Merchants
  Miscellaneous
  MP3Downloads
  Music
  MusicalInstruments
  MusicTracks
  OfficeProducts
  OutdoorLiving
  Outlet
  PCHardware
  PetSupplies
  Photo
  Shoes
  SilverMerchants
  Software
  SoftwareVideoGames
  SportingGoods
  Tools
  Toys
  UnboxVideo
  VHS
  Video
  VideoGames
  Watches
  Wireless
  WirelessAccessories
]

Constants inherited from Operation

Operation::OPERATIONS

Instance Attribute Summary

Attributes inherited from Operation

#kind, #params, #response_group

Instance Method Summary

• #initialize(search_index, parameters) ⇒ ItemSearch constructor

  Search AWS for items.

Methods inherited from Operation

#batch, #query_parameters, #response_group_orig=

Constructor Details

#initialize(search_index, parameters) ⇒ ItemSearch

Search AWS for items. search_index must be one of SEARCH_INDICES and parameters is an optional hash of parameters that further refine the scope of the search.

Example:

is = ItemSearch.new( 'Books', { 'Title' => 'ruby programming' } )

In the above example, we search for books with Ruby Programming in the title.

# File 'lib/amazon/aws.rb', line 827

def initialize(search_index, parameters)
  unless SEARCH_INDICES.include? search_index.to_s
    raise "Invalid search index: #{search_index}"
  end

  super( { 'SearchIndex' => search_index }.merge( parameters ) )
end