books

#!/bin/bash

set -ueo pipefail

read -r -d '' USAGE << EOM || true
$(basename $0) BOOK_TITLE

Search for information about a book

Returns json object with:
	title,
	authors,
	printType,  # e.g. "BOOK"
	pageCount,
	isbn,       # ISBN-13

EOM
usage.sh "$USAGE" $@ && exit
[ $# -lt 1 ] && $0 --help && exit

requires jq

# API Reference: https://developers.google.com/books/docs/v1/reference/
# https://developers.google.com/books/docs/v1/getting_started
BOOKS_API_URL='https://www.googleapis.com/books/v1/volumes?q='

searchTerm=${*?Enter book title to search for}

searchTerm=${searchTerm// /+}

url=$BOOKS_API_URL$searchTerm

curl -s $url | \
	jq '.items[0].volumeInfo | {title, authors, description, printType, pageCount, isbn: .industryIdentifiers[0].identifier, publishedDate, categories, language, averageRating, ratingsCount }'
	# jq '.items[0].volumeInfo'