ofxDuckDuckGo

An openFrameworks addon for searching using the DuckDuckGo Instant Answer API.

Features

• Simple and easy-to-use API for searching with DuckDuckGo
• Handles various error codes and provides user-friendly error messages
• Uses openFrameworks built-in functions for HTTP requests and JSON parsing

Dependencies

• openFrameworks 0.11.0 or later

Installation

1. Clone or download this repository into your openFrameworks/addons directory. 2. Add the ofxDuckDuckGo addon to your openFrameworks project.

Usage

1. Include the addon header in your ofApp.h file:

#include "ofxDuckDuckGo.h"

2. Create an instance of the ofxDuckDuckGo class in your ofApp.h file:

ofxDuckDuckGo duckDuckGo;

3. Call the search method with your search query and a callback function:

duckDuckGo.search("search query", [&](const ofJson& result, ofxDuckDuckGo::ErrorCode errorCode) {
// Handle the search result and error code here
});

4. In the callback function, check the error code and handle the search results:

void ofApp::onSearchResult(const ofJson& result, ofxDuckDuckGo::ErrorCode errorCode) {
if (errorCode == ofxDuckDuckGo::Success) {
// Process the search results
} else {
ofLogError() << "Error: " << duckDuckGo.getErrorMessage(errorCode);
}
}

License

This project is released under the MIT License. See the included LICENSE file for more information.

Authors

This addon was primarily developed by the OpenAI Assistant with the help and guidance of tettou771.