UI for Star Wars API

Introduction

This application provides an interactive user interface for querying and displaying data on People, Films, and Starships from the Star Wars API (SWAPI).

Note: The project may take longer than 60 seconds to load initially, as it utilizes a global data store to manage and pre-load all data from the API.

Technology Stack

• Blazor
• ASP.NET Core
• Entity Framework

Project Structure

• API: Contains models and services for interacting with the external API.
• DB: Includes Entity Framework Core models and DbContext for in-memory database operations used for search history.
• Data: Contains global data access and context classes.
• Pages: Consists of Razor pages that form the user interface.
• Components: Reusable components used within the application.

People Search Feature

This feature allows users to search for characters and films, including:

• User input handling.
• Backend service interaction.
• Data filtering.
• Result presentation.

History Feature

Stores and retrieves search queries from the in-memory database, including:

• Adding a new search entry upon user query submission.
• Retrieval and display of the last 5 search query history to the user.

Statistics Feature

Aggregates and analyzes data to provide interesting statistics such as:

• Top 7 Tallest People
• Top 7 Heaviest People
• Highest Eye Color Frequency
• Top 7 Expensive Starships

Search Workflow Description

• Start: User accesses the search page.
• Enter Search Query: User types a name into the search bar.
• Select 'People' Option: User selects the 'people' radio button.
• Initiate Search: User presses 'Enter' or clicks the search button.
• Invoke Search Service: The system calls SwapiPeopleService.GetAllPeopleAsync().
• Fetch Data: Service retrieves people data from the API.
• Filter Results: System filters the data based on the user's query using FilterPersonDetailsByName.
• Display Results: Filtered results are shown on the UI.
• End: User views the results.