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Go see the real deal!

Go see the real deal!

The question is, would anyone be interested in using code that looks like this? Just like this and does what it says it will do?

###Update:

So it was written, so it is done.

Go see the real deal!

var questionWithStuff =
    ctx // soapi context
    .Official // convenience properties for known sites
    .StackOverflow
    .Questions
    .Tagged("asp.net","c#")
    .FromDate("january 1, 2001")
    .ToDate(new DateTime(2020, 10, 10))
    .WithBody
    .WithAnswers
    .WithComments
    .Page(1)
    .PageSize(2)
    .Pages(3)
    .Sort(QuestionSort.Votes)
    .Min(1)
    .Max(100)
    .Order(SortOrder.Asc)
    .ToList();

Assert.AreEqual(6, questionWithStuff.Count);

// issues the following requests

// http://api.stackoverflow.com/1.0/questions?answers=true&body=true&comments=true&fromdate=978307200&max=100&min=1&order=Asc&page=1&pagesize=2&sort=Votes&tagged=asp.net%3bc%23&todate=1602288000
// http://api.stackoverflow.com/1.0/questions?answers=true&body=true&comments=true&fromdate=978307200&max=100&min=1&order=Asc&page=2&pagesize=2&sort=Votes&tagged=asp.net%3bc%23&todate=1602288000
// http://api.stackoverflow.com/1.0/questions?answers=true&body=true&comments=true&fromdate=978307200&max=100&min=1&order=Asc&page=3&pagesize=2&sort=Votes&tagged=asp.net%3bc%23&todate=1602288000

The question is, would anyone be interested in using code that looks like this? Just like this and does what it says it will do?

And this is without LINQ. When/if I accept the task and finish implementing this, Dave and I have been talking about merging this with StackLINQ to provide the kind of client library that will let you stop worrying about how to get data and let you concentrate on doing something interesting with it.

// real live linq

var someInterstingQuestions = ctx.Sites("api.stackoverflow.com")
.Users.Where(u=>u.Reputation > 20000)
.Questions.Where(q=>(q.Title.Contains("foo") || 
q.Title.Contains("bar")) && q.UpVotes > 10).Skip(5).Take(10);

// the Skip is a multiple of the take, so get the 6th page of 10

//

Can we get some pre-orders please?

Status

The lazy loading proof of concept is working just as you see above and will be ready for release in a few days.

The idea of layering a LINQ provider on top of this is on hold. See Luke's answer.

// real live linq

var someInterstingQuestions = ctx.Sites("api.stackoverflow.com")
.Users.Where(u=>u.Reputation > 20000)
.Questions.Where(q=>(q.Title.Contains("foo") || 
q.Title.Contains("bar")) && q.UpVotes > 10).Skip(5).Take(10);

// the Skip is a multiple of the take, so get the 6th page of 10

//

Can we get some pre-orders please?