Searching Wikipedia using the MediaWiki Action API

WikiSearch.java uses the MediaWiki Action API to search Wikipedia.

The user supplies a string of keywords, and matching page titles and short snippets from each page are listed.

WikiSearch.java processes its command line arguments using the Picocli library, which I've described in more detail here. The JSON data returned by Java's HttpClient is converted to objects using Google GSON, with the mappings defined in WikiResponse.java.

Some Pictures

WikiSearch help:

A search for "wilmslow":

A search for "imperial college" that also displays the fourth match (v 4):

Downloads and Links

• All of the source code in one handy zip file (8 KB), along with batch files to compile and run it on MS Windows.
   
  
• My copies of the Google GSON and Picocli libraries (580 KB). Unzip this and place the libs folder in the same directory as the examples.
   
  
• MediaWiki Action API documentation.
   
  
• Documentation on the API's query and search parameters used in WikiSearch.java.
   
  
• An API tutorial.