omdb-api-client

a simple omdb api client

installation

npm i omdb-api-client

build status

usage

// import
var APIClinet = require('omdb-api-client');

// instantiate
var omdb = new APIClinet();

You may use all request parameters specified ont he omdb api page

// list a movie using promises
omdb({t:'chappie'}).list().then(function(movie) {
    log(movie);
}).catch(function(err) {
    log(err);
});


// list a movie using callbacks
omdb({i:'tt1823672'}).list(function(err, movie) {
    log(err, movie);
});

The results returned from the omdb API are normalized before they are returned from the omdb api client to the caller. A result may look like this:

{
    title: "Chappie"
    , year: 2015
    , rated: "R"
    , released: Fri Mar 06 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0100 (CET)
    , runtime: 120
    , genres: (3):[
        0: "Action"
        , 1: "Sci-Fi"
        , 2: "Thriller"
    ]
    , directors: (1):[
        0: "Neill Blomkamp"
    ]
    , writers: (2):[
        0: "Neill Blomkamp"
        , 1: "Terri Tatchell"
    ]
    , actors: (4):[
        0: "Hugh Jackman"
        , 1: "Sigourney Weaver"
        , 2: "Sharlto Copley"
        , 3: "Dev Patel"
    ]
    , plot: "In the near future, crime is patrolled by an oppressive mechanized police force. When one police droid, Chappie, is stolen and given new programming, he becomes the first robot with the ability to think and feel for himself."
    , languages: (1):[
        0: "English"
    ]
    , countries: (2):[
        0: "Mexico"
        , 1: "USA"
    ]
    , awards: null
    , poster: "http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTUyNTI4NTIwNl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwMjQ4MTI0NDE@._V1_SX300.jpg"
    , metascore: null
    , type: "movie"
}