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LINQ To Google Image and Google Groups

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A LINQ Implementation for Google Images/Groups Search
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;

using System.Linq;
using System.Linq.Expressions;

namespace MChen.Linq.Google
{
    public enum ImageFormat {
        Any, JPG, PNG, GIF
    }

    public enum ImageSize {
        Any, Large, Medium, Small
    }

    public enum ImageColor
    {
        Any, BlackWhite, Greyscale, Color
    }

    public class Image
    {
        public int Rank { get; internal set; }
        public Uri Url { get; internal set; }
        public string Domain { get; internal set; }
        public string Description { get; internal set; }
        public ImageFormat Format { get; internal set; }
        public ImageSize Size { get; internal set; }
        public ImageColor Color { get; internal set; }

        public int Width { get; internal set; }
        public int Height { get; internal set; }

        public int FileSize { get; internal set; }

        public string ThumbnailURL { get; internal set; }
        public int ThumbnailWidth { get; internal set; }
        public int ThumbnailHeight { get; internal set; }

        public bool RelatesTo(string key)
        {
            throw new ApplicationException("This method is not intended to be called in your code.");
        }

        public override string ToString()
        {
            StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
            sb.AppendFormat("{9} --> {0}\n\tUrl:            {1}\n\tSize:           " +
                            "{2} X {3}\n\tThumbnail:      {4}\n\tThumbnail Size: {5} X {6}\n\t" + 
                            "Format:         {7}\n\tDomain:         {8}", 
                Description,
                Url,
                Width,
                Height,
                ThumbnailURL,
                ThumbnailWidth,
                ThumbnailHeight,
                Format,
                Domain,
                Rank);
            return sb.ToString();
        }
    }

    public class ImageSearch : IQueryable<Image>
    {
        private ImageSearch() {        }

        private static ImageSearch _instance = new ImageSearch();

        public static ImageSearch Instance {
            get { return _instance; }
        }

        #region IQueryable<Image> Members

        IQueryable<S> IQueryable<Image>.CreateQuery<S>(System.Linq.Expressions.Expression expression)
        {
            if (expression == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentException("expression");
            }
            if (!typeof(IQueryable<S>).IsAssignableFrom(expression.Type))
            {
                throw new ArgumentException("expression");
            }
            //Diagnostic.DebugExpressionTree(expression);
            Console.WriteLine("================================");
            return new ImageQuery<S>(ImageQueryBuilder.BuildQuery(expression));
        }

        public TResult Execute<TResult>(System.Linq.Expressions.Expression expression)
        {
            throw new Exception("The method or operation is not implemented.");
        }
        #endregion

        #region IEnumerable<Image> Members
        public IEnumerator<Image> GetEnumerator()
        {
            throw new Exception("The method or operation is not implemented.");
        }
        #endregion

        #region IEnumerable Members
        System.Collections.IEnumerator System.Collections.IEnumerable.GetEnumerator()
        {
            throw new Exception("The method or operation is not implemented.");
        }
        #endregion

        #region IQueryable Members
        public IQueryable CreateQuery(System.Linq.Expressions.Expression expression)
        {
            throw new Exception("The method or operation is not implemented.");
        }

        public Type ElementType
        {
            get { return typeof(Image); }
        }

        public object Execute(System.Linq.Expressions.Expression expression)
        {
            throw new Exception("The method or operation is not implemented.");
        }

        public System.Linq.Expressions.Expression Expression
        {
            get { return Expression.Constant(this); }
        }
        #endregion
    }
}

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