Movie Search Application

Overview

This project is a command-line application that allows users to search for movies by genre, rating, length, or name. The application uses an inverted index hash to store and retrieve movie data efficiently.

Features

• Search for movies by genre, rating, length, or name.
• Display search results in a user-friendly format.
• Exit the application gracefully.

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/moviesearchapp.git
   cd moviesearchapp

2. Ensure you have Python installed (version 3.6 or higher).

Usage

1. Run the application:

   python main.py

2. Follow the on-screen instructions to search for movies.

Code Structure

• Reccomendation_Software.py: Contains the main logic of the application.
• Inverted_Index_Hash.py: Contains functions to create and query the inverted index.
• Movie_Data.py: Contains the movie data used by the application.

Functions

main()

• Initializes the hash table.
• Displays a welcome message.
• Prompts the user for search input and displays results.

welcome_message()

• Prints a welcome message to the user.

determine_input_type(user_input)

• Determines the type of input (genre, rating, length, or name) based on the user's input.

print_result(value, results, input_type)

• Prints the search results in a formatted manner.

hash()

• Creates dictionaries to store movie data indexed by genre, name, rating, and length.

find_movies_by_genre(genre)

• Returns a list of movies that match the specified genre.

find_movies_by_rating(rating)

• Returns a list of movies that match the specified rating.

find_movies_by_length(length_range)

• Returns a list of movies that fall within the specified length range.

find_movie_by_name(partial_name)

• Returns a list of movies that match the specified name.

Movie Data

The movie data is stored in a list of lists, where each sublist contains the following information about a movie:

• Genre
• Name
• Rating
• Length

Example:

movie_data = [
    ['drama', 'The Shawshank Redemption', '9.3', '142'],
    ['crime', 'The Godfather', '9.2', '175'],
    ...
]

Contributing

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch:

   git checkout -b feature-branch

3. Make your changes and commit them:

   git commit -m 'Add some feature'

4. Push to the branch:

   git push origin feature-branch

5. Open a pull request.