SimbadSearcher Class Reference

Provides lookup features into the online Simbad service from CDS. More...

#include <SimbadSearcher.hpp>

Public Member Functions
	SimbadSearcher (QObject *parent=Q_NULLPTR)
SimbadLookupReply *	lookup (const QString &serverUrl, const QString &objectName, int maxNbResult=1, int delayMs=500)
	Lookup in Simbad for object which have a name starting with objectName. More...
SimbadLookupReply *	lookupCoords (const QString &serverUrl, const Vec3d coordsJ2000, int maxNbResult=1, int delayMs=500, int radius=30, bool IDs=false, bool types=false, bool spectrum=false, bool morpho=false, bool dim=false)
	Lookup in Simbad for objects which have a position coordsJ2000. More...

Detailed Description

Provides lookup features into the online Simbad service from CDS.

See http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr for more info.

Member Function Documentation

lookup()

SimbadLookupReply* SimbadSearcher::lookup	(	const QString &	serverUrl,
		const QString &	objectName,
		int	maxNbResult = 1,
		int	delayMs = 500
	)

Lookup in Simbad for object which have a name starting with objectName.

Parameters

serverUrl	URL of the SIMBAD mirror server.
objectName	the possibly truncated object name.
maxNbResult	the maximum number of returned result.
delayMs	a delay in ms to wait for before actually triggering the lookup. This used to group requests, e.g. send only one request when a used types a word instead of one per letter.

Returns

a new SimbadLookupReply which is owned by the caller.

lookupCoords()

SimbadLookupReply* SimbadSearcher::lookupCoords	(	const QString &	serverUrl,
		const Vec3d	coordsJ2000,
		int	maxNbResult = 1,
		int	delayMs = 500,
		int	radius = 30,
		bool	IDs = false,
		bool	types = false,
		bool	spectrum = false,
		bool	morpho = false,
		bool	dim = false
	)

Lookup in Simbad for objects which have a position coordsJ2000.

Parameters

serverUrl	URL of the SIMBAD mirror server.
objectName	the possibly truncated object name.
maxNbResult	the maximum number of returned result.
delayMs	a delay in ms to wait for before actually triggering the lookup.
radius	search radius, arcseconds
IDs	retrieve lists of all IDs in addition to the primary ID
types	retrieve type information
spectrum	retrieve spectral class (if available)
morpho	retrieve morphological information (if available)
dim	retrieve dimensions (if available)

Returns

a new SimbadLookupReply which is owned by the caller. The returned information is a raw query answer. Depending on object, the spectrum, morpho or dim information may be useless.