CrackDiggerEngine v2.0.0

CrackDiggerEngine 2.0.0: the package has a new name. It replaces CrackDiggerEngineByM51V5, which is deprecated.

Breaking changes

• Package ID: CrackDiggerEngine (was CrackDiggerEngineByM51V5). Remove the old package and add this one:

  dotnet remove package CrackDiggerEngineByM51V5
  dotnet add package CrackDiggerEngine
  

• Namespace: using CrackDigger; (was using CrackDiggerEngineByM51V5;). Class and method names are unchanged, so CrackDiggerEngine.FindGameAsync(...) still works.

Fixes

• Search keywords are escaped, so names with &, # or ? search correctly.
• A missing title, link or image is an empty string instead of null.
• All searches share one HttpClient, so searching every site no longer opens a new connection pool each time.
• Requests name the library in their User-Agent; some sites refused requests without one.
• No build warnings.

Sites

These work as of this release: fitgirl-repacks.site, apunkagames.com, mrpcgamer.net, ovagames.com. These don't, and are being looked at:

• steamunlocked.pro returns results unrelated to the search.
• cracked-games.org changed its layout, so nothing is found.
• steamrip.com blocks requests with Cloudflare bot protection.

Install: dotnet add package CrackDiggerEngine. Needs .NET 8 or newer.

Second version with 2 new sites (total 7) supported and 2 new methods

Release Notes: CrackDiggerEngine v1.2.0

CrackDiggerEngine is a powerful and efficient library designed to search for game information from multiple supported sites.

Key Features

• Multi-Site Search Capability:
  The engine supports searches across five distinct sites, with one site queried per call.
  And on this version added 2 funtioncs, one to srearch in all sites and other for filter sites and search on list of provided sites.

• Supported SItes:

  Name	Domain	version
  Steam Rip	steamrip.com	v1.0.0
  Cracked Games	cracked-games.org	v1.0.0
  Fitgirl Repacks	fitgirl-repacks.site	v1.0.0
  A Punka Games	apunkagames.com	v1.0.0
  Mr PC Gamer	mrpcgamer.net	v1.0.0
  Ova Games	ovagames.com	v1.2.0
  Steam Unlocked	steamunlocked.pro	v1.2.0

• Flexible Data Extraction:
  Fetch and format game details into JSON-like structures for easy processing.

• Lightweight and Optimized:
  Developed for seamless integration into game-related projects requiring structured data extraction.

Requirements

• .NET Version:

  • .NET 8.0 and higher

• Dependencies:

  • HtmlAgilityPack (v1.11.72) for HTML parsing

For setup instructions, code samples, and detailed usage, please refer to the README.md.

Full Changelog: https://github.com/m51v5/CrackDiggerEngine/commits/1.2.0

First version with 5 sites supported

Release Notes: CrackDiggerEngine v1.0.0

CrackDiggerEngine is a powerful and efficient library designed to search for game information from multiple supported sites.

Key Features

• Multi-Site Search Capability:
  The engine supports searches across five distinct sites, with one site queried per call.

• Supported SItes:

  Name	Domain
  Steam Rip	steamrip.com
  Cracked Games	cracked-games.org
  Fitgirl Repacks	fitgirl-repacks.site
  A Punka Games	apunkagames.com
  Mr PC Gamer	mrpcgamer.net

• Flexible Data Extraction:
  Fetch and format game details into JSON-like structures for easy processing.

• Lightweight and Optimized:
  Developed for seamless integration into game-related projects requiring structured data extraction.

Requirements

• .NET Version:

  • .NET 8.0 and higher

• Dependencies:

  • HtmlAgilityPack (v1.11.72) for HTML parsing

For setup instructions, code samples, and detailed usage, please refer to the README.md.

Full Changelog: https://github.com/m51v5/CrackDiggerEngine/commits/1.0.0