Searchfight

Console App that queries search engines and compares how many results they return, for example:

C:\SearchFight.exe .net java python

.net:
        Google: 227000000
        Bing: 72100000
        Ecosia: 72500000
java:
        Google: 1330000000
        Bing: 77600000
        Ecosia: 77700000
python:
        Google: 384000000
        Bing: 68200000
        Ecosia: 68200000

Google winner: java
Bing winner: java
Ecosia winner: java

Total winner: java

Requirements

• .NET Framework 4.7.2

How to add new Search Engine

You will need to edit the App.config file of the project in order to add a new search engine. For that you will need to provide

• name: Name of the search engine
• address: Url and path of the search engine
• queryParam: Query parameter that is used by the engine to perform a seach
• tagRegex: Regular expression that returns the html container of the total results
• valueRegex: Regular expression that returns the total result count

Deployment

Compile the solution with visual studio and the exe will be generated.