EverythingSDK

EverythingSDK is a Delphi client library for Voidtools' Everything search engine. It supports both dynamic and static libraries from the native Everything SDK.

Everything is a powerful search engine that can index and search for files, folders, and other data on your Windows system. The official C++ SDK provides a way to access the Everything database and perform searches programmatically. This repository provides a Delphi translation of the C++ SDK, allowing Delphi developers to easily integrate Everything search functionality into their applications.

Everything service must be running on your machine.

Features

• Complete translation of Everything's C++ SDK to Delphi.
• Easy integration with Delphi projects.
• Supports all major features of the original SDK.
• Supports using static libraries (Everything32.obj/Everything64.obj). By enabling the ET_STATICLINK directive (default).
• Supports using dynamic libraries (Everything32.dll/Everything64.dll).
• Supports using the Everything IPC (EverythingIPC.pas+EverythingImpl.pas). Reference EverythingImpl instead of EverythingSDK, without requiring any DLL or OBJ.

Requirements

• Delphi XE2 or later.
• Everything 1.4.1 or later.

Installation: Manual

To install the EverythingSDK binding, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/delphilite/EverythingSDK.git
   

2. Add the EverythingSDK\Source directory to the project or IDE's search path.

3. Make sure Everything is installed and running on your system.

Installation: Delphinus-Support

EverythingSDK should now be listed in Delphinus package manager.

Be sure to restart Delphi after installing via Delphinus otherwise the units may not be found in your test projects.

Usage

Here's a simple example demonstrating how to use the EverythingSDK in a Delphi application:

uses
  SysUtils, Windows, EverythingSDK; { or EverythingImpl instead of EverythingSDK }

function FileTimeToDateTime(const AFileTime: TFileTime): TDateTime;
var
  LocalFileTime: TFileTime;
  SystemTime: TSystemTime;
begin
  FileTimeToLocalFileTime(AFileTime, LocalFileTime);
  FileTimeToSystemTime(LocalFileTime, SystemTime);
  Result := SystemTimeToDateTime(SystemTime);
end;

function FormatFileAttrib(AAttrib: DWORD): string;
begin
  if AAttrib and faDirectory <> 0 then
    Result := '    '
  else begin
    Result := '';
    if AAttrib and faReadOnly <> 0 then
      Result := Result + 'r'
    else Result := Result + '-';
    if AAttrib and faArchive <> 0 then
      Result := Result + 'a'
    else Result := Result + '-';
    if AAttrib and faHidden <> 0 then
      Result := Result + 'h'
    else Result := Result + '-';
    if AAttrib and faSysFile <> 0 then
      Result := Result + 's'
    else Result := Result + '-';
  end;
end;

procedure Execute(const AFind: string);
var
  C, F, I, R: DWORD;
  dwAttributes: DWORD;
  fileName: string;
  fileAttrib, fileSize, fileTime: string;
  ftModified: TFileTime;
  nSize: Int64;
begin
  Writeln('Find: ', AFind);

  Everything_SetSearch(PChar(AFind));
  F := EVERYTHING_REQUEST_FILE_NAME or EVERYTHING_REQUEST_PATH or EVERYTHING_REQUEST_DATE_MODIFIED or
    EVERYTHING_REQUEST_SIZE or EVERYTHING_REQUEST_ATTRIBUTES;
  Everything_SetRequestFlags(F);
  Everything_SetSort(EVERYTHING_SORT_PATH_ASCENDING);

  Writeln('Execute Query');
  if not Everything_Query(True) then
  begin
    R := Everything_GetLastError;
    raise Exception.Create(Everything_GetErrorMessage(R));
  end;
  Writeln('Result List Request Flags: ', Everything_GetResultListRequestFlags());

  C := Everything_GetNumResults();
  Writeln('Result List Count: ', C);

  if C > 0 then
    for I := 0 to C - 1 do
  begin
    SetLength(fileName, MAX_PATH);
    R := Everything_GetResultFullPathName(I, PChar(fileName), MAX_PATH);
    SetLength(fileName, R);

    dwAttributes := Everything_GetResultAttributes(I);
    fileAttrib := FormatFileAttrib(dwAttributes);
    fileAttrib := Format('%6s', [fileAttrib]);

    Everything_GetResultSize(I, nSize);
    if dwAttributes and faDirectory <> 0 then
      fileSize := '-1'
    else fileSize := FormatFloat('#,#.#',nSize);
    fileSize := Format('%16s', [fileSize]);

    if Everything_GetResultDateModified(I, ftModified) then
      fileTime := FormatDateTime('yyyy/mm/dd hh:nn:ss', FileTimeToDateTime(ftModified))
    else fileTime := StringOfChar(' ', 19);

    Writeln(fileTime, ' ', fileAttrib, ' ', fileSize, ' ', fileName);
  end;
end;

begin
  ReportMemoryLeaksOnShutdown := True;
  try
    WriteLn('Everything: ', Everything_GetVersion);
    WriteLn('');
    Execute('*.iso');
    WriteLn('');
    WriteLn('Done.');
  except
    on E: Exception do
      WriteLn('Error: ', E.Message);
  end;
  ReadLn;
  Everything_CleanUp;
end.

For more examples based on low-level API, refer to the test cases under the demos directory.

Documentation

For more detailed information, refer to the Everything SDK.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please fork this repository and submit pull requests with your improvements.

License

This project is licensed under the Mozilla Public License 2.0. See the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgements

Special thanks to Voidtools for creating Everything and providing the original SDK.