fix searching when queries include non-ascii characters (#271)

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 - Fix blazor error font color
 - Fix some audio stream languages missing from UI and search index
 - Fix audio stream selection for languages with multiple codes
+- Fix searching when queries contain non-ascii characters
 
 ## [0.0.46-prealpha] - 2021-06-14
 ### Added

ErsatzTV/Extensions/StringExtensions.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Text;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebUtilities;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Primitives;
+
+namespace ErsatzTV.Extensions
+{
+    public static class StringExtensions
+    {
+        public static string GetSearchQuery(this string uri)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                string query = new Uri(uri).Query;
+                Dictionary<string, StringValues> parsed = QueryHelpers.ParseQuery(query);
+                if (parsed.TryGetValue("query", out StringValues value))
+                {
+                    return value;
+                }
+
+                if (parsed.TryGetValue("b64query", out StringValues base64Value))
+                {
+                    return base64Value.DecodeBase64();
+                }
+            }
+            catch (Exception)
+            {
+                // do nothing
+            }
+
+            return string.Empty;
+        }
+
+        public static string GetRelativeSearchQuery(this string query)
+        {
+            (string key, string value) = EncodeQuery(query);
+            return $"/search?{key}={value}";
+        }
+
+        private static string DecodeBase64(this StringValues input) =>
+            Encoding.UTF8.GetString(WebEncoders.Base64UrlDecode(input));
+
+        public static EncodedQueryResult EncodeQuery(this string query)
+        {
+            string encoded = Uri.EscapeDataString(query);
+
+            // TODO: remove this on dotnet 6
+            // see https://github.com/dotnet/aspnetcore/pull/26769
+            var fakeAbsolute = $"https://whatever.com/test?query={encoded}";
+            return Uri.IsWellFormedUriString(fakeAbsolute, UriKind.Absolute)
+                ? new EncodedQueryResult("query", encoded)
+                : new EncodedQueryResult("b64query", WebEncoders.Base64UrlEncode(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(query)));
+        }
+
+        public record EncodedQueryResult(string Key, string Value);
+    }
+}

ErsatzTV/Pages/Artist.razor

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 @using ErsatzTV.Application.ProgramSchedules
 @using ErsatzTV.Application.ProgramSchedules.Commands
 @using System.Globalization
+@using ErsatzTV.Extensions
 @using Unit = LanguageExt.Unit
 @inject IMediator _mediator
 @inject IDialogService _dialog
@@ -73,11 +74,11 @@
             {
                 <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; flex-wrap: wrap">
                     <MudText GutterBottom="true">Languages:&nbsp;</MudText>
-                    <MudLink Href="@($"/search?query=language%3a%22{Uri.EscapeDataString(_sortedLanguages.Head().EnglishName.ToLowerInvariant())}%22")">@_sortedLanguages.Head().EnglishName</MudLink>
+                    <MudLink Href="@(@$"language:""{_sortedLanguages.Head().EnglishName.ToLowerInvariant()}""".GetRelativeSearchQuery())">@_sortedLanguages.Head().EnglishName</MudLink>
                     @foreach (CultureInfo language in _sortedLanguages.Skip(1))
                     {
                         <MudText>,&nbsp;</MudText>
-                        <MudLink Href="@($"/search?query=language%3a%22{Uri.EscapeDataString(language.EnglishName.ToLowerInvariant())}%22")">@language.EnglishName</MudLink>
+                        <MudLink Href="@(@$"language:""{language.EnglishName.ToLowerInvariant()}""".GetRelativeSearchQuery())">@language.EnglishName</MudLink>
                     }
                 </div>
             }
@@ -85,11 +86,11 @@
             {
                 <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; flex-wrap: wrap">
                     <MudText GutterBottom="true">Genres:&nbsp;</MudText>
-                    <MudLink Href="@($"/search?query=genre%3a%22{Uri.EscapeDataString(_sortedGenres.Head())}%22")">@_sortedGenres.Head()</MudLink>
+                    <MudLink Href="@(@$"genre:""{_sortedGenres.Head().ToLowerInvariant()}""".GetRelativeSearchQuery())">@_sortedGenres.Head()</MudLink>
                     @foreach (string genre in _sortedGenres.Skip(1))
                     {
                         <MudText>,&nbsp;</MudText>
-                        <MudLink Href="@($"/search?query=genre%3a%22{Uri.EscapeDataString(genre)}%22")">@genre</MudLink>
+                        <MudLink Href="@(@$"genre:""{genre.ToLowerInvariant()}""".GetRelativeSearchQuery())">@genre</MudLink>
                     }
                 </div>
             }
@@ -97,11 +98,11 @@
             {
                 <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; flex-wrap: wrap">
                     <MudText GutterBottom="true">Styles:&nbsp;</MudText>
-                    <MudLink Href="@($"/search?query=style%3a%22{Uri.EscapeDataString(_sortedStyles.Head())}%22")">@_sortedStyles.Head()</MudLink>
+                    <MudLink Href="@(@$"style:""{_sortedStyles.Head().ToLowerInvariant()}""".GetRelativeSearchQuery())">@_sortedStyles.Head()</MudLink>
                     @foreach (string style in _sortedStyles.Skip(1))
                     {
                         <MudText>,&nbsp;</MudText>
-                        <MudLink Href="@($"/search?query=style%3a%22{Uri.EscapeDataString(style)}%22")">@style</MudLink>
+                        <MudLink Href="@(@$"style:""{style.ToLowerInvariant()}""".GetRelativeSearchQuery())">@style</MudLink>
                     }
                 </div>
             }
@@ -109,11 +110,11 @@
             {
                 <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; flex-wrap: wrap">
                     <MudText GutterBottom="true">Moods:&nbsp;</MudText>
-                    <MudLink Href="@($"/search?query=mood%3a%22{Uri.EscapeDataString(_sortedMoods.Head())}%22")">@_sortedMoods.Head()</MudLink>
+                    <MudLink Href="@(@$"mood:""{_sortedMoods.Head().ToLowerInvariant()}""".GetRelativeSearchQuery())">@_sortedMoods.Head()</MudLink>
                     @foreach (string mood in _sortedMoods.Skip(1))
                     {
                         <MudText>,&nbsp;</MudText>
-                        <MudLink Href="@($"/search?query=mood%3a%22{Uri.EscapeDataString(mood)}%22")">@mood</MudLink>
+                        <MudLink Href="@(@$"mood:""{mood.ToLowerInvariant()}""".GetRelativeSearchQuery())">@mood</MudLink>
                     }
                 </div>
             }

ErsatzTV/Pages/ArtistList.razor

@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 @page "/media/music/artists/page/{PageNumber:int}"
 @using LanguageExt.UnsafeValueAccess
 @using Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebUtilities
-@using Microsoft.Extensions.Primitives
 @using ErsatzTV.Application.MediaCards
 @using ErsatzTV.Application.MediaCollections
 @using ErsatzTV.Application.MediaCollections.Commands
 @using ErsatzTV.Application.Search.Queries
+@using ErsatzTV.Extensions
 @using Unit = LanguageExt.Unit
 @inherits MultiSelectBase<MusicVideoList>
 @inject NavigationManager _navigationManager
@@ -90,16 +90,7 @@
             PageNumber = 1;
         }
 
-        string query = new Uri(_navigationManager.Uri).Query;
+        _query = _navigationManager.Uri.GetSearchQuery();
-        if (QueryHelpers.ParseQuery(query).TryGetValue("query", out StringValues value))
-        {
-            _query = value;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            _query = null;
-        }
-
         return RefreshData();
     }
 
@@ -114,7 +105,8 @@
         var uri = $"/media/music/artists/page/{PageNumber - 1}";
         if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_query))
         {
-            uri = QueryHelpers.AddQueryString(uri, "query", _query);
+            (string key, string value) = _query.EncodeQuery();
+            uri = $"{uri}?{key}={value}";
         }
         _navigationManager.NavigateTo(uri);
     }
@@ -124,7 +116,8 @@
         var uri = $"/media/music/artists/page/{PageNumber + 1}";
         if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_query))
         {
-            uri = QueryHelpers.AddQueryString(uri, "query", _query);
+            (string key, string value) = _query.EncodeQuery();
+            uri = $"{uri}?{key}={value}";
         }
         _navigationManager.NavigateTo(uri);
     }

ErsatzTV/Pages/EpisodeList.razor

@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 @page "/media/tv/episodes/page/{PageNumber:int}"
 @using LanguageExt.UnsafeValueAccess
 @using Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebUtilities
-@using Microsoft.Extensions.Primitives
 @using ErsatzTV.Application.MediaCards
 @using ErsatzTV.Application.MediaCollections
 @using ErsatzTV.Application.MediaCollections.Commands
 @using ErsatzTV.Application.Search.Queries
+@using ErsatzTV.Extensions
 @using Unit = LanguageExt.Unit
 @inherits MultiSelectBase<EpisodeList>
 @inject NavigationManager _navigationManager
@@ -90,16 +90,7 @@
             PageNumber = 1;
         }
 
-        string query = new Uri(_navigationManager.Uri).Query;
+        _query = _navigationManager.Uri.GetSearchQuery();
-        if (QueryHelpers.ParseQuery(query).TryGetValue("query", out StringValues value))
-        {
-            _query = value;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            _query = null;
-        }
-
         return RefreshData();
     }
 
@@ -114,7 +105,8 @@
         var uri = $"/media/tv/episodes/page/{PageNumber - 1}";
         if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_query))
         {
-            uri = QueryHelpers.AddQueryString(uri, "query", _query);
+            (string key, string value) = _query.EncodeQuery();
+            uri = $"{uri}?{key}={value}";
         }
         _navigationManager.NavigateTo(uri);
     }
@@ -124,7 +116,8 @@
         var uri = $"/media/tv/episodes/page/{PageNumber + 1}";
         if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_query))
         {
-            uri = QueryHelpers.AddQueryString(uri, "query", _query);
+            (string key, string value) = _query.EncodeQuery();
+            uri = $"{uri}?{key}={value}";
         }
         _navigationManager.NavigateTo(uri);
     }

ErsatzTV/Pages/Movie.razor

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 @using ErsatzTV.Application.MediaCards
 @using ErsatzTV.Application.MediaCollections
 @using ErsatzTV.Application.MediaCollections.Commands
+@using ErsatzTV.Extensions
 @inject IMediator _mediator
 @inject IDialogService _dialog
 @inject NavigationManager _navigationManager
@@ -67,11 +68,11 @@
             {
                 <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; flex-wrap: wrap">
                     <MudText GutterBottom="true">Content Ratings:&nbsp;</MudText>
-                    <MudLink Href="@($"/search?query=content_rating%3a%22{Uri.EscapeDataString(_sortedContentRatings.Head())}%22")">@_sortedContentRatings.Head()</MudLink>
+                    <MudLink Href="@(@$"content_rating:""{_sortedContentRatings.Head()}""".GetRelativeSearchQuery())">@_sortedContentRatings.Head()</MudLink>
                     @foreach (string contentRating in _sortedContentRatings.Skip(1))
                     {
                         <MudText>,&nbsp;</MudText>
-                        <MudLink Href="@($"/search?query=content_rating%3a%22{Uri.EscapeDataString(contentRating)}%22")">@contentRating</MudLink>
+                        <MudLink Href="@(@$"content_rating:""{contentRating}""".GetRelativeSearchQuery())">@contentRating</MudLink>
                     }
                 </div>
             }
@@ -79,11 +80,11 @@
             {
                 <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; flex-wrap: wrap">
                     <MudText GutterBottom="true">Languages:&nbsp;</MudText>
-                    <MudLink Href="@($"/search?query=language%3a%22{Uri.EscapeDataString(_sortedLanguages.Head().EnglishName.ToLowerInvariant())}%22")">@_sortedLanguages.Head().EnglishName</MudLink>
+                    <MudLink Href="@(@$"language:""{_sortedLanguages.Head().EnglishName.ToLowerInvariant()}""".GetRelativeSearchQuery())">@_sortedLanguages.Head().EnglishName</MudLink>
                     @foreach (CultureInfo language in _sortedLanguages.Skip(1))
                     {
                         <MudText>,&nbsp;</MudText>
-                        <MudLink Href="@($"/search?query=language%3a%22{Uri.EscapeDataString(language.EnglishName.ToLowerInvariant())}%22")">@language.EnglishName</MudLink>
+                        <MudLink Href="@(@$"language:""{language.EnglishName.ToLowerInvariant()}""".GetRelativeSearchQuery())">@language.EnglishName</MudLink>
                     }
                 </div>
             }
@@ -91,11 +92,11 @@
             {
                 <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; flex-wrap: wrap">
                     <MudText GutterBottom="true">Studios:&nbsp;</MudText>
-                    <MudLink Href="@($"/search?query=studio%3a%22{Uri.EscapeDataString(_sortedStudios.Head())}%22")">@_sortedStudios.Head()</MudLink>
+                    <MudLink Href="@(@$"studio:""{_sortedStudios.Head().ToLowerInvariant()}""".GetRelativeSearchQuery())">@_sortedStudios.Head()</MudLink>
                     @foreach (string studio in _sortedStudios.Skip(1))
                     {
                         <MudText>,&nbsp;</MudText>
-                        <MudLink Href="@($"/search?query=studio%3a%22{Uri.EscapeDataString(studio)}%22")">@studio</MudLink>
+                        <MudLink Href="@(@$"studio:""{studio.ToLowerInvariant()}""".GetRelativeSearchQuery())">@studio</MudLink>
                     }
                 </div>
             }
@@ -103,11 +104,11 @@
             {
                 <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; flex-wrap: wrap">
                     <MudText GutterBottom="true">Directors:&nbsp;</MudText>
-                    <MudLink Href="@($"/search?query=director%3a%22{Uri.EscapeDataString(_sortedDirectors.Head())}%22")">@_sortedDirectors.Head()</MudLink>
+                    <MudLink Href="@(@$"director:""{_sortedDirectors.Head().ToLowerInvariant()}""".GetRelativeSearchQuery())">@_sortedDirectors.Head()</MudLink>
                     @foreach (string director in _sortedDirectors.Skip(1))
                     {
                         <MudText>,&nbsp;</MudText>
-                        <MudLink Href="@($"/search?query=director%3a%22{Uri.EscapeDataString(director)}%22")">@director</MudLink>
+                        <MudLink Href="@(@$"director:""{director.ToLowerInvariant()}""".GetRelativeSearchQuery())">@director</MudLink>
                     }
                 </div>
             }
@@ -115,11 +116,11 @@
             {
                 <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; flex-wrap: wrap">
                     <MudText GutterBottom="true">Writers:&nbsp;</MudText>
-                    <MudLink Href="@($"/search?query=writer%3a%22{Uri.EscapeDataString(_sortedWriters.Head())}%22")">@_sortedWriters.Head()</MudLink>
+                    <MudLink Href="@(@$"writer:""{_sortedWriters.Head().ToLowerInvariant()}""".GetRelativeSearchQuery())">@_sortedWriters.Head()</MudLink>
                     @foreach (string writer in _sortedWriters.Skip(1))
                     {
                         <MudText>,&nbsp;</MudText>
-                        <MudLink Href="@($"/search?query=writer%3a%22{Uri.EscapeDataString(writer)}%22")">@writer</MudLink>
+                        <MudLink Href="@(@$"writer:""{writer.ToLowerInvariant()}""".GetRelativeSearchQuery())">@writer</MudLink>
                     }
                 </div>
             }
@@ -127,11 +128,11 @@
             {
                 <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; flex-wrap: wrap">
                     <MudText GutterBottom="true">Genres:&nbsp;</MudText>
-                    <MudLink Href="@($"/search?query=genre%3a%22{Uri.EscapeDataString(_sortedGenres.Head())}%22")">@_sortedGenres.Head()</MudLink>
+                    <MudLink Href="@(@$"genre:""{_sortedGenres.Head().ToLowerInvariant()}""".GetRelativeSearchQuery())">@_sortedGenres.Head()</MudLink>
                     @foreach (string genre in _sortedGenres.Skip(1))
                     {
                         <MudText>,&nbsp;</MudText>
-                        <MudLink Href="@($"/search?query=genre%3a%22{Uri.EscapeDataString(genre)}%22")">@genre</MudLink>
+                        <MudLink Href="@(@$"genre:""{genre.ToLowerInvariant()}""".GetRelativeSearchQuery())">@genre</MudLink>
                     }
                 </div>
             }
@@ -139,11 +140,11 @@
             {
                 <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; flex-wrap: wrap">
                     <MudText GutterBottom="true">Tags:&nbsp;</MudText>
-                    <MudLink Href="@($"/search?query=tag%3a%22{Uri.EscapeDataString(_sortedTags.Head())}%22")">@_sortedTags.Head()</MudLink>
+                    <MudLink Href="@(@$"tag:""{_sortedTags.Head().ToLowerInvariant()}""".GetRelativeSearchQuery())">@_sortedTags.Head()</MudLink>
                     @foreach (string tag in _sortedTags.Skip(1))
                     {
                         <MudText>,&nbsp;</MudText>
-                        <MudLink Href="@($"/search?query=tag%3a%22{Uri.EscapeDataString(tag)}%22")">@tag</MudLink>
+                        <MudLink Href="@(@$"tag:""{tag.ToLowerInvariant()}""".GetRelativeSearchQuery())">@tag</MudLink>
                     }
                 </div>
             }
@@ -159,7 +160,7 @@
         @foreach (ActorCardViewModel actor in _movie.Actors)
         {
             <MediaCard Data="@actor"
-                       Link="@($"/search?query=actor%3a%22{Uri.EscapeDataString(actor.Name.ToLowerInvariant())}%22")"
+                       Link="@(@$"actor:""{actor.Name.ToLowerInvariant()}""".GetRelativeSearchQuery())"
                        IsRemoteArtwork="true"
                        ArtworkKind="ArtworkKind.Thumbnail"/>
         }

ErsatzTV/Pages/MovieList.razor

@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 @page "/media/movies/page/{PageNumber:int}"
 @using LanguageExt.UnsafeValueAccess
 @using Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebUtilities
-@using Microsoft.Extensions.Primitives
 @using ErsatzTV.Application.MediaCards
 @using ErsatzTV.Application.MediaCollections
 @using ErsatzTV.Application.MediaCollections.Commands
 @using ErsatzTV.Application.Search.Queries
+@using ErsatzTV.Extensions
 @using Unit = LanguageExt.Unit
 @inherits MultiSelectBase<MovieList>
 @inject NavigationManager _navigationManager
@@ -89,16 +89,7 @@
             PageNumber = 1;
         }
 
-        string query = new Uri(_navigationManager.Uri).Query;
+        _query = _navigationManager.Uri.GetSearchQuery();
-        if (QueryHelpers.ParseQuery(query).TryGetValue("query", out StringValues value))
-        {
-            _query = value;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            _query = null;
-        }
-
         return RefreshData();
     }
 
@@ -113,7 +104,8 @@
         var uri = $"/media/movies/page/{PageNumber - 1}";
         if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_query))
         {
-            uri = QueryHelpers.AddQueryString(uri, "query", _query);
+            (string key, string value) = _query.EncodeQuery();
+            uri = $"{uri}?{key}={value}";
         }
         _navigationManager.NavigateTo(uri);
     }
@@ -123,7 +115,8 @@
         var uri = $"/media/movies/page/{PageNumber + 1}";
         if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_query))
         {
-            uri = QueryHelpers.AddQueryString(uri, "query", _query);
+            (string key, string value) = _query.EncodeQuery();
+            uri = $"{uri}?{key}={value}";
         }
         _navigationManager.NavigateTo(uri);
     }

ErsatzTV/Pages/MusicVideoList.razor

@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 @page "/media/music/videos/page/{PageNumber:int}"
 @using LanguageExt.UnsafeValueAccess
 @using Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebUtilities
-@using Microsoft.Extensions.Primitives
 @using ErsatzTV.Application.MediaCards
 @using ErsatzTV.Application.MediaCollections
 @using ErsatzTV.Application.MediaCollections.Commands
 @using ErsatzTV.Application.Search.Queries
+@using ErsatzTV.Extensions
 @using Unit = LanguageExt.Unit
 @inherits MultiSelectBase<MusicVideoList>
 @inject NavigationManager _navigationManager
@@ -90,16 +90,7 @@
             PageNumber = 1;
         }
 
-        string query = new Uri(_navigationManager.Uri).Query;
+        _query = _navigationManager.Uri.GetSearchQuery();
-        if (QueryHelpers.ParseQuery(query).TryGetValue("query", out StringValues value))
-        {
-            _query = value;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            _query = null;
-        }
-
         return RefreshData();
     }
 
@@ -114,7 +105,8 @@
         var uri = $"/media/music/videos/page/{PageNumber - 1}";
         if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_query))
         {
-            uri = QueryHelpers.AddQueryString(uri, "query", _query);
+            (string key, string value) = _query.EncodeQuery();
+            uri = $"{uri}?{key}={value}";
         }
         _navigationManager.NavigateTo(uri);
     }
@@ -124,7 +116,8 @@
         var uri = $"/media/music/videos/page/{PageNumber + 1}";
         if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_query))
         {
-            uri = QueryHelpers.AddQueryString(uri, "query", _query);
+            (string key, string value) = _query.EncodeQuery();
+            uri = $"{uri}?{key}={value}";
         }
         _navigationManager.NavigateTo(uri);
     }

ErsatzTV/Pages/Search.razor

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 @using ErsatzTV.Application.MediaCollections.Commands
 @using ErsatzTV.Application.Search
 @using ErsatzTV.Application.Search.Queries
+@using ErsatzTV.Extensions
 @using Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebUtilities
-@using Microsoft.Extensions.Primitives
 @using Unit = LanguageExt.Unit
 @inherits MultiSelectBase<Search>
 @inject NavigationManager _navigationManager
@@ -35,27 +35,27 @@
         else
         {
             <MudText Style="margin-bottom: auto; margin-top: auto">@_query</MudText>
-            if (_movies.Count > 0)
+            if (_movies?.Count > 0)
             {
                 <MudLink Class="ml-4" Href="@(_navigationManager.Uri.Split("#").Head() + "#movies")" Style="margin-bottom: auto; margin-top: auto">@_movies.Count Movies</MudLink>
             }
 
-            if (_shows.Count > 0)
+            if (_shows?.Count > 0)
             {
                 <MudLink Class="ml-4" Href="@(_navigationManager.Uri.Split("#").Head() + "#shows")" Style="margin-bottom: auto; margin-top: auto">@_shows.Count Shows</MudLink>
             }
 
-            if (_episodes.Count > 0)
+            if (_episodes?.Count > 0)
             {
                 <MudLink Class="ml-4" Href="@(_navigationManager.Uri.Split("#").Head() + "#episodes")" Style="margin-bottom: auto; margin-top: auto">@_episodes.Count Episodes</MudLink>
             }
 
-            if (_artists.Count > 0)
+            if (_artists?.Count > 0)
             {
                 <MudLink Class="ml-4" Href="@(_navigationManager.Uri.Split("#").Head() + "#artists")" Style="margin-bottom: auto; margin-top: auto">@_artists.Count Artists</MudLink>
             }
 
-            if (_musicVideos.Count > 0)
+            if (_musicVideos?.Count > 0)
             {
                 <MudLink Class="ml-4" Href="@(_navigationManager.Uri.Split("#").Head() + "#music_videos")" Style="margin-bottom: auto; margin-top: auto">@_musicVideos.Count Music Videos</MudLink>
             }
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
     </div>
 </MudPaper>
 <MudContainer MaxWidth="MaxWidth.ExtraLarge" Style="margin-top: 96px">
-    @if (_movies.Count > 0)
+    @if (_movies?.Count > 0)
     {
         <div class="mb-4" style="align-items: baseline; display: flex; flex-direction: row;">
             <MudText Typo="Typo.h4"
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
         </MudContainer>
     }
 
-    @if (_shows.Count > 0)
+    @if (_shows?.Count > 0)
     {
         <div class="mb-4" style="align-items: baseline; display: flex; flex-direction: row;">
             <MudText Typo="Typo.h4"
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
         </MudContainer>
     }
 
-    @if (_episodes.Count > 0)
+    @if (_episodes?.Count > 0)
     {
         <div class="mb-4" style="align-items: baseline; display: flex; flex-direction: row;">
             <MudText Typo="Typo.h4"
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
         </MudContainer>
     }
 
-    @if (_artists.Count > 0)
+    @if (_artists?.Count > 0)
     {
         <div class="mb-4" style="align-items: baseline; display: flex; flex-direction: row;">
             <MudText Typo="Typo.h4"
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
         </MudContainer>
     }
 
-    @if (_musicVideos.Count > 0)
+    @if (_musicVideos?.Count > 0)
     {
         <div class="mb-4" style="align-items: baseline; display: flex; flex-direction: row;">
             <MudText Typo="Typo.h4"
@@ -220,12 +220,9 @@
 
     protected override async Task OnInitializedAsync()
     {
-        string query = new Uri(_navigationManager.Uri).Query;
+        _query = _navigationManager.Uri.GetSearchQuery();
-
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_query))
-        if (QueryHelpers.ParseQuery(query).TryGetValue("query", out StringValues value))
         {
-            _query = value;
-
             _movies = await Mediator.Send(new QuerySearchIndexMovies($"type:movie AND ({_query})", 1, 50));
             _shows = await Mediator.Send(new QuerySearchIndexShows($"type:show AND ({_query})", 1, 50));
             _episodes = await Mediator.Send(new QuerySearchIndexEpisodes($"type:episode AND ({_query})", 1, 50));
@@ -362,7 +359,8 @@
         var uri = "/media/movies/page/1";
         if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_query))
         {
-            uri = QueryHelpers.AddQueryString(uri, "query", _query);
+            (string key, string value) = _query.EncodeQuery();
+            uri = $"{uri}?{key}={value}";
         }
         return uri;
     }
@@ -372,7 +370,8 @@
         var uri = "/media/tv/shows/page/1";
         if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_query))
         {
-            uri = QueryHelpers.AddQueryString(uri, "query", _query);
+            (string key, string value) = _query.EncodeQuery();
+            uri = $"{uri}?{key}={value}";
         }
         return uri;
     }
@@ -382,7 +381,8 @@
         var uri = "/media/tv/episodes/page/1";
         if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_query))
         {
-            uri = QueryHelpers.AddQueryString(uri, "query", _query);
+            (string key, string value) = _query.EncodeQuery();
+            uri = $"{uri}?{key}={value}";
         }
         return uri;
     }
@@ -392,7 +392,8 @@
         var uri = "/media/music/artists/page/1";
         if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_query))
         {
-            uri = QueryHelpers.AddQueryString(uri, "query", _query);
+            (string key, string value) = _query.EncodeQuery();
+            uri = $"{uri}?{key}={value}";
         }
         return uri;
     }
@@ -402,7 +403,8 @@
         var uri = "/media/music/videos/page/1";
         if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_query))
         {
-            uri = QueryHelpers.AddQueryString(uri, "query", _query);
+            (string key, string value) = _query.EncodeQuery();
+            uri = $"{uri}?{key}={value}";
         }
         return uri;
     }

ErsatzTV/Pages/TelevisionEpisodeList.razor

@@ -116,11 +116,11 @@
 
                     <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; flex-wrap: wrap">
                         <MudText GutterBottom="true">Directors:&nbsp;</MudText>
-                        <MudLink Href="@($"/search?query=director%3a%22{Uri.EscapeDataString(sorted.Head())}%22")">@sorted.Head()</MudLink>
+                        <MudLink Href="@(@$"director:""{sorted.Head().ToLowerInvariant()}""".GetRelativeSearchQuery())">@sorted.Head()</MudLink>
                         @foreach (string director in sorted.Skip(1))
                         {
                             <MudText>,&nbsp;</MudText>
-                            <MudLink Href="@($"/search?query=director%3a%22{Uri.EscapeDataString(director)}%22")">@director</MudLink>
+                            <MudLink Href="@(@$"director:""{director.ToLowerInvariant()}""".GetRelativeSearchQuery())">@director</MudLink>
                         }
                     </div>
                 }
@@ -130,11 +130,11 @@
 
                     <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; flex-wrap: wrap">
                         <MudText GutterBottom="true">Writers:&nbsp;</MudText>
-                        <MudLink Href="@($"/search?query=writer%3a%22{Uri.EscapeDataString(sorted.Head())}%22")">@sorted.Head()</MudLink>
+                        <MudLink Href="@(@$"writer:""{sorted.Head().ToLowerInvariant()}""".GetRelativeSearchQuery())">@sorted.Head()</MudLink>
                         @foreach (string writer in sorted.Skip(1))
                         {
                             <MudText>,&nbsp;</MudText>
-                            <MudLink Href="@($"/search?query=writer%3a%22{Uri.EscapeDataString(writer)}%22")">@writer</MudLink>
+                            <MudLink Href="@(@$"writer:""{writer.ToLowerInvariant()}""".GetRelativeSearchQuery())">@writer</MudLink>
                         }
                     </div>
                 }

ErsatzTV/Pages/TelevisionSeasonList.razor

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 @using ErsatzTV.Application.MediaCollections.Commands
 @using ErsatzTV.Application.ProgramSchedules
 @using ErsatzTV.Application.ProgramSchedules.Commands
+@using ErsatzTV.Extensions
 @using Unit = LanguageExt.Unit
 @inject IMediator _mediator
 @inject ILogger<TelevisionSeasonList> _logger
@@ -81,11 +82,11 @@
             {
                 <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; flex-wrap: wrap">
                     <MudText GutterBottom="true">Content Ratings:&nbsp;</MudText>
-                    <MudLink Href="@($"/search?query=content_rating%3a%22{Uri.EscapeDataString(_sortedContentRatings.Head())}%22")">@_sortedContentRatings.Head()</MudLink>
+                    <MudLink Href="@(@$"content_rating:""{_sortedContentRatings.Head()}""".GetRelativeSearchQuery())">@_sortedContentRatings.Head()</MudLink>
                     @foreach (string contentRating in _sortedContentRatings.Skip(1))
                     {
                         <MudText>,&nbsp;</MudText>
-                        <MudLink Href="@($"/search?query=content_rating%3a%22{Uri.EscapeDataString(contentRating)}%22")">@contentRating</MudLink>
+                        <MudLink Href="@(@$"content_rating:""{contentRating}""".GetRelativeSearchQuery())">@contentRating</MudLink>
                     }
                 </div>
             }
@@ -93,11 +94,11 @@
             {
                 <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; flex-wrap: wrap">
                     <MudText GutterBottom="true">Languages:&nbsp;</MudText>
-                    <MudLink Href="@($"/search?query=language%3a%22{Uri.EscapeDataString(_sortedLanguages.Head().EnglishName.ToLowerInvariant())}%22")">@_sortedLanguages.Head().EnglishName</MudLink>
+                    <MudLink Href="@(@$"language:""{_sortedLanguages.Head().EnglishName.ToLowerInvariant()}""".GetRelativeSearchQuery())">@_sortedLanguages.Head().EnglishName</MudLink>
                     @foreach (CultureInfo language in _sortedLanguages.Skip(1))
                     {
                         <MudText>,&nbsp;</MudText>
-                        <MudLink Href="@($"/search?query=language%3a%22{Uri.EscapeDataString(language.EnglishName.ToLowerInvariant())}%22")">@language.EnglishName</MudLink>
+                        <MudLink Href="@(@$"language:""{language.EnglishName.ToLowerInvariant()}""".GetRelativeSearchQuery())">@language.EnglishName</MudLink>
                     }
                 </div>
             }
@@ -105,11 +106,11 @@
             {
                 <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; flex-wrap: wrap">
                     <MudText GutterBottom="true">Studios:&nbsp;</MudText>
-                    <MudLink Href="@($"/search?query=studio%3a%22{Uri.EscapeDataString(_sortedStudios.Head())}%22")">@_sortedStudios.Head()</MudLink>
+                    <MudLink Href="@(@$"studio:""{_sortedStudios.Head().ToLowerInvariant()}""".GetRelativeSearchQuery())">@_sortedStudios.Head()</MudLink>
                     @foreach (string studio in _sortedStudios.Skip(1))
                     {
                         <MudText>,&nbsp;</MudText>
-                        <MudLink Href="@($"/search?query=studio%3a%22{Uri.EscapeDataString(studio)}%22")">@studio</MudLink>
+                        <MudLink Href="@(@$"studio:""{studio.ToLowerInvariant()}""".GetRelativeSearchQuery())">@studio</MudLink>
                     }
                 </div>
             }
@@ -117,11 +118,11 @@
             {
                 <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; flex-wrap: wrap">
                     <MudText GutterBottom="true">Genres:&nbsp;</MudText>
-                    <MudLink Href="@($"/search?query=genre%3a%22{Uri.EscapeDataString(_sortedGenres.Head())}%22")">@_sortedGenres.Head()</MudLink>
+                    <MudLink Href="@(@$"genre:""{_sortedGenres.Head().ToLowerInvariant()}""".GetRelativeSearchQuery())">@_sortedGenres.Head()</MudLink>
                     @foreach (string genre in _sortedGenres.Skip(1))
                     {
                         <MudText>,&nbsp;</MudText>
-                        <MudLink Href="@($"/search?query=genre%3a%22{Uri.EscapeDataString(genre)}%22")">@genre</MudLink>
+                        <MudLink Href="@(@$"genre:""{genre.ToLowerInvariant()}""".GetRelativeSearchQuery())">@genre</MudLink>
                     }
                 </div>
             }
@@ -129,11 +130,11 @@
             {
                 <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; flex-wrap: wrap">
                     <MudText GutterBottom="true">Tags:&nbsp;</MudText>
-                    <MudLink Href="@($"/search?query=tag%3a%22{Uri.EscapeDataString(_sortedTags.Head())}%22")">@_sortedTags.Head()</MudLink>
+                    <MudLink Href="@(@$"tag:""{_sortedTags.Head().ToLowerInvariant()}""".GetRelativeSearchQuery())">@_sortedTags.Head()</MudLink>
                     @foreach (string tag in _sortedTags.Skip(1))
                     {
                         <MudText>,&nbsp;</MudText>
-                        <MudLink Href="@($"/search?query=tag%3a%22{Uri.EscapeDataString(tag)}%22")">@tag</MudLink>
+                        <MudLink Href="@(@$"tag:""{tag.ToLowerInvariant()}""".GetRelativeSearchQuery())">@tag</MudLink>
                     }
                 </div>
             }
@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@
         @foreach (ActorCardViewModel actor in _show.Actors)
         {
             <MediaCard Data="@actor"
-                       Link="@($"/search?query=actor%3a%22{Uri.EscapeDataString(actor.Name.ToLowerInvariant())}%22")"
+                       Link="@(@$"actor:""{actor.Name.ToLowerInvariant()}""".GetRelativeSearchQuery())"
                        IsRemoteArtwork="true"
                        ArtworkKind="ArtworkKind.Thumbnail"/>
         }

ErsatzTV/Pages/TelevisionShowList.razor

@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 @page "/media/tv/shows/page/{PageNumber:int}"
 @using LanguageExt.UnsafeValueAccess
 @using Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebUtilities
-@using Microsoft.Extensions.Primitives
 @using ErsatzTV.Application.MediaCards
 @using ErsatzTV.Application.MediaCollections
 @using ErsatzTV.Application.MediaCollections.Commands
 @using ErsatzTV.Application.Search.Queries
+@using ErsatzTV.Extensions
 @using Unit = LanguageExt.Unit
 @inherits MultiSelectBase<TelevisionShowList>
 @inject NavigationManager _navigationManager
@@ -89,16 +89,7 @@
             PageNumber = 1;
         }
 
-        string query = new Uri(_navigationManager.Uri).Query;
+        _query = _navigationManager.Uri.GetSearchQuery();
-        if (QueryHelpers.ParseQuery(query).TryGetValue("query", out StringValues value))
-        {
-            _query = value;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            _query = null;
-        }
-
         return RefreshData();
     }
 
@@ -113,7 +104,8 @@
         var uri = $"/media/tv/shows/page/{PageNumber - 1}";
         if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_query))
         {
-            uri = QueryHelpers.AddQueryString(uri, "query", _query);
+            (string key, string value) = _query.EncodeQuery();
+            uri = $"{uri}?{key}={value}";
         }
         _navigationManager.NavigateTo(uri);
     }
@@ -123,7 +115,8 @@
         var uri = $"/media/tv/shows/page/{PageNumber + 1}";
         if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_query))
         {
-            uri = QueryHelpers.AddQueryString(uri, "query", _query);
+            (string key, string value) = _query.EncodeQuery();
+            uri = $"{uri}?{key}={value}";
         }
         _navigationManager.NavigateTo(uri);
     }

ErsatzTV/Shared/LetterBar.razor

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 @using ErsatzTV.Core.Search
+@using ErsatzTV.Extensions
 @using Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebUtilities
 <div class="letter-bar-container">
     <div class="letter-bar">
@@ -48,7 +49,8 @@
         var uri = $"{BaseUri}/page/{PageMap.PageMap[letter]}";
         if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Query))
         {
-            uri = QueryHelpers.AddQueryString(uri, "query", Query);
+            (string key, string value) = Query.EncodeQuery();
+            uri = $"{uri}?{key}={value}";
         }
         return uri + $"#letter-{letter}";
     }

ErsatzTV/Shared/MainLayout.razor

@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 @using System.Reflection
-@using Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebUtilities
+@using ErsatzTV.Extensions
-@using Microsoft.Extensions.Primitives
-@using System.Web
 @inherits LayoutComponentBase
 @inject NavigationManager _navigationManager
 
@@ -107,22 +105,12 @@
     protected override async Task OnParametersSetAsync()
     {
         await base.OnParametersSetAsync();
-
+        _query = _navigationManager.Uri.GetSearchQuery();
-        string query = new Uri(_navigationManager.Uri).Query;
-        if (QueryHelpers.ParseQuery(query).TryGetValue("query", out StringValues value))
-        {
-            _query = value;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            _query = string.Empty;
-        }
     }
 
     private void PerformSearch()
     {
-        string query = HttpUtility.UrlEncode(_query);
+        _navigationManager.NavigateTo(_query.GetRelativeSearchQuery(), true);
-        _navigationManager.NavigateTo($"/search?query={query}", true);
         StateHasChanged();
     }