court-api-wrapper/src/search.js

CLI & wrapper for CourtListener API

const axios = require("axios");

/**
 * Search court cases
 * @param {Object} options
 * @param {string} options.query - Search keyword
 * @param {string} [options.court] - Court code (e.g., scotus)
 * @param {string} [options.dateFiledMin] - Minimum filing date (YYYY-MM-DD)
 * @param {string} [options.dateFiledMax] - Maximum filing date (YYYY-MM-DD)
 * @param {number} [options.page=1] - Page number for pagination
 */
async function searchCases({ query, court, dateFiledMin, dateFiledMax, page = 1 }) {
  const url = new URL("https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v4/search/");
  
  if (query) url.searchParams.append("q", query);
  if (court) url.searchParams.append("court", court);
  if (dateFiledMin) url.searchParams.append("date_filed_min", dateFiledMin);
  if (dateFiledMax) url.searchParams.append("date_filed_max", dateFiledMax);
  url.searchParams.append("page", page);

  const { data } = await axios.get(url.toString());
  return data;
}

module.exports = { searchCases };