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+/**************************************************************
+ *  Simple Node.js module for using the Bing Search API  *
+ **************************************************************/
+
+// Require dependencies
+var request = require('request'),
+    url = require('url'),
+    _ = require('underscore'),
+    qs = require('querystring');
+
+
+var Bing = function( options ) {
+
+    if( !(this instanceof Bing) ) return new Bing( options );
+
+    var defaults = {
+
+        //Bing Search API URI
+        rootUri: "https://api.datamarket.azure.com/Bing/Search/Web",
+        //TODO move the web part, to choose also Images
+
+        //Account Key
+        accKey: null,
+ 
+        //Bing UserAgent
+        userAgent: 'Bing Search Client for Node.js',
+
+        //Request Timeout
+        reqTimeout: 5000
+    };
+
+    //merge options passed in with defaults
+    this.options = _.extend(defaults, options)
+}
+
+
+Bing.prototype.search = function(query, callback, options) {
+
+  if(typeof callback != 'function') {
+    throw "Error: Callback function required!";
+  }
+
+  // TODO check if valid options
+
+  var opts = this.options;
+
+  if(options != null) {
+    opts = _.extend(this.options, options)
+  }
+
+  var reqUri = opts.rootUri
+                 + "?$format=json&"
+                 + qs.stringify({ "Query": "'" + query + "'" })
+
+  request({
+    uri: reqUri,
+    method: opts.method || "GET",
+    headers: {
+      "User-Agent": opts.userAgent
+    },
+    auth: {
+      user: opts.accKey,
+      pass: opts.accKey
+    },
+    timeout: opts.reqTimeout
+
+  }, callback);
+};
+
+module.exports = Bing;