[iRail] iRail API - Actionscript 3 wrapper
Joris Timmerman
joris.timmerman at gmail.com
Sat Aug 7 14:12:57 UTC 2010
Hi Pieter,
It was in the documentation.
2. Trainschedule
Request: http://api.irail.be/trains.php?to=STATION1&from=STATION2|||OPTIONAL:
&date=01-01-10&time=15:40&
*results=4*&lang=NL
2010/8/7 Pieter Colpaert <pieter.colpaert at gmail.com>
> Where did you read about the results parameter? It's not in the API
> specification anymore.
>
> It's not yet implemented. Might implement it soon though.
>
> Pieter
>
> On Sat, 2010-08-07 at 15:39 +0200, Joris Timmerman wrote:
> > Could it be that the results parameter (to indicate the number of
> > results returned) doesn't work?
> > Just checked the PHP code
> > in http://github.com/Tuinslak/iRail/blob/master/api/trains.php, I see
> > that the variable is stored in $results but never used again.
> >
> > 2010/8/7 Joris Timmerman <joris.timmerman at gmail.com>
> > Hi,
> >
> >
> > Implemented the last 2 features in the wrapper.
> > Let me know where I can commit them to.
> > I made an account on Github yesterday, username: joridor .
> >
> >
> > 2010/8/7 Pieter Colpaert <pieter.colpaert at gmail.com>
> >
> >
> > Ok. Fixed and implemented.
> >
> > I've added an option to the API &trainsonly
> > if 1, it will only return trains, if 0 it will also
> > return buses and
> > such. Default is 0.
> >
> > Wiki page: http://wiki.github.com/Tuinslak/iRail/api
> > Commit:
> >
> http://github.com/Tuinslak/iRail/commit/cde5e533c4ab22b91e34f2852d2809b26d2899fc
> >
> > The commit will be pushed to api.irail.be on Monday
> > It will be pushed to dev.irail.be/api tonight (I
> > think)
> >
> > Thanks Christophe for your investigation on the
> > product values. (It
> > helped ;-) )
> >
> > Pieter
> >
> >
> > On Sat, 2010-08-07 at 12:21 +0200, Joris Timmerman
> > wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > So long as the API gets updated, I'm willing to keep
> > this wrapper up to date.
> > > I agree with Yeri, I don't have a subscription for
> > busses and the fact I hate busses, I always set the
> > option on the nmbs website for trains only.
> > >
> > >
> > > Met vriendelijke groet,
> > > Kind regards,
> > >
> > > Joris Timmerman
> > > Sent from my iPhone
> > >
> > > Op 7-aug.-2010 om 01:12 heeft Pieter Colpaert
> > <pieter.colpaert at gmail.com> het volgende geschreven:
> > >
> > > >
> > > >>
> > > >> I explained the concept of an API to someone and
> > used the iRail API as
> > > >> an example.
> > > >> I build a wrapper to explain how things work, and
> > tonight I worked
> > > >> that example out to a full wrapper of Pieter's
> > API.
> > > >> (wrappers lower the the threshold for developers
> > to use the API, I've
> > > >> noticed this myself, especially in the Flash
> > community, as an author
> > > >> of a wrapper for Google's webservices, because
> > there are a lot of
> > > >> people with not much experience or not much time,
> > and when offered a
> > > >> wrapper, they're more eager to dig in).
> > > >> The full source is (was) included as an
> > attachment.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks, we will feature these wrappers on our
> > website soon. Are you
> > > > willing to keep it up to date?
> > > >
> > > >> On testing, I stumbled on something piculiar, one
> > of the suggested
> > > >> routes was a bus.
> > > >> Feature or bug?
> > > > Feature
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> Further I have a few (API-)feature requests
> > > >> * A way to find a station by an input, such
> > as Google Suggest
> > > >> with a few limited results, for
> > auto-completion for example.
> > > >> (indeed this can be done with the full
> > list, but I was
> > > >> suggesting this to avoid traffic to
> > download the full list)
> > > >
> > > > You should only download the entire list once, or
> > include it in the
> > > > application. When stations are added however, you
> > might want to update
> > > > this list. That's why this API function exists.
> > > >
> > > >> * A stationslist ordered hierarchally,
> > structered by zone (with
> > > >> a zone I mean a set of stations in one
> > city). -> drop that,
> > > >> Pieter got a very good point
> > > >
> > > > Thanks ;-)
> > > >
> > > >> * Possibllity to pass on to the API if the
> > given date & time is
> > > >> arrival or departure time.
> > > >
> > > > Fixed and commited:
> > > >
> >
> http://github.com/Tuinslak/iRail/commit/5f462523119d8022083b4e710844f743ed99efd3
> > > >
> > > > should be on the http://dev.irail.be/api pretty
> > soon now...
> > > >
> > > >> * ADDED: Possibllity to pass on the means of
> > travel in the API,
> > > >> (for example: trains only, trains and
> > busses, ...) (I would
> > > >> suggest to use an index, for example: -1
> > is all, 0 is only
> > > >> trains,...)
> > > >
> > > > I don't like this idea. I think buses should be
> > included if necessary
> > > > (as is default). What do others think of this
> > idea?
> > > >
> > > > Pieter
> > > >
> > > >
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> > joris.timmerman at gmail.com
> >
> >
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