[iRail] iRail API - Actionscript 3 wrapper
Joris Timmerman
joris.timmerman at gmail.com
Sat Aug 7 14:17:30 UTC 2010
Pieter,
Could you also implement the stations + coordinates list in the API as found
in /includes/coordinates.php .
Very handy when visualizing in an application.
Thanks.
2010/8/7 Joris Timmerman <joris.timmerman at gmail.com>
> 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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