[iRail] APIv1.1

[Bart De Gruyter]

Do we need to ask Els Ampe to try to get things movin' in the right 
direction at the mivb or are things not yet too bad? If you want I can 
give Els Ampe a call...
But before calling her we should decide what we want to obtain from the 
MIVB and from her.


On 2011-06-04 22:18, Christophe Versieux wrote:
> Dear mailing list,
>
> As you know , the MIVB didn't want to share his data with us and I am 
> therefore planning to add these informations to my current application.
>
> I think that feature may start a bigger war than with the NMBS. They 
> seem to be faster to react, and I think eMich will see us a threat for 
> his application (eMich, if you are on the mailing list, feel free to 
> send us your opinion).
>
> I would like to have your opinion on this point, should we begin to 
> code applications or is it time to think a little bit before, and 
> maybe try to contact them?
>
> Yeri, Pieter, I was not there at the meeting you had with their staff, 
> so I don't know their feelings for us.
>
> Kind regards
>
> Christophe
>
>
>> 	Pieter Colpaert <mailto:pieter.colpaert at gmail.com>
>> 8 mars 2011 19:44
>>
>>
>> Dear Communitah,
>>
>> I have been writing code; In fact I've rewritten the entire stack behind
>> the iRail API. The code now is extensible for inputs (can handle
>> different companies) and is extensible for outputs (you can add your own
>> outputmethod in no time.). Supported output methods at this time: json,
>> jsonp and xml. Supported inputs are: NMBS and I'm working on MIVB. De
>> Lijn is coming soon as well.
>>
>> The new API code needs to be tested on http://dev.api.irail.be
>>
>> PLEASE TEST YOUR APPS ON THIS API AND FILL IN THIS DOODLE:
>> http://www.doodle.com/3bschxxv9z6k9vp3
>>
>> Changelog:
>> ----------
>>
>> * add «&system=company» to your request to get the API responses for
>> other companies. Default remains NMBS (STIB won't work at this moment,
>> you'll have to use the Flemish name MIVB. If you don't like this, feel
>> free to hack this in)
>>
>> * MIVB status: liveboard and stations kind of work
>>
>> * the liveboard call for the NMBS will return the information for the
>> next hour. This was not like this by default until now.
>>
>> Additions to the json:
>> * stationinfo: in each call this will contain more information about a
>> station
>> * platforminfo: more information about the station
>> * the Liveboard bug if only 1 train arriving for json has been fixed
>> * the array bug in json has been fixed
>>
>> Next steps:
>> * End of the week I want to see this new API code go public
>> * After next week APIv1.1 will be frozen and will get the "stable" flag
>> * I'll start coding APIv2.0 and ask feedback on specification
>> * MIVB will get coded in meantime
>>
>> Pieter
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