Web API now live

#1 Guest_ElatedOwl_*

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Posted 21 February 2013 - 03:28 PM

Some weeks ago I set out to make a JSON returning web service to make retrieving info from the forum possible from external interfaces.

What does this mean for a normal user? It is now possible to make non-browser clients or even access specific information from an external website. I personally plan on making a desktop app and an android notification app.

For developers, the documentation (if you can even call that) can be found here.

Later tonight I will make a cheap/dumbed down desktop client in C# and release the source code as an example.

#2 Guest_ElatedOwl_*

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Posted 21 February 2013 - 03:28 PM

I stopped being a lazy ass - here's a link to a ZIP containing a VS2012 C# project.

I show two different ways of deserializing JSON - one into dynamic objects and one from a known class.

The UI is a single form and single threaded so requests lock the UI.

This does not (and will not ever) cover the entire API - if you need help with a specific portion please post and I can include it in the sample.