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1MMcM
Bug: The name= parameter for works gets a search-related PHP error.
I did the obvious thing: drawing a Google Map of all the places for a work.
The data returned is almost pure CK. The exception is that works include the primary author. It would be nice to have some of the other basic non-Amazon data. For instance, for a work the title (the CK canonicaltitle is there). For an author, the list of works. That sort of thing. Perhaps these are due as other APIs, in which case I'll just wait.
An example of something simple that could be done with that little extra bit is a character cloud for a prolific fiction writer. Like Wodehouse.
(I rather suspect that I'm not the target programmer, so I only offer my opinions for what they're worth with no expectations.)
I did the obvious thing: drawing a Google Map of all the places for a work.
The data returned is almost pure CK. The exception is that works include the primary author. It would be nice to have some of the other basic non-Amazon data. For instance, for a work the title (the CK canonicaltitle is there). For an author, the list of works. That sort of thing. Perhaps these are due as other APIs, in which case I'll just wait.
An example of something simple that could be done with that little extra bit is a character cloud for a prolific fiction writer. Like Wodehouse.
(I rather suspect that I'm not the target programmer, so I only offer my opinions for what they're worth with no expectations.)
2conceptDawg
You are exactly the target audience for the API. Everyone is.
I'd love to see the mashup that you've done with the maps. Adding CK to Local is one of my projects that I've been wanting to do for a long time but just haven't gotten to it.
I'll check on the error in search. I was working on some support files last night and might have messed something up.
As for the other data that you are wanting. Yes, that data will be fulfilled using other method calls. Things like librarything.author.getinfo, librarything.work.getinfo, librarything.work.gettags, etc.
Coming soon.
I'd love to see the mashup that you've done with the maps. Adding CK to Local is one of my projects that I've been wanting to do for a long time but just haven't gotten to it.
I'll check on the error in search. I was working on some support files last night and might have messed something up.
As for the other data that you are wanting. Yes, that data will be fulfilled using other method calls. Things like librarything.author.getinfo, librarything.work.getinfo, librarything.work.gettags, etc.
Coming soon.
3conceptDawg
Actually, that's not my error. :)
I'll check on it and get things working again.
I'll check on it and get things working again.
4MMcM
> 2 I'd love to see the mashup
I'm not sure it deserves that name yet, since it just takes the search params in the URL and displays the map. As I indicated, I was only trying to get a feel for what's possible now.
But I uploaded it to http://home.comcast.net/~mmcm/lthacks/ along with the other things I've done.
It's written in Ruby, because the present Web Services seem to be oriented toward use in a server rather than in the browser and RoR is the fastest way to get a server written without thinking too much.
I'm not sure it deserves that name yet, since it just takes the search params in the URL and displays the map. As I indicated, I was only trying to get a feel for what's possible now.
But I uploaded it to http://home.comcast.net/~mmcm/lthacks/ along with the other things I've done.
It's written in Ruby, because the present Web Services seem to be oriented toward use in a server rather than in the browser and RoR is the fastest way to get a server written without thinking too much.
