API stands for Application Programming Interface. A program's API defines the proper way for a developer to request services from that program.
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Designing a RESTful API for a 3D Printer
I'm implementing a REST API to manage a 3D printer, it will add a layer to the system so instead of sending GCode commands (the language the controller understands) directly to the controller (an ...
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Go: stream chaining
My goal is to have a reusable pattern for doing concurrent stream processing in Go.
The stream has to be closable from any node.
Errors should cleanly close the stream and forward the error to the ...
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REST-ish API Account Controller - how's it look?
I still have to implement api keys for client auth, but so far this is what I have for users. This was built using WebAPI and SimpleMembership with Forms Auth:
Is Authenticated:
public class ...
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General Code Review - Key Press Handler
I have made a class to import into my projects to more easily handle the state of the keyboard so I can use stuff like:
if(Keys.returnKey(37)){
As opposed to setting up key listeners.
Could you ...
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Is it ok to use PHP's strpos and substr altogether in one statement?
I am using PHP to build a REST API. I want to receive requests from the URL in the following format:
http://mydomain.com/api/format/method?app_id=value&call=encrypted_request
So, I have modified ...
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Web API URI Schema Design [migrated]
I'm in the middle of designing an API for a very basic flashcard application for learning purposes and I'm wondering if you all think there can be any improvements.
In the app, a Folder contains ...
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how can i make this small jQuery serializeobject util any better
I have this little utility/helper which serializes a form into a javaScript object
$.fn.serializeObject = function(fn) {
var o = {},
a = ...
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Doubts about the quality of an API designed for use with minimal effort
This is going to be long, and I do hope it is going to make some kind of sense; I apologize if it doesn't. I'll try to provide exactly the amount of context that is necessary to understand the ...
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jQuery plugin boilerplate jquib - critics please
Inspired by jqueryboilerplate.com I extended their boilerplate to fit my needs. Comming from the PHP development I wanted to have good starting point for writing jQuery plugins with a defined ...
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Backbone.js Dependency Injection API Design
I'm writing a dependency injection plugin for the Backbone javascript framework, and I'm not sure what the API for constructor argument injection should look like.
Just for reference, Backbone ...
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How can this code become cleaner and less error prone? Especially the binary search part
How could this code become cleaner?
I think that the way I handle the interfaces and binary search could be improved.
I am trying to understand how to structure such a code 9and usage of APIs) in a ...
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User management in Node.JS
I have moved all my webserver code dealing with user management into a single Node.JS module that I paste below. I have spent time polishing it, and churned it through JSHint. I am generally happy ...
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(revised) Python script to access genealogy api for list of users and attributes
The problem the code is solving
This is a script to access the stackexchange api
for the genealogy site
and create a list of user dictionaries.
Ie each user dictionary contains the info about that ...
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Accessing a REST API with PHP
I'm currently using a scientific information management system that employs a RESTful API. I've never used this API with PHP, and I had a hard time finding best practice examples online. After some ...
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Is there a better way to loop through records and call an api?
I have a CakePHP function here that gets info for a twitter screen_name from the twitter api and writes it to a mysql db. I'm just looking for feedback about other ways to accomplish this that might ...
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Creating JavaScript API for first time; request review
I am creating a commercial API for the first time for responsive webpages/web applications (mobile devices).
I am new and, sadly, working alone as well as new to Javascript (long complicated story).
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PHP api design - anything done badly?
I have created an api in php and I was hoping some clever individuals would mind reviewing it to see what I could do better. I have commented it heavily to explain my reasoning. please feel free to ...
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Javascript API - Library Loader
What my API does and Why - A Brief Explanation
I have written a Javascript API that loads and houses libraries of code to do all sorts of things on websites.
Effectively, this is (will be) the base ...
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MixpanelAPI - my first open source project
I would love to hear feedback on my first open source project (a very simple async API for Mixpanel)
It implements a REST client for this REST HTTP API
Review requested on the following aspects:
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ACM API based Java exercise
I came across an exercise (in the book "The Art and Science of Java" by Eric Roberts) that requires using only GArc and GLine classes to create a lettering library which draws your initials on the ...
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Loading Javascript Libraries with PHP API
First question on this site so please take it easy on me and let me know if I infringe the common etiquette :-)
I have written the following script which simply:
Loops through javascript files ...
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Review My Custom Streaming Application - AJAX / TwitchTV
So I created this custom application and ported it into a few websites. It uses the TwitchTV API and pulls in active streams and the viewer count. The problem I run into is when the list gets so big ...
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RSpec integration tests for a simple Rails API
The Model is simple. A Player class with three attributes: first_name, last_name, and team_id.
I'm just trying to get a handle on TDD for what will expand into a much more robust API. Below is my ...
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Feedback on my Perl wrapper library (written using Moose) for a REST API
I wrote a wrapper library for a REST API (https://semantics3.com) in perl using the Moose library. I would like to gather some feedback on it (mainly on the oop part since I am new to moose), before ...
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Protecting certain model attributes from being exposed in an API
There can be a business or security requirement that certain fields on a model should never be exposed in an API. One approach to this is to tell the developers not to ever put the field in the API ...
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How can I optimize this linspace method build in Python's C API?
Today I built a linspace function in Python's C API, here is its code:
static PyObject *
linspace(PyObject * self, PyObject * args)
{
int n, i;
double start, end;
if ...
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Unit Testing Code that Calls RESTful API
So I'm writing a library which calls a RESTful API and then performs some work on the data. I've architected my code like this:
I have a class, let's call it APIRequestor that initiates a call to the ...
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Using tumblr API via php [closed]
I want to work with the tumblr API, however it looks like I failed at it yet. Do you have any clues for me?
<?php
/**
* User: dmendek
* Date: 18.07.12
* Time: 16:09
*/
class tumblrClass {
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Help with Zend Framework getAction method
I am new to MVC and Zend, so I have little idea what I am doing at the moment, but here is my question.
The following code is my get method for an API I am attempting to build in order to learn both. ...
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Fail-safe remote API operations - best practices
I'm working with two remote APIs, one which manages customers, the other (a Paypal API interface) which manages billing. To delete an account, I must delete the records from both.
function ...
