An API for printers and their cartridges. Please share your thoughts (opens in new tab)

(totalink.co.uk)

9 pointspopasmurf12y ago8 comments

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Please put the entire db on a torrent site, api is cool but not all that accessible. Why should beta access be needed? Not really in the spirit of freedom of information? Thanks.

elsurudo12y ago

An API will ensure that is it up-to-date, though.

goldenkey12y ago

Last updated August 20th so not sure about that.

An index would be nice in any case. Fuzzy searching, etc. The API is too specific at the moment and will be hard to hit the right printers.

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rw_grim12y ago

Using an API key with an online demo that uses an ajax response and exposes the demo API key is probably not the best idea...

ozh12y ago

extra touch: pretty format the JSON response from the "try it yourself" lookup

Also, allow more fuzzyness in the query maybe. For instance, "IP4000r" returns OK, but "IP 4000 R" (spaces) doesn't.

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8 comments

goldenkey12y ago

Please put the entire db on a torrent site, api is cool but not all that accessible. Why should beta access be needed? Not really in the spirit of freedom of information? Thanks.

elsurudo12y ago

An API will ensure that is it up-to-date, though.

goldenkey12y ago

Last updated August 20th so not sure about that.

An index would be nice in any case. Fuzzy searching, etc. The API is too specific at the moment and will be hard to hit the right printers.

1 more reply

rw_grim12y ago

Using an API key with an online demo that uses an ajax response and exposes the demo API key is probably not the best idea...

ozh12y ago

extra touch: pretty format the JSON response from the "try it yourself" lookup

Also, allow more fuzzyness in the query maybe. For instance, "IP4000r" returns OK, but "IP 4000 R" (spaces) doesn't.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse