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[Adrian]

Originally Posted by Wi3ld

I generally develop on my laptop before finally pushing it to my staging VPS, then eventually Live. Therefore, initially I don't have a static IP. Do you open the api based on IP allow list?

Yeah, it's a REALLY simple API, not meant to be secure (all information transferred is public, no sensitive data) but only to limit the usage of the database and website resources.

Yes, there's an IP allow list, so you can send me your dynamic one just for a test.

[Slartibartfast]

Originally Posted by Wi3ld

I generally develop on my laptop before finally pushing it to my staging VPS, then eventually Live. Therefore, initially I don't have a static IP. Do you open the api based on IP allow list?

I recommend you writting a small proxy which will run on your VPS. Proxy accepts requests from your dev PC, forwards it to NGD's API server and sends response back to your PC. That's few lines of python code.

[Wi3ld]

Originally Posted by Slartibartfast

I recommend you writting a small proxy which will run on your VPS. Proxy accepts requests from your dev PC, forwards it to NGD's API server and sends response back to your PC. That's few lines of python code.

It's not a massive problem - I'm just glad we've got an API. But it would make more sense to limit the requests to the server instead of an IP allow list.. especially if it's just transmitting information that can be publicly obtained through the website anyway. I might try and hit my ISP up for a static IP in any case. I'm paying them enough :P

[mute]

I just made a few tests with the API.

Looks quite well.

You can check it out at: http://regnum-online.de/api/api.php

It makes a request to the API every time you load the page. Of course it should store the data into my database in the future and only make a request every minute to be actual...


I found a small error with the gems. So far, on Haven Syrtis has all Ignis gems, but the API says that Alsius has 1 Ignis gem. The same error occurs on the War-Status page here.

[Adrian]

Originally Posted by mute

I found a small error with the gems. So far, on Haven Syrtis has all Ignis gems, but the API says that Alsius has 1 Ignis gem. The same error occurs on the War-Status page here.

This is a known error, but it isn't in the API or the website. Somehow the game is storing it incorrectly.

[kmdk]

Originally Posted by Wi3ld

Thank you for not using XML based responses <3

You can with easy convert xml to json or JSON to XML with xml2json.
So not matter what kind of format you use ,but lets say good that finaly there is a official API

There was no barrier before to get this data before ,using cURL,grep,scraperwiki,DOM php selector ..etc and export them as json or xml from main site ..the issue is if main site is real time or not ,or is cached or not ... hopping this API is more real time ...

[Wi3ld]

Originally Posted by kmdk

... hopping this API is more real time ...

Getting the world status (ie: Online/Offline/Under Maintenance) is Real time. Getting the war status is updated every minute, as far as I understand it.

[mute]

Originally Posted by Adrian

This is a known error, but it isn't in the API or the website. Somehow the game is storing it incorrectly.

Answers like this really make me laugh...

I would search like hell to fix this... (if it would be in my own programs, scripts... )

Originally Posted by Wi3ld

Getting the world status (ie: Online/Offline/Under Maintenance) is Real time. Getting the war status is updated every minute, as far as I understand it.

Right... Seems to be the most actual... Real time would be better but I think it would hurt the server ^^

[Adrian]

Originally Posted by mute

Answers like this really make me laugh...

I would search like hell to fix this... (if it would be in my own programs, scripts... )

Not my area, sadly. I should have said "I know this error". I'd check it too if it were my code.

[Hayir]

Any plans on adding the events section back?