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Development support for those using the Plings API
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Plings Android App
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Hi there,
I've been working on developing an android app for Plings. It's
available on the market - [link]
- and the source is availible under the LGPL -
[link]
It uses the device's gps to do an api query on the latlong - and... more »
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Output API - Speeding up XML calls
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We're introducing a new parameter to the Output API which we hope will
dramatically decrease query times for your requests.
This applies to calls of the type:
[link]....
i.e. when requesting all activities as opposed to requesting
information on a single activity.... more »
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Young Rewired State Manchester :: 2nd-6th August
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(Please forward this email to anyone you think it might interest) - What is Young Rewired State? Young Rewired State (YRS) is a initiative that aims to support young developers and coders in using public data to build apps, websites and anything else that people may use. It is about mashing up and getting... more »
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Input API - Generating Keywords
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For a while we've been having discussions about 'better data' - and
one of the issues has always been the intelligent tagging of activity
data with keywords.
In a dataset that may not have the activity of your dreams (search),
presenting credible options/alternatives is important, and keywords... more »
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Output API - HTML in the data
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Hi
We were asked a question today about whether or not people using the
Output API can expect to encounter any HTML in the data.
The answer is that there could be some HTML tags in the Description
fields. We publish a sort of filtered HTML, so you may encounter any
of the following tags:... more »
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Fwd: Manchester Geek Night Wednesday 14th July: Fluid Db
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Hi all Apologies for cross posting - but this could be of interest to people Thanks Steven ---------- Forwarded message ---------- ...To: Steven Flower Hi Steven We're pleased to announce the next geek night will be an An Introduction to FluidDB - a social database in the cloud, with Nicholas Tollervey.... more »
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Plings Developer IRC Channel
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Hi Plings people, I wondered if there was an IRC channel for Plings developers and what the details were? If not, is it worth setting one up? Best regards, Chris Maiden direct: +44 33 33 404 405 office: +44 33 33 404 404 web: [link] skype: chris.maiden Registered in England and Wales - Company No. 06514505... more »
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Bugs & CouchDB Migration
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Hi, I've been doing some work on migrating Plings to CouchDB, partially as an exercise in improving my CouchDB skills and partially because I believe CouchDB would make a great way of storing Plings in the future. I have a few bugs in the current API and some thoughts on a CouchDB version. First the bugs:... more »
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Output API - new search parameters
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Hi All
Just to update you on a few new search parameters now available on the
Output API.
There are now, 'sortby' and 'sortorder' parameters that can be applied
to your request.
These are of particular use to anyone doing a postcode search. Until
now the default behaviour has been to return activities sorted by... more »
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Categories
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Last August we announced that the Plings data set could accept activity categorisation against recognised taxonomies. As of now - we have altered the output of the xml feed to reflect this. In February, Local Authorities will have to group their offer activities according to a taxonomy designed by the DCSF. This new... more »
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