Less Accounting's API is not Less... (XML vs. JSON) :-(

41 views
Skip to first unread message

Mike Schinkel

unread,
Apr 27, 2011, 7:58:53 PM4/27/11
to Less Accounting API
I'm evaluating accounting packages and best I can tell Less Accounting
seems to support "more" (XML) instead of "less" (JSON.) XML is so
much more work to deal with.

DId I miss JSON in the docs, or is Less really (unfortunately) more in
this case?

Steven Bristol

unread,
May 7, 2011, 9:43:13 AM5/7/11
to less-acco...@googlegroups.com

You're right, we wrote the api before there was json and haven't
updated it. I'll add it to our list of things to do. What language are
you using to hit the api?

cheers,
steven bristol

Mike Schinkel

unread,
May 7, 2011, 2:38:03 PM5/7/11
to less-acco...@googlegroups.com
We are not a customer yet, but evaluating. We would be using PHP 5 with WordPress.

Sent from my iPhone

> --
> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Less Accounting API" group.
> To post to this group, send email to less-acco...@googlegroups.com.
> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to less-accounting...@googlegroups.com.
> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/less-accounting-api?hl=en.
>

Scott Butler

unread,
May 10, 2011, 8:25:18 PM5/10/11
to Less Accounting API
JSON would be great! I'm using PHP 5 with the cakePHP framework.
Would be happy to be a beta tester. I plan to do a lot of integration
work with less accounting, so I would prefer to start off with JSON.

Steven Bristol

unread,
May 12, 2011, 8:08:03 AM5/12/11
to less-acco...@googlegroups.com
On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 8:25 PM, Scott Butler <goldco...@gmail.com> wrote:
> JSON would be great!  I'm using PHP 5 with the cakePHP framework.
> Would be happy to be a beta tester. I plan to do a lot of integration
> work with less accounting, so I would prefer to start off with JSON.
>


I hear you. We will add this to the list.

Steven Bristol

unread,
May 12, 2011, 4:00:06 PM5/12/11
to less-acco...@googlegroups.com
We're gonna try to have json support in prod next week.

cheers,
steve

Scott Butler

unread,
May 13, 2011, 5:41:41 PM5/13/11
to Less Accounting API
Great! Will it also be supported in the "private api"?

Thanks,
Scott

Steven Bristol

unread,
May 14, 2011, 10:16:18 AM5/14/11
to less-acco...@googlegroups.com
On Friday, May 13, 2011, Scott Butler <goldco...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Great!  Will it also be supported in the "private api"?
>
> Thanks,
> Scott


It should be supported everywhere. If we miss it some place, just let us know.

Steve

--


Cheers,
Steven Bristol
st...@lesseverything.com

--------------------------------------------------
http://lesseverything.com -- home
http://b.lesseverything.com -- blog
http://lessaccounting.com -- accounting
http://lesstimespent.com -- time tracking
http://lessprojects.com -- project management

Reply all
Reply to author
Forward
0 new messages