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how to create twitter style API url.. - El Forum - 07-26-2010

[eluser]Unknown[/eluser]
Hello,

I want to share how to create Twitter style API url.

twitter using API Url like this :

Code:
http://search.twitter.com/search.json?callback=foo&q=twitter

now we create this configuration
in application/config.php :

Code:
$config['uri_protocol']         = "PATH_INFO";

$config['enable_query_strings'] = TRUE;

$config['controller_trigger']   = 'cxx';

$config['function_trigger']     = 'mxx';

$config['directory_trigger']    = 'dxx'; // experimental not currently in use

because i only need 1 controller using this, then i create this in my application/route.php

Code:
// Weather Services

$route['weather.json(.*)']   = "welcome/weather/json$1";

$route['weather.xml(.*)']    = "welcome/weather/xml$1";

// Location Based on CellID

$route['loc.json(.*)']       = "welcome/loc/json$1";

$route['loc.xml(.*)']        = "welcome/loc/xml$1";

then, in my controller as usually, i create function weather and loc like this :

Code:
function weather($type) {

    ..... rest of code .....

    switch($type) {

        case 'xml':

             $this->_outputXML();

             break;

        case 'json':

             $this->_outputJSON();

             break;

        default:

             $this->_error();

    }

}

function loc($type) {

    ..... rest of code .....

    switch($type) {

        case 'xml':

             $this->_outputXML();

             break;

        case 'json':

             $this->_outputJSON();

             break;

        default:

             $this->_error();

    }

}

and you can call the url http://your.server.url/weather.json?param and http://your.server.url/loc.json?param

that's it..

thanks

how to create twitter style API url.. - El Forum - 07-26-2010

[eluser]WanWizard[/eluser]
You need a patch that allows you to use segments for URI routing while not destroying the query string.

see http://ellislab.com/forums/viewthread/159382/P15/#768040

how to create twitter style API url.. - El Forum - 07-26-2010

[eluser]Unknown[/eluser]
[quote author="WanWizard" date="1280149851"]You need a patch that allows you to use segments for URI routing while not destroying the query string.

see http://ellislab.com/forums/viewthread/159382/P15/#768040[/quote]

Thanks WanWizard for correction..