API method requests

TazzyTazzy

I have alot of ideas, but for now, I'm requesting two simple API methods. :lynnma

1) Random images
smugmug.images.getRandom
Arguments:
SessionID - Required
Number of images - Optional, default of say ~5

Results:
Array of ImageIDs

Purpose: Get random images from smugmug.

Reason this should be in API: To get truely random images, you need to first get all album ID's, then a list of all ImageID within each album id. There could be several hundred API requests. Not to mention, several KB of data transfer for a list of all images within a smugmug gallery.

This method would be simple to implement on smugmug's side. I don't know your database tables, but a simple query would fullfill this request and minimize data transfer between the API and remote app. Keep in mind the following code has no security/sanity checking. Just example only..

if ($API_REQUEST == 0) {
$limit = 5;
} else {
$limit = $API_REQUEST;
}

$userID = $sessionID; // getting userid from the API session
$query = "select imageID FROM smugmug.images WHERE userID = '$userID' ORDER BY RAND() LIMIT $limit"

return mysql_query($query);

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2) Last XX images uploaded
smugmug.images.getLast
Arguments:
SessionID - Required
Number of images - Optional, default of say ~5

Results:
Array of ImageIDs

Purpose: Get latest images uploaded to smugmug.

Reason this should be in API: To get a list of the last images uploaded, you need to first get all album ID's, then a list of all ImageID within each album id. There could be several hundred API requests. Not to mention, several KB of data transfer for a list of all images within a smugmug gallery.

This method would be simple to implement on smugmug's side. I don't know your database tables, but a simple query would fullfill this request and minimize data transfer between the API and remote app. Keep in mind the following code has no security/sanity checking. Just example only..

if ($API_REQUEST == 0) {
$limit = 5;
} else {
$limit = $API_REQUEST;
}

$userID = $sessionID; // getting userid from the API session
$query = "select imageID FROM smugmug.images WHERE userID = '$userID' ORDER BY imageUploadStamp LIMIT $limit"

return mysql_query($query);

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As you can see, these two API functions would be nearly identical to each other, and should be fairly easy to implement. :thumb

Thoughts?

devbobo

Hey TazzyTazzy,

Have you thought about using the RSS/Atom feeds ?

You should be able to get the latest uploaded photos from there.

I know it would be nice to have an API method for this, but in all honesty there haven't been work done on the API on a long while....so I wouldn't hold my breath.

Cheers,

David