Inconsistent album.getInfo response (login.anonymously vs. withPassword)
darryl
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So, as I was messing with the API (1.2.0), I discovered a small little difference in the format of the response you get back from album.getInfo depending on if you've logged in anonymously or withPassword. Namely, the Album id is not returned as an attribute when you login anonymously.
Anonymously:
With Password:
Sure, you get lots more info when you're logged in. I understand that.
But why does the format change? And sure, it's unlikely that you'll be logging in differently in the same code, but it's kind of annoying if you've got two different apps, or if you're just trying to learn the darned API. :-{
Anonymously:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<rsp stat="ok">
<method>smugmug.albums.getInfo</method>
<Album Position="18" ImageCount="16" Title="Foo" Description="Bar" LastUpdated="2007-09-24 16:49:01">
<Album id="1234567"/>
<Highlight id="0"/>
<Category id="123456"/>
<SubCategory id="0"/>
</Album>
</rsp>
With Password:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<rsp stat="ok">
<method>smugmug.albums.getInfo</method>
<Album id="1234567" Position="18" ImageCount="16" Title="Foo" Description="Bar" Keywords="" Public="1" Password="" PasswordHint="" Printable="1" Filenames="1" Comments="1" External="1" Originals="1" EXIF="1" Share="1" SortMethod="Position" SortDirection="0" LastUpdated="2007-09-24 16:49:01" FamilyEdit="0" FriendEdit="0" HideOwner="0" CanRank="0" Clean="0" Geography="1" SmugSearchable="1" WorldSearchable="0" Larges="1" Protected="0" Watermarking="0" DefaultColor="0" ProofDays="0" Backprinting="" Header="1">
<Highlight id="0"/>
<Category id="123456"/>
<SubCategory id="0"/>
<Community id="0"/>
<Watermark id="0"/>
<Template id="0"/>
</Album>
</rsp>
Sure, you get lots more info when you're logged in. I understand that.
But why does the format change? And sure, it's unlikely that you'll be logging in differently in the same code, but it's kind of annoying if you've got two different apps, or if you're just trying to learn the darned API. :-{
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Looks like it could be a bug. I will have a closer look tomorrow.
Cheers,
David
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--Darryl