Future-proofing/improving XML-RPC requests

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  Kevin L. Kitchens Registered Users Posts: 149 Major grins

  February 11, 2008 edited February 11, 2008

  devbobo wrote:

  Hey Guys,
  
  A lot of our 3rd XML-RPC applications rely on the order of parameters as the means of identifying parameters, there is a more robust method by which to make these calls.
  
  Instead of calling smumug.login.withPassword...
  

  <?xml version="1.0"?>
  <methodCall>
    <methodName>smugmug.login.withPassword</methodName>
    <params>
      <param>
        <value>
          <string>[insert email address]</string>
        </value>
      </param>
      <param>
        <value>
          <string>[insert password]</string>
        </value>
      </param>
      <param>
        <value>
          <string>1.2.0</string>
        </value>
      </param>
      <param>
        <value>
          <string>[insert api key]</string>
        </value>
      </param>
    </params>
  </methodCall>
  

  
  the request can be made like this...

  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
  <methodCall>
    <methodName>smugmug.login.withPassword</methodName>
    <params>
      <param>
        <value>
          <struct>
            <member>
              <name>EmailAddress</name>
              <value>
                <string>[insert email address]</string>
              </value>
            </member>
            <member>
              <name>Password</name>
              <value>
                <string>[insert password]</string>
              </value>
            </member>
            <member>
              <name>APIKey</name>
              <value>
                <string>[insert api key]</string>
              </value>
            </member>
          </struct>
        </value>
      </param>
    </params>
  </methodCall>
  

  
  with no reliance on parameter order.
  
  Something to think about
  
  David

  
  Does anyone have links to sample C# code on how to make these calls in this manner?

  Kevin L. Kitchens
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  Nikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins

  February 11, 2008 edited February 11, 2008

  I say go struct - just let us know before you hit us with it

  "May the f/stop be with you!"

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  devbobo Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 4,339 SmugMug Employee

  February 11, 2008 edited February 11, 2008

  Nikolai wrote:

  I say go struct - just let us know before you hit us with it

  
  Nik,
  
  It's possible to send like this now with no change on our end.
  
  Cheers,
  
  David

  David Parry
  SmugMug API Developer
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  Nikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins

  February 11, 2008 edited February 11, 2008

  devbobo wrote:

  Nik,
  It's possible to send like this now with no change on our end.
  Cheers,
  David

  Great!
  I was planning on some fixup work tonight, so I might as well change this one, too:-)

  "May the f/stop be with you!"

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  Nikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins

  February 12, 2008 edited February 12, 2008

  Nikolai wrote:

  Great!
  I was planning on some fixup work tonight, so I might as well change this one, too:-)

  David,
  FWIF S*E v.188 now uses the improved struct format on all the logins.

  "May the f/stop be with you!"

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  devbobo Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 4,339 SmugMug Employee

  February 12, 2008 edited February 12, 2008

  Nikolai wrote:

  David,
  FWIF S*E v.188 now uses the improved struct format on all the logins.

  
  ok cool
  
  however, structs can be used on all methods calls.

  David Parry
  SmugMug API Developer
  My Photos

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