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[CodenStuff]

So-cns

The social feature of the site is still a work in progress and hope to get it finished early in the new year and as part of it I thought I would get started on a proper API for the site so we can integrate some site features into our projects and maybe get some Apple, Android and indeed Windows 8 apps made because I know a lot of people have been wanting those for a while.

As a starting point I decided to try create an API for the social feature of the site that would allow us to retrieve and update our social status list to/from the site and that is what I am currently working on rite now.

Here is a screenshot of my project showing a list of status messages retrieved using the API



Messages are outputted/received from the API in encoded format and decoded on the client side then using a custom panel a picturebox displays the avatar and a webbrowser control (with its functions disabled to make it static) displays the message itself.

Now I need to work on sending/updating messages lol

Working good so far cooll;

[Shim]

this is awesome is this a plugin of cns desktop ?

[Usman55]

No, it's not. It's a separate thing. Still, I would love some updates on the CNS Desktop. I kinda liked it but I won't be using it until the next update.

And Cody, now this is going somewhere. Many members tried to implement such stuff into their apps years ago (actually only 2 years before). And now it's being done officially. Good to know.

[Shim]

yah i love the cns desktop to but the chat box is not working for me when i enter my login credentials it doesnt move on

[CodenStuff]

Hello,

The site API is coming along quite well and so far for testing purposes I am able to retrieve the latest status messages with their replies and also access a site account to retrieve the friends list..unfortunately I dont seem to have any friends on my list so I used someone elses lol. If you dont have a lot of friends added to your list then now may be a good time to do it.



When the API is finished you will be able to choose from 2 formats when outputting/retrieving the date and these are Json and XML so you can select which is easiest for you to work with if you decide to use the API.

I think this will be a great feature for the site (if I can get it finished) because it means we will be able to create Android, iOS, Windows 8 and even web apps that integrate with the site much more easily and make the site more accessible for everyone.

If possible I plan to make the whole site accessible via the API including:
Status messages
Topics and Posts
Private messages
Chatroom

A great new feature for 2013 cooll;