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Developer API

« on: April 25, 2008, 11:13:48 pm »

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A few of the admins and I have been throwing around ideas releated to creating a developer API for this site, so that games can access the ZFGC database (obviously limited, not giving out passwords or anything stupid like that) and implement things such as highscore tables, gamertags, achievments, rupee rewards and similar ideas.

Anyhow, I just wanted to know your thoughts on this?

Sorry for the fast post, my battery is about to die.

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4Sword	Re: Developer API « Reply #1 on: April 25, 2008, 11:20:33 pm »
Reputation: +8/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 6604	I think that sounds !@#$% awesome. Logged

Source Internet Tough Guy.	Re: Developer API « Reply #2 on: April 25, 2008, 11:23:12 pm »
Things to see and people to do. Reputation: +0/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 2289	I like that. Do it now. Logged
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Hammer Bro. Mike Hammer Bro. Mike	Re: Developer API « Reply #3 on: April 25, 2008, 11:34:18 pm »
The Mike Reputation: +0/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 2022	Great idea! I'd go with it. Logged
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Giverny Christ on Acid	Re: Developer API « Reply #4 on: April 25, 2008, 11:44:08 pm »
Bitte ScheiÃŸe Reputation: +0/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 1159	Do it. Logged
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.Syko	Re: Developer API « Reply #5 on: April 26, 2008, 12:14:19 am »
Life is Terminal, =) Reputation: +0/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 78	that sounds like a WINdea, meaning it needs to be done. Logged

Zero Beat	Re: Developer API « Reply #6 on: April 26, 2008, 12:44:55 am »
Reputation: +0/-0 Offline Posts: 531	Sounds extremely dangerous. For that kind of stuff you'd have to give both read and wright access to the database, and that could easily be hacked to allow them full access. Logged
Reputation: +0/-0 Offline Posts: 531	So give me you're code and add mine: Code: 4296-2644-3642 Quote from: Theforeshadower on April 28, 2008, 06:53:50 pm Sorry guys. I just don't have the time anymore for the CP. Working two jobs and just having a couple hours to play my Wii and continue learning programming just is not leaving me free time to focus on the CP. I feel that it's my obligation to step aside as Level Director. It's just a time issue. Since I am also a global mod that also takes some of my focus from the CP. So, it's nothing against anybody or what not, I'm just out of time anymore it seems. Sorry again. Quote from: Andrew on March 11, 2008, 05:28:07 pm wtf, i remember posts that used to have content explaining reasons rather than ways to get rises out of users with a youtube video and no reason as to why! How to post maturely: Quote from: .TakaM on May 17, 2008, 01:18:42 am epic intolerance, I caught aids from the stupidity in your post Quote from: .TakaM on May 17, 2008, 01:18:42 am why not issue everyone 5 opinion tokens for each year, if they voice their opinion without presenting a token- they can be legally murdered Make sure every post you make is mature like these two (and there's many more). You just can't beat ZFGC's friendliness and maturity!

Source Internet Tough Guy.	Re: Developer API « Reply #7 on: April 26, 2008, 12:51:36 am »
Things to see and people to do. Reputation: +0/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 2289	Quote from: God of Twilight on April 26, 2008, 12:44:55 am Sounds extremely dangerous. For that kind of stuff you'd have to give both read and wright access to the database, and that could easily be hacked to allow them full access. To which I respond: Quote from: Infini on April 25, 2008, 11:13:48 pm A few of the admins and I have been throwing around ideas releated to creating a developer API for this site, so that games can access the ZFGC database (obviously limited, not giving out passwords or anything stupid like that) and implement things such as highscore tables, gamertags, achievments, rupee rewards and similar ideas. I'm sure the administration is smart enough to limit the abilities of non-staff who access the database. Logged
	The very existence of flamethrowers proves that sometime, somewhere, someone thought to themselves "You know, I really want to set those people over there on fire." - George Carlin (!@#$%) Hear the haunting words (They'll find you alone) lost children with no heart are crying (Turning their hearts into stone) and you're the lost mother they're calling Go now, run and hide (seek more than vengeance) I hear them crying at night (your pain is their satisfaction) outside when the planets are falling (for the rest of time) They want to feel and know you hear them (Go now, run and hide)

Zero Beat	Re: Developer API « Reply #8 on: April 26, 2008, 12:58:18 am »
Reputation: +0/-0 Offline Posts: 531	Quote from: Source on April 26, 2008, 12:51:36 am Quote from: God of Twilight on April 26, 2008, 12:44:55 am Sounds extremely dangerous. For that kind of stuff you'd have to give both read and wright access to the database, and that could easily be hacked to allow them full access. To which I respond: Quote from: Infini on April 25, 2008, 11:13:48 pm A few of the admins and I have been throwing around ideas releated to creating a developer API for this site, so that games can access the ZFGC database (obviously limited, not giving out passwords or anything stupid like that) and implement things such as highscore tables, gamertags, achievments, rupee rewards and similar ideas. I'm sure the administration is smart enough to limit the abilities of non-staff who access the database. Quote so that games can access the ZFGC database and implement things such as highscore tables, gamertags, achievments, rupee rewards and similar ideas. How are they going to magically let you do this without giving you read/write access than? Logged
Reputation: +0/-0 Offline Posts: 531	So give me you're code and add mine: Code: 4296-2644-3642 Quote from: Theforeshadower on April 28, 2008, 06:53:50 pm Sorry guys. I just don't have the time anymore for the CP. Working two jobs and just having a couple hours to play my Wii and continue learning programming just is not leaving me free time to focus on the CP. I feel that it's my obligation to step aside as Level Director. It's just a time issue. Since I am also a global mod that also takes some of my focus from the CP. So, it's nothing against anybody or what not, I'm just out of time anymore it seems. Sorry again. Quote from: Andrew on March 11, 2008, 05:28:07 pm wtf, i remember posts that used to have content explaining reasons rather than ways to get rises out of users with a youtube video and no reason as to why! How to post maturely: Quote from: .TakaM on May 17, 2008, 01:18:42 am epic intolerance, I caught aids from the stupidity in your post Quote from: .TakaM on May 17, 2008, 01:18:42 am why not issue everyone 5 opinion tokens for each year, if they voice their opinion without presenting a token- they can be legally murdered Make sure every post you make is mature like these two (and there's many more). You just can't beat ZFGC's friendliness and maturity!

Source Internet Tough Guy.	Re: Developer API « Reply #9 on: April 26, 2008, 01:01:05 am »
Things to see and people to do. Reputation: +0/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 2289	Quote from: God of Twilight on April 26, 2008, 12:58:18 am How are they going to magically let you do this without giving you read/write access than? PHP and MySQL. That is, assuming that ZFGC uses MySQL. Logged
	The very existence of flamethrowers proves that sometime, somewhere, someone thought to themselves "You know, I really want to set those people over there on fire." - George Carlin (!@#$%) Hear the haunting words (They'll find you alone) lost children with no heart are crying (Turning their hearts into stone) and you're the lost mother they're calling Go now, run and hide (seek more than vengeance) I hear them crying at night (your pain is their satisfaction) outside when the planets are falling (for the rest of time) They want to feel and know you hear them (Go now, run and hide)

.Syko	Re: Developer API « Reply #10 on: April 26, 2008, 01:33:52 am »
Life is Terminal, =) Reputation: +0/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 78	Im sure that they could if they dont currently. Logged

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« Reply #11 on: April 26, 2008, 01:51:11 am »

If not now, when?
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Quote from: God of Twilight on April 26, 2008, 12:58:18 am

Quote from: Source on April 26, 2008, 12:51:36 am
Quote from: God of Twilight on April 26, 2008, 12:44:55 am
Sounds extremely dangerous. For that kind of stuff you'd have to give both read and wright access to the database, and that could easily be hacked to allow them full access.

To which I respond:

Quote from: Infini on April 25, 2008, 11:13:48 pm
A few of the admins and I have been throwing around ideas releated to creating a developer API for this site, so that games can access the ZFGC database (obviously limited, not giving out passwords or anything stupid like that) and implement things such as highscore tables, gamertags, achievments, rupee rewards and similar ideas.

I'm sure the administration is smart enough to limit the abilities of non-staff who access the database.
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so that games can access the ZFGC database and implement things such as highscore tables, gamertags, achievments, rupee rewards and similar ideas.
How are they going to magically let you do this without giving you read/write access than?

By creating a Developer API... Direct access to the database isn't really an API

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Cassyblanca	Re: Developer API « Reply #12 on: April 26, 2008, 02:46:02 am »
Minalien Reputation: +10/-1 Offline Gender: Posts: 2119	There's also the possibility of somebody on the administrative side, namely Infinitus, writing server software that receives messages from games that identifies the information, granting zero direct database access to applications. Logged
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Oni_Link	Re: Developer API « Reply #13 on: April 26, 2008, 02:48:06 am »
:'O Reputation: +0/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 929	Thats a great idea! Logged

Ness	Re: Developer API « Reply #14 on: April 26, 2008, 02:48:40 am »
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« Reply #15 on: April 26, 2008, 03:02:01 am »

Life is Terminal, =)
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Quote from: CassyXY on April 26, 2008, 02:46:02 am

There's also the possibility of somebody on the administrative side, namely Infinitus, writing server software that receives messages from games that identifies the information, granting zero direct database access to applications.

i feel slightly stupid now. Im sorta surprised that I didnt think of that sort of possibility. I really have had that sort of train of thought in my head for sometime, just never been reality.

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Wasabi	Re: Developer API « Reply #16 on: April 26, 2008, 04:08:44 am »
Reputation: +3/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 3374	sounds like a great idea. Logged
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Infinitus	Re: Developer API « Reply #17 on: April 26, 2008, 09:10:58 am »
Reputation: +3/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 6629	Yeh CassyXY kind of has it. I obviously won't be allowing games direct access to the database, thats far, far to insecure, instead there will be a server script that will recieve messages from the API stopping any direct access to the DB. Logged

Sophist	Re: Developer API « Reply #18 on: April 26, 2008, 09:13:43 am »
Reputation: +0/-0 Offline Posts: 775	Quote from: CassyXY on April 26, 2008, 02:46:02 am There's also the possibility of somebody on the administrative side, namely Infinitus, writing server software that receives messages from games that identifies the information, granting zero direct database access to applications. that would be best, but more work for him Logged
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Domo	Re: Developer API « Reply #19 on: April 26, 2008, 04:10:48 pm »
Reputation: +1/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 1569	I think this sounds like a great idea, assuming that it can be done in a secure manner, (it sounds like it can). Since I'm personally not into development I wouldn't be using it personally, but I think I would definitely get a lot of use out of it, (if that makes any sense, lol). Logged
Reputation: +1/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 1569	Quote from: Shefali on May 04, 2008, 06:47:08 am You rich !@#$%. I wish I could afford AIDs. Payback's a !@#$% BTW Mamoruanime was here

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