Hi Everyone,
as some of you might have noticed, KeepVid went downhill. I don't know exactly when, however I found an alternative: http://www.tubegrip.com. It works pretty well...
Here is a sample use of this library:
PLAIN TEXT
Actionscript:
public function startTest():void
{
_client = TubeGripClient.getInstance();
// this takes a url from YouTube they call Watch Urls.. basically, the url [...]
Hi Everyone,
this is a follow-up to the following posts:
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
In this post, I will add code to identify each request uniquely, give you a class called "AbstractClient" that will handle most of the mechanics and is easily extended. The idea is to give you a base on which to build. Essentially, for [...]
Hi everyone,
I had all but forgotten about this post on the official Youtube docs.. I will spend some time in the near future on the API to clear up some confusion and write more examples; plus finish the implementation of the interactive part of the functionality.
In the meantime, here is the link to [...]
Hi Everyone,
[UPDATE Jan 19th, 2008]
I've just modified RESTProxy.php to handle gzip encoding from the client-side. It was quite simple. I was trying to consume web services on Discogs.com and it requires that you accept gzip encoding..
a while back, almost a year ago now, I published a little package of code called RESTProxy. This proxy is [...]
Hi Everyone,
this is a quick post on getting spelling suggestions from Yahoo. I created a tiny client, (Singleton). It dispatches 2 events:
YahooClientEvent.SPELLING_SUGGESTION_READY -- when the suggestion is ready
YahooClientEvent.SPELLING_SUGGESTION_FAILED -- when the request failed
Hi Everyone,
A few years ago Real Networks launched some webservices that you can use to find artists, tracks and the like. Although their license is quite limiting, you can view their SDK Documentation here: http://webservices.rhapsody.com/rwssdk/rwssdk_v1_5.pdf the main website being here: http://webservices.rhapsody.com/.
Hi Everyone,
This is the third installment of the series, you can find the first two here:
Part 1 - http://blog.martinlegris.com/?p=87
Part 2 - http://blog.martinlegris.com/?p=90
Today I will develop on the data handling once the data is received from the webservice calls.
I will describe some methodologies I've developped that help mainstream data handling by using custom data types to [...]
Hi Everyone,
[UPDATE Jan 19th, 2008]
I've just modified RESTProxy.php to handle gzip encoding from the client-side. It was quite simple. I was trying to consume web services on Discogs.com and it requires that you accept gzip encoding.. The source has been modified.
Mise en situtation
for those who have been following the development of the AS3 Youtube Data [...]
Hi Everyone,
the first part of this tutorial can be found here: Tutorial - Consuming REST web services in ActionScript 3 - Part 1.
Today I will continue on the exploration of consuming REST web services in ActionScript 3. We will cover possible errors first, then create a versatile web service client object which is easily adaptable [...]
Hi Everyone,
YouTube released a few days ago a new version of their data API. You can now interact with the system; you are no longer limited to simply retreiving publicly available information. You can now
Add, Remove and Modify Favorites
Create, Modify and Delete Playlists
Add To, Remove From and Reorder Playlists
Upload, Delete and Update Videos
Rate and Comment [...]