On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 10:36 PM, Richard Pope <[email protected]> wrote: > Looks Like Sym Roe has made an HTML -> JSON API scraper: > > https://twitter.com/#!/symroe/status/111551414265839618
Now serving at: http://fmt.talusdesign.co.uk/[slug] IE: http://fmt.talusdesign.co.uk/fix-the-dire-cycle-parking-shortage-at-cambridge-s > On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 9:46 PM, Tom Steinberg <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> Thanks for expressing an interest, and so quickly! >> >> The reason I suggested screen scraping was because I was really hoping >> this might be something that could be done without knocking Louise off >> the 300+ open tickets she has in her github to do list at the moment! >> >> However, if it can't really be done reasonably without an API then >> don't worry, it was just a long shot. >> >> night, >> >> Tom >> >> On 7 September 2011 21:33, Ryan Cullen <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Like Sam said if you could add something simple like returning json by >>> appending .json to the end that would be great. >>> Also looking at the source I can see Campaign IDs, do you either have an API >>> for ID->slug or a different url format which accepts the ID >>> eg http://www.fixmytransport.com/campaign.php?id=146 as then the ID could be >>> used in the short url? >>> Ryan Cullen >>> >>> http://blog.artesea.co.uk >>> @artesea >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 19:54, Ryan Cullen <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Tom is there an API to get the campaign info from, instead of scraping? >>>> Either way pretty easy to knock something up (just not sure I'm awake >>>> enough to do it tonight before someone else does it) >>>> >>>> Ryan >>>> >>>> On Sep 7, 2011 7:42 PM, "Tom Steinberg" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> > Hi everyone, >>>> > >>>> > This is one of my occasional 'would anyone feel like hacking this as a >>>> > volunteer?' appeals. Here goes... >>>> > >>>> > I'm spending a fair bit of time leaving comments on FixMyTransport >>>> > problems, suggesting what people might do in order to get the things >>>> > they want fixing, fixed. >>>> > >>>> > Quite often, the honest answer is that the best thing that they can >>>> > probably do is print a page of A4 with an appeal, and stick it on/next >>>> > to the bus stop where they wait for their problematic bus. >>>> > >>>> > What would be REALLY COOL is this - a web page where I could stick the >>>> > URL of a campaign page, which it would then scrape in order to produce >>>> > a PDF or easy-to-print HTML page containing: >>>> > >>>> > a) The appeal text printed really big, saying something like "Please >>>> > support my attempt to persuade Arriva to run this bus on time" >>>> > >>>> > b) The more details text printed slightly smaller >>>> > >>>> > c) An easy to read short URL, printed quite big - along with some >>>> > words which say "To sign up on your phone, open this URL" >>>> > >>>> > d) A QR code for the cool kids. >>>> > >>>> > If someone would hack this for me then me, Myf and the emerging new >>>> > generation of volunteers could use it all the time make nice little >>>> > printable pages for FMT users, which we'd post as links on their >>>> > pages. >>>> > >>>> > Is there anyone in here who would be kind enough to give this a go? Or >>>> > a pair of people who might work together? >>>> > >>>> > thanks! >>>> > >>>> > Tom >>>> > >>>> > _______________________________________________ >>>> > developers-public mailing list >>>> > [email protected] >>>> > >>>> > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public >>>> > >>>> > Unsubscribe: >>>> > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/options/developers-public/ryancullen%40artesea.co.uk >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> developers-public mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public >>> >>> Unsubscribe: >>> https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/options/developers-public/tom%40tomsteinberg.co.uk >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> developers-public mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public >> >> Unsubscribe: >> https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/options/developers-public/richard%40memespring.co.uk >> > > > > -- > /* > [email protected] > memespring.co.uk > ++44 7976730458 > memespring (flickr/skype/etc) > memspr (aim) > Inbox load: http://courteous.ly/95fSJV > */ > > _______________________________________________ > developers-public mailing list > [email protected] > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public > > Unsubscribe: > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/options/developers-public/simon.roe%40talusdesign.co.uk > -- E: [email protected] M: 07742079314 _______________________________________________ developers-public mailing list [email protected] https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public Unsubscribe: https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/options/developers-public/archive%40mail-archive.com
