Hello together,
i'm currently writing a small API for my phpBB-Board (i need it for a mobile app).
Currently, i have completed the authentication-part, but i'm stuck at reading out the forum list:
I already found https://area51.phpbb.com/docs/code/3.2. ... orums.html, but it seems to cover the RSS-part, not the "native" list.
I would prefer to not run SQL-Queries by myself, but set up on the "High Level"-PHP-API - is there currently a way to archieve this?
I'm not using a "direct" extension: the API is not embedded as extension in phpBB, but located "nearby" and including the common.php.
Thanks and best regards
margau
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Re: 3.2: Easiest way to get all Forums, Subforums, Threads etc.
It might just be me, but I am having a hard time figuring out what you're asking ...
If you want to get all forums, you'll have to use a SQL query, you can not use an already existing one, as not all forums are queried on every page.
Same as for topics, only certain topics are queried at a time, depending on which forum you are in and on what page.
But to provide a solid answer, I think you'll have to provide a bit more detail on what you're trying to achieve.
Are you making a feed, do you want to display forums / topics, what is it you're after?
If you want to get all forums, you'll have to use a SQL query, you can not use an already existing one, as not all forums are queried on every page.
Same as for topics, only certain topics are queried at a time, depending on which forum you are in and on what page.
But to provide a solid answer, I think you'll have to provide a bit more detail on what you're trying to achieve.
Are you making a feed, do you want to display forums / topics, what is it you're after?
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Re: 3.2: Easiest way to get all Forums, Subforums, Threads etc.
Hello,
thank's for the answer.
What i'm trying to build is a REST-API, whose structure is similar like the normal starting page:
GET /api/forum
{
{name: "First Forum", id: 1},
{name: "Second Forum, id: 2},
{name: "Child", id: 3, parent: 1}
}
GET /api/threads/1?limit=10
{
// return latest 10 threads in Forum 1 (First Forum)
}
and so on.
I wan't it to be as much Top-Level as possible, so i would prefer to avoid SQL-Requests for stylistic reasons.
Final goal is to be flexible with mobile frontends, so i can bind to whatever representation I have to. Current plan is an app with Ionic (we don't want to use Tapatalk for privacy reasons).
Best regards
margau
thank's for the answer.
What i'm trying to build is a REST-API, whose structure is similar like the normal starting page:
GET /api/forum
{
{name: "First Forum", id: 1},
{name: "Second Forum, id: 2},
{name: "Child", id: 3, parent: 1}
}
GET /api/threads/1?limit=10
{
// return latest 10 threads in Forum 1 (First Forum)
}
and so on.
I wan't it to be as much Top-Level as possible, so i would prefer to avoid SQL-Requests for stylistic reasons.
Final goal is to be flexible with mobile frontends, so i can bind to whatever representation I have to. Current plan is an app with Ionic (we don't want to use Tapatalk for privacy reasons).
Best regards
margau
