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I would like to use the PetFinder API and PHP library to call and list all pets from a specific shelter in a Modx snippet with chunk formatted output. I think I figured out how to enter in the credentials, but telling it what shelter to draw from and how to place that into an array and output properly via chunk formatting is beyond me.
PHP Library:
https://github.com/brianhaveri/Petfinder/blob/master/Petfinder.php
According to the PHP library, this is what I am given as an example, but I really don't know how to implement this. Could someone please walk me through it? This is a pro bono job for a local shelter that does great work so I want to help.
public function shelter_get($data) {
if(! is_array($data)) {
$data = array('id'=>(string) $data);
}
return $this->_callMethod(__FUNCTION__, $data);
}
If this is really too big of a thing to ask for on the forums, I could buy someone a few beers via paypal for the help.
Ben Morrison
Hacking templates to pieces since 2003
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There's more information here:
http://www.petfinder.com/developers/api-docs.
It looks like the process would go something like this:
include 'path/to/petfinder.php';
$pf = new Petfinder($apiKey, $apiSecret);
$shelterId = 'NJ94';
$developerKey = 'your developer key here';
$data = array(
'key' => $developerKey,
'token' => $pf->getToken(),
'id' => $shelterId,
'format' => 'json', /* could also be 'xml' */
);
$shelterInfo = $pf->shelter_get($data);
$fields = $modx->fromJSON($shelterInfo);
echo "<pre>" . print_r($fields, true);
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Thanks, I will try that in an hour when I get home. How would I output that array as you usually would in a snippet, using a chunk for formatting?
Ben Morrison
Hacking templates to pieces since 2003
Run it as written (I just made a change) to see what the fields are and name the placeholders in your Tpl chunk with the field names. Then do this:
return $modx->getChunk('ShelterInfo', $fields);
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Well I got it working, but it was constantly glitching out... then I spoke to a few people and it turns out it is considered one of the most uselessly unreliable APIs one can find. Thanks guys, but I think I will just forego using bad tech
Ben Morrison
Hacking templates to pieces since 2003
Sorry it didn't work out.
