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This document describes how to create a LetsProve platform application which you can use as a example when creating your own application. To create new application, go to My Account > Developer > Set up new Application


Platform Parameters

Platform Parameters begin with '%' follow by parameter's name. You can use these parameters in Data URL, Text Format and Post to Message Text Format.


Example
The Platform parameters are the input parameters (both required and optional), data in Each data Tag.

Here are the example Data feed from twitter user timeline API.

<statuses type="array">
<status>
<created_at>Sat May 03 06:47:03 +0000 2008</created_at>
<id>802451204</id>
<text>
Hello Test photo
</text>
<source>web</source>
<truncated>false</truncated>
<in_reply_to_status_id/>
<in_reply_to_user_id/>
<favorited>false</favorited>
<user>
<id>8705172</id>
<name>letsprove</name>
<screen_name>letsprove</screen_name>
<location/>
<description/>
<profile_image_url>
http://static.twitter.com/images/default_profile_normal.png
</profile_image_url>
<url/>
<protected>false</protected>
<followers_count>4</followers_count>
</user>
</status>
</statuses>

Input data: username (ex. letsprove)
The Data URL: http://twitter.com/statuses/user_timeline/%username.xml
Primary key: id (the name of tag which contain primary key)
Each data Tag: status (the name of tag which contain every data rows)
Example Text Format:

posted %text on <a href="http://twitter.com/%username" target="_blank">Twitter</a>

Example Post to Message Text Format:

You post message from %username on Twitter

Platform parameters:

%username = letsprove
%created_at = Sat May 03 06:47:03 +0000 2008
%id = 802451204
%text = Hello Test photo
%truncated = false
%in_reply_to_status_id = NULL
%in_reply_to_user_id = NULL
%favorited = false


Fields description
  • Application Name
    Your application name. ex: 'My first app'
  • Category
    Your application category.
  • Icon
    Your application icon, size 16x16 px.
  • Description
    Your application description.
  • Website
    Your application website which contain more information about your service.
  • Data URL
    The URL which contain XML data of activities from your service. ex. http://myservices.com/xml/activities/%username
  • Profile URL
    The personal URL for your users. ex. http://myservices.com/%username
  • Primary key
    The tag name which is unique key to saparate every activities from your service.
  • Each data Tag
    The Tag name to saparate every datas from your service.
  • Required HTTP basic authentication
    See article from Wikipedia
  • Method
    The Request methods. See Hypertext Transfer Protocol
  • Required Parameters
    Required parameters for you service (ex. username, password). These parameters will be prompted when use adding your application.
  • Optional Parameters
    Optional parameters for you service (ex. page, city). These parameters will be prompted when use adding your application.
  • Text Format
    The activities text format of your service, HTML are enable. ex. posted a message on Twitter - %text.
  • Enable notification
    To enable your application to automatically send a direct message to user when it has new activity.
  • Post to Message Text Format
    The text format of your notification message (Send user a direct message).
  • Logo
    Your application logo, show in application directory and info.
  • Developer Name
  • Developer Description
  • Instruction
    Instuction for user about this service, users will read this before adding your application.

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