The del.icio.us API is being super flaky for me. Most of the time it doesn't return my links, and other times randomly works correctly. That, coupled with the fact that there's no sensible API call for me to use to get "all the links since the last link I posted until today (but not today's links)", has made developing the script that pulls all my links a huge pain. I'm sending Joshua an e-mail about it after I finish posting a buttload of links after this post.
As for that convoluted set of links I want to get ("all the links since..."): All I would need would be an API call that lets me send del.icio.us a "from" and "to" timestamp of the first and last links I want (preferably localized to my time zone). As it is I have to use the /api/posts/recent call, and if it turns out I didn't fetch enough links my script fetches again with with a higher &count until it knows it's gotten everything since the last link I posted.
Keep in mind, I'm not criticizing Joshua. del.icio.us is really cool, and I'm sure it's been tough to manage the explosive growth of the thing, and he warned us all from the beginning - "pre-pre-alpha" and all.
Update: I e-mailed Joshua and he fixed the bug in literally 5 minutes from when I e-mailed him. Kick ass.
Friday, February 6, 2004
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