Re: [uf-discuss] Optimus — microformats parser

[gareth rushgrove]

Hi Dmitry

On 9/19/07, Dmitry Baranovskiy <dmitry.baranovskiy at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello everyone,
> Inspired by Brian's X2V[1] and Drew's presentation "Can Your Website
> be Your API?"[2] I wrote µf parser that transforms any microformatted
> web page to XML or JSON. It could be used as an API to any web site
> with microformats. I hope now we could see some µf based mashups.
>

Brilliant. I started along a similar road [1] but didn't cover nearly
as much ground, more just a proof of concept.

I'll definately be having a play soon. I note you've made all the
XML/XSL files available for download. Under what licence are these
available? I'd love to be able to use them in commercial projects if
it comes to that.

Gareth

[1] http://morethanseven.net/posts/working-example-of-microformats-as-an-api/

> Characteristics at glance:
> Supported formats:      hCalendar, hCard, hAtom, hResume, hReview,
> xFolkentry, adr, geo, xfn, votelinks, rel-nofollow, rel-tag,
> rel-license
> Output formats:         XML, JSON, JSON-P
> URL:                            http://microformatique.com/optimus/
> Query parameters:       uri — URI of the resource
>                                 format — output format ("xml" or "json", default is "xml") [optional]
>                                 function — name of call back function for JSON [optional]
>                                 filter — space separated names of microformats
>                                                 (default is "vevent vcard hfeed hresume hreview
>                                                 xfolkentry adr geo xfn votelinks rel-nofollow rel-tag
> rel-license") [optional]
> Examples:
> http://microformatique.com/optimus/?uri=http://ma.gnolia.com/people/drewm/tags/microformats
> http://microformatique.com/optimus/?uri=http://corkd.com/wine/view/1122&format=json
> http://microformatique.com/optimus/?uri=http://johnfallsopp.com&format=json&function=Back
>
>
> I happy to hear any feedback, good (on-list) or bad (off-list) :)
>
> 1. http://suda.co.uk/projects/X2V/
> 2. http://allinthehead.com/retro/301/can-your-website-be-your-api
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Dmitry Baranovskiy
> http://dmitry.baranovskiy.com
>
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Gareth Rushgrove
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