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28 lines
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<reference id="ljp.csp.flat.protocol">
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<referenceinfo>
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<title>Flat Client/Server Protocol Reference</title>
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</referenceinfo>
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<title>Flat Client/Server Protocol Reference</title>
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<partintro>
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<para>
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This is a reference to the <quote>flat</quote> interface to LiveJournal,
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where <quote>flat</quote> is simpy a term describing the raw
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<abbrev>HTTP</abbrev> request sent to a LiveJournal server.
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</para>
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<para>
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This interface passes uses simple key/value pairs for every request and response.
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The benefit is that it's easy to parse the response given by the server, if you
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are left to your own devices, and have to do it yourself.
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As an alternative, there exists an <link linkend="ljp.csp.xml-rpc.protocol"><abbrev>XML-RPC</abbrev> Interface</link>
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<footnote id="note.xml-rpc">
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<para>
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<abbrev>XML-RPC</abbrev> is something most programming languages have a library for.
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Check <ulink url="http://www.xmlrpc.com/directory/1568/implementations" /> to see if there is an
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implementation for your language of choice.
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</para>
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</footnote>,
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which returns the data in a predetermined (nested) format that is easier to work with directly.
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</para>
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</partintro>
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&ljp.csp.flat.protocol;
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</reference>
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