Exporting Comments
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NOTE: Please cache metadata, but note that it does contain things that
can change about a comment. You should follow these instructions to update your cache once in a while.
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GET /export_comments.bml?get=comment_meta&startid=0 p?>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding='utf-8'?>
<livejournal>
<maxid>100</maxid>
<comments>
<comment id='71' posterid='3' state='D' />
<comment id='70' state='D' />
<comment id='99' />
<comment id='100' posterid='3' />
<comment id='92' state='D' />
<comment id='69' posterid='3' state='S' />
<comment id='98' posterid='3' />
<comment id='73' state='D' />
<comment id='86' state='S' />
</comments>
<usermaps>
<usermap id='6' user='test2' />
<usermap id='3' user='test' />
<usermap id='2' user='xb95' />
</usermaps>
</livejournal>
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sub gather_metadata
get largest comment id known about from my cache
GET /export_comments.bml?get=comment_meta&startid=maxid+1
add results to metadata cache
if maximum id returned is less than maxid returned, call gather_metadata again
end sub
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WARNING: Comment body data is to be heavily cached. None of
this data can change. Once you have downloaded a comment, you do not need to do so again.
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sub download_comments
get largest comment id we have fully downloaded
GET /export_comments.bml?get=comment_body&startid=maxid+1
add results to comment cache
if maximum id returned is less than maxid in metadata cache, call download_comments again
if nothing was returned, and startid+1000 < maxid from metadata, call download_comments again
end sub
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding='utf-8'?>
<livejournal>
<comments>
<comment id='68' posterid='3' state='S' jitemid='34'>
<body>we should all comment all day</body>
<date>2004-03-02T18:14:06Z</date>
</comment>
<comment id='69' posterid='3' state='S' jitemid='34'>
<body>commenting is fun</body>
<date>2004-03-02T18:16:08Z</date>
</comment>
<comment id='99' jitemid='43' parentid='98'>
<body>anonynote!</body>
<date>2004-03-16T19:06:31Z</date>
<property name='poster_ip'>127.0.0.1</property>
</comment>
<comment id='100' posterid='3' jitemid='43' parentid='98'>
<subject>subject!#@?</subject>
<body><b>BOLD!</b></body>
<date>2004-03-16T19:19:16Z</date>
</comment>
</comments>
</livejournal>
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