API question (friends groups)

[catness]

Hello!

I hope this is the right place to ask - is it possible to get custom friends groups (posting filters) through DW XML-RPC protocol? I'm using LJ.XMLRPC.login, everything works except for friendgroups which returns an empty list. (It's my own client I'm writing, but I've also checked with LogJam, which is using flat interface, and it doesn't get friends groups either).

Thank you!

[edit: answered! thanks for the fast answer :) ]

Comments

[kareila]

This question gets asked periodically! The most recent previous discussion is here: http://dw-dev.dreamwidth.org/27026.html

Short version: yes, we know it's broken, and we would love for someone to fix it, but we don't want to do it the same way LJ does, because of the watch/trust split.

[catness]

Thank you very much!

Thought it may be related to the split... oh well... *sigh*

[foxfirefey]

Question: Since you're writing your own client, though, I think adding new XML-RPC functions for those things should work for you, right?

[mark]

And to second this, we want to add these functions, just haven't had much of a call to do so.

If you're working on a client though, I'd be happy to work on the API methods for you.

[catness]

Wow, awesome, thank you so much!

Oh and if you're curious about the client, it's in C++/Qt, with the primary focus on crossposting - for the start, to LJ clones. Here's a couple of screenshots. Hoping to post the 1st version on Google code in a couple of weeks.

http://pics.livejournal.com/cat_irix/pic/000605fk
http://pics.livejournal.com/cat_irix/pic/00062d96
http://pics.livejournal.com/cat_irix/pic/000616c0

[denise]

Oooh, that looks neat.

[catness]

Thank you :):)

(Currently it works only under Linux, though - I don't use Windows)

[mark]

Awesome. :)

Well, tell me what you need, and I'll get it done. I guess you just want the getfriendgroups mode, but gettrustgroups?

Also, your client will have to be 64 bit capable to handle the masks that DW returns.

[catness]

Yay! I need only the posting filters right now, as it only does posting, and some editing - I haven't got to managing the user data on the server yet (never used these options anyway, even in Logjam).

Thanks a lot, looking forward to it! :)

[catness]

Meanwhile, my app is already available :) http://code.google.com/p/qtxpost/ wonder what would you think of it...

Btw I've snagged a few DW icons - user/community and locked/private/filtered, with the attribution in AUTHORS - I hope it's ok? I can't draw to save my life, but I'll change them if necessary.

[catness]

Of course! That would be awesome!