XML-RPC log time

[murklins]

A few days ago I asked some XML-RPC questions, one of which was about how to obtain the entry log time (the server-based creation time) through the protocol. It turns out there isn't a way!

The getevent call returns the eventtime parameter, which is the poster-specified datetime, not the log time. The syncitems call returns a list of all the items that have been created or updated for a user, along with the server time -- but once an item has been updated, it only returns the update time, and the create time cannot be obtained.

pauamma thought there would be value in returning the log time and the update time separately, and I agree, but suggested we get some opinions on that change here. So: thoughts?

Comments

[afuna]

Hm, I like the sound of that. I don't know the reasoning behind the original behavior, but while I can see the time of last edit being useful for RSS feeds, I don't think it's as useful for the protocol in general.

So, um, yeah, I think it would be useful to have the date that the entry was created.

[afuna]

http://bugs.dwscoalition.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2673

(And if no one grabs it soon, I'll take it *g*)