Happenings of the man known as SpiffyJr
I’ve just released SpiffyDb for the Zend Framework. SpiffyDb extends the basic functionality of Zend_Db_Table and Zend_Db_Table_Select and includes a Model/Mapper as shown in the Zend Framework Quick Start. These new classes include a hoist of new features and automate much of the model/mapper functionality that is common to them. Read more about SpiffyDb here.
If you’ve read any of my blog I’m going to assume your a technical person and know what an API is. For those few who don’t it’s a way for programmers to tie their application into a provider and use any services that provider may allow. For example, all of the phone based Twitter applications tie into Twitter via their API. This allows the application to post, view, edit, and delete messages and all the other nifty things that Twitter allows. I’m pleased to announce that I’ve decided to incorporate a public API into Blitzaroo. Those of you with the technical prowess will be able to tie your website (or other application) into Blitzaroo with an easy to use RESTful API. I will be providing JSON and possibly XML if the demand is high enough.
For example,
http://www.blitzaroo.com/api/guilds will return a JSON/XML list of guilds along with all pertinent data. http://www.blitzaroo.com/api/guilds/view/<id> will return detailed information on that guild. The API will have similar interfaces for every facet of Blitzaroo including events, signups, character management, etc. This will, in theory, allow a third party to run a complete game management system from their own application or website. Nifty, eh?
SpiffyCalendar is a calendar generator for the Zend Framework based on Zend_Date and Zend_Locale. It utilizes a Zend View renderer by default but adding custom renderers is available. It also supports events using a variety of event sources and ships with array and zend_db_table capability.
I have released v1.0.0 of SpiffyCalendar (and only a day late!). I made several fundamental changes including changing the license to the New BSD license which is the same as what the Zend Framework is released under. You can download SpiffyCalendar here and take a look at the documentation to get a calendar up and going. Enjoy!