VA Integration Kit
Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 10:19 pm
Hi guys,
I'm really sorry for the big delay we had with the Integration Pack, unfortunately there were constantly arising new issues. But now that we have fixed the last security problems we're ready to release. Therefore all the scripts from remote.fsairlines.net/beta can now be found at remote.fsairlines.net/v1, just where they have been before. We will delete the /beta folder in two weeks, so please adjust your scripts accordingly.
The source code of these scripts is open-source, so everybody can participate on improving the files from now on. Of course that doesn't mean that we will no longer work on it ourselves, but you have the possibility to make some changes yourself, copy some code or just look at how me implemented things. To keep track of all the changes we're using Subversion, a popular revision control system which you will be given access to on request (there's more info in the wiki). The changes won't instantly affect the live system, but we will try to review and upload the code as soon as we can. You're also welcome to use our Subversion server for your own Integration Pack project and create a wiki page for it. Maybe another airline is just looking for the Integration Pack you are creating.
You might think that this is a huge security leak you can use to directly access our database, but all the scripts are based on the new XML-Interface which gives you the possibility to receive all the data in XML format. This interface allows you to read the raw data and show it in any way you want on your website. Because of some security issues we need to register your website on our system first, as always there's more info in the wiki.
All in all you can now participate improving the existing scripts, create your own variant (and use our code) or build up something completely on your own. And of course if you want to keep it simple just use the scripts we (and others) wrote like you did before.
With the Integration Pack now not only consisting of one single script package we renamed it to VA Integration Kit. Hence the name of the new wiki page:
http://wiki.fsairlines.net/index.php/VA_Integration_Kit
If you have any questions, request or complains, just tell us. I promise we won't lock the forum again.
I'm really sorry for the big delay we had with the Integration Pack, unfortunately there were constantly arising new issues. But now that we have fixed the last security problems we're ready to release. Therefore all the scripts from remote.fsairlines.net/beta can now be found at remote.fsairlines.net/v1, just where they have been before. We will delete the /beta folder in two weeks, so please adjust your scripts accordingly.
The source code of these scripts is open-source, so everybody can participate on improving the files from now on. Of course that doesn't mean that we will no longer work on it ourselves, but you have the possibility to make some changes yourself, copy some code or just look at how me implemented things. To keep track of all the changes we're using Subversion, a popular revision control system which you will be given access to on request (there's more info in the wiki). The changes won't instantly affect the live system, but we will try to review and upload the code as soon as we can. You're also welcome to use our Subversion server for your own Integration Pack project and create a wiki page for it. Maybe another airline is just looking for the Integration Pack you are creating.
You might think that this is a huge security leak you can use to directly access our database, but all the scripts are based on the new XML-Interface which gives you the possibility to receive all the data in XML format. This interface allows you to read the raw data and show it in any way you want on your website. Because of some security issues we need to register your website on our system first, as always there's more info in the wiki.
All in all you can now participate improving the existing scripts, create your own variant (and use our code) or build up something completely on your own. And of course if you want to keep it simple just use the scripts we (and others) wrote like you did before.
With the Integration Pack now not only consisting of one single script package we renamed it to VA Integration Kit. Hence the name of the new wiki page:
http://wiki.fsairlines.net/index.php/VA_Integration_Kit
If you have any questions, request or complains, just tell us. I promise we won't lock the forum again.
