question: public API?

[mizlan]

Is there a public API for Hotseat? I specifically would be interested in the class enrollment data. I began work on scraping it myself, mostly successfully, but it seems that would be duplicating efforts that have already been done.

[nathanmsmith]

There is not a public API for Hotseat, but that is something we've been talking about making. @mizlan, what's your planned usage with the enrollment data and would you be interested in contributing to the public API?

[mizlan]

I want to design my own frontend for the calendar-view planner, and I am more generally interested in the decoupling of the enrollment data from any particular interface. I would be, yes! I also would like to ask: would you be opposed to offering some method of exporting a dump of the current state of the enrollment data?

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[nathanmsmith]

would you be opposed to offering some method of exporting a dump of the current state of the enrollment data?

Wouldn't the API do this? I think an API would help smooth over some of the rough edges in our database schema too, so I think I'd prefer that to a dump. Let me know if I'm missing something though.

[nathanmsmith]

fwiw, we've also been thinking about making a Hotseat-ified version of the calendar-view planner – I'm curious about what improvements you're thinking of! Mind if we set up a call? I'd love to learn more and get your thoughts on the API design. I can help get your env set up for Hotseat too!

[mizlan]

Wouldn't the API do this

Yeah, but not the converse. It would be simpler for now, I guess (?) But you're right that an API would be helpful in locating any rough edges in the database.

fwiw, we've also been thinking about making a Hotseat-ified version of the calendar-view planner – I'm curious about what improvements you're thinking of! Mind if we set up a call? I'd love to learn more and get your thoughts on the API design. I can help get your env set up for Hotseat too!

Oooh, that sounds good! Is hi@nathansmith.io a good address to reach you at?

[nathanmsmith]

@mizlan yes it is!