Yql && Raphaël

Something.js using YQL && Raphaël for fun || proﬁt LACHSTOCK

YQL is Yahoo! Query Language

Yahoo! calls it:

An expressive SQL-like language that lets you query, ﬁlter, and join data across Web

I call it:

An API for the public internet.

I think my description is a bit more catchy.

SELECT * FROM search.web WHERE query="javascript"

SELECT what FROM table WHERE condition

= =! > < <= >= IN LIKE IS NULL IS NOT NULL AND OR

Join tables with sub-selects using matching values as a foreign key.

What is a YQL table?

What is a YQL table? The defaults are mostly data sources for Yahoo's own data APIs.

What is a YQL table? HTML JSON XML RSS ATOM CSV feeds microformats.

Tables are deﬁned in XML.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <table xmlns="http://query.yahooapis.com/v1/schema/table.xsd"> <meta> <author>Paul Daniel</author> <documentationURL>http://apiwiki.twitter.com/REST+API +Documentation#show</documentationURL> </meta> <bindings> <select itemPath="feed.entry" produces="XML"> <urls> <url>http://twitter.com/statuses/user_timeline/{id}.atom</url> </urls> <paging model="page"> <start default="0" id="page"/> <pagesize max="200" id="count"/> <total default="20"/> </paging> <inputs> <key id="since" type="xs:string" paramType="query" /> <key id="since_id" type="xs:string" paramType="query" /> <key id="id" type="xs:string" paramType="path" required="true"/> </inputs> </select> </bindings> </table>

You can write your own.

And share them for others to use.

SHOW tables DESC table

What’s the output?

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <query xmlns:yahoo="http://www.yahooapis.com/v1/base.rng" yahoo:count="10" yahoo:created="2009-02-11T03:16:48Z" yahoo:lang="en-US" yahoo:updated="2009-02-11T03:16:48Z" yahoo:uri="http:// query.yahooapis.com/v1/yql?q=SELECT+*+%0AFROM+search.web+WHERE+query%3D %22javascript%22"> <diagnostics> <publiclyCallable>true</publiclyCallable> <url execution-time="116">http://boss.yahooapis.com/ysearch/web/ v1/javascript?format=xml&start=0&count=10</url> <user-time>119</user-time> <service-time>116</service-time> <build-version>851</build-version> </diagnostics> <results> <result xmlns="http://www.inktomi.com/"> <abstract><![CDATA[<b>JavaScript</b> is super cool and awesome and we love it.]]></abstract> <clickurl>http://lrd.yahooapis.com/ _ylc=X3oDMTQ4NWxyYWUxBF9TAzIwMjMxNTI3MDIEYXBwaWQDb0pfTWdwbklrWW5CMWhTZnFUZ Ed5TkouTXNxZlNMQmkEcG9zAzEEc2VydmljZQNZU2VhcmNoV2ViBHNsawN0aXRsZQRzcmNwdml kA253RkNNVVBEQjJIMkxjVFRsQWt1ZVI0VXl6LkNJVW1TUXlBQUFLckk-/SIG=11tsuk1oo/ **http%3A//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_(programming_language)</clickurl> <date>2009/02/01</date> <dispurl><![CDATA[<b>en.wikipedia.org</b>/wiki/<wbr><b>Ruby</

{ "query": { "count":"10", "created":"2009-02-11T03:20:22Z", "lang":"en-US", "updated":"2009-02-11T03:20:22Z", "uri":"http://query.yahooapis.com/v1/yql? q=SELECT+*+%0AFROM+search.web+WHERE+query%3D %22javascript%22", "diagnostics": { "publiclyCallable":"true", "url": { "execution-time":"109",

Specify callback with ‘callback’ for JSON-P.

call({ "query": { "count":"10", "created":"2009-02-11T03:20:22Z", "lang":"en-US", "updated":"2009-02-11T03:20:22Z", "uri":"http://query.yahooapis.com/v1/yql? q=SELECT+*+%0AFROM+search.web+WHERE+query%3D %22javascript%22", "diagnostics": { "publiclyCallable":"true", "url": { "execution-time":"109",

http://query.yahooapis.com/ v1/public/yql?q=SELECT%20* %20%0AFROM%20search.web %20WHERE%20query%3D %22javscript%22 &format=json&callback=call

http://developer.yahoo.com/yql/

http://developer.yahoo.com/yql/console/

Raphaël

Dmitry calls it:

“A small JavaScript library that should simplify your work with vector graphics on the web.”

I call it:

Utterly amazing.

Raphaël lets you draw cross-browser vector graphics.

Even in IE6.

No more boxes.

“The web is not rectangular any more” - Dmitry Baranovskiy

http://raphaeljs.com/

http://github.com/lachlanhardy/something.js

Questions?

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Yql && Raphaël

by Lachlan Hardy on Oct 19, 2010

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