Character collection on ps2:v1

I'm having some trouble moving my code on www.deathwatchgaming.com to the new ps2:v1

This query does not seem to work for me anymore:

Get character id, name and all of their items' ids:
http://census.daybreakgames.com/s:dwg/get/ps2...c:show=name.first,item_list.id&c:resolve=item
No items are shown. I've tried to use item, items, items_list etc. I can drop the c:show entirely, but why transfer more than I need.



This one is not character related, but I was wondering how to do this:

Get only outfit_members who are currently online.
http://census.daybreakgames.com/s:dwg/get/ps2...000&c:resolve=online_status&online_status=]10
Does not seem to work. It returns all members, no matter the online_status value.

 

Upon further digging into the character collection on ps2:v1 I found that by adding 'id' to the c:show it would also show the item_list.
Is this really the way to go, cause it does not seem very logical to me.

http://census.daybreakgames.com/s:dwg/get/ps2...035358481?c:show=name.first,id&c:resolve=item

 

thhe new system is a little confusing to me at first glance

 

I am gonna wait a little bit on this. hoping for a longer support of ps2-beta
I 'll have a sh1tload of code to revamp :'(

 

I cant find anywhere that displays information like http://census.daybreakgames.com/get/ps2-beta/character/5428029729515051201

I am no longer looking forward to re-coding my entire site but I am glad to do it to improve some code my sites http://planetside-intel.com I am not looking forward though to re design coding my site

 

Try this: http://census.daybreakgames.com/get/ps2/single_character_by_id/?character_id=5428029729515051201

It will give you back almost all of the same data (and a bit more), plus it is faster and more structured.
However, as you alluded to, it does change the format of the returned JSON slightly, so it might require re-coding on the client side. We feel that this will benefit all users in the long run, and wanted to get this out as soon as we can, so that you all don't have to re-work as much of your code.

That being said, we are discussing a suitable timeframe to sunset the ps2-beta environment. We will be announcing that date shortly, but would welcome your feedback!

-Philly

 

Does this mean that structural changes to Census will be made directly in the Live channel for Planetside 2?

For better or worse, there haven't been any significant structural changes to the EQ2 feed since January 2012, and as a result, sites built against the EQ2 data standards are still running today without modification. When something new is added, it either complements an existing collection, or adds a totally new collection or "view" on the same data, without affecting the old ones.

I think the reason why people aren't using /ps2/ and /ps2-beta/ for their intended purposes, is that nobody knows if/when when /ps2/ and /ps2-beta/ are updated, or when they will have data and structure parity. The "new stuff" exists on ps2-beta, and so that's where everyone is. I'd like to see (and would be happy to assist with):

• A sticky thread that API users could subscribe to to receive e-mail notifications of substantial changes.
• Updates on any new data structures/formats/collections in Census.
• And, if ps2-beta and ps2 were both preserved, a regular cycle of ps2-beta moving to "Live" so that devs have a few weeks to code against the changes.

The alternative is, only people who are regularly reading this forum and actively making shot-in-the-dark query pulls on known structures looking for things to break, will be able to keep up with their sites.

 

On top of it, I'm not sure all the items get listed.
I can't find AMS in the item list of characters certed with AMS, for example, while it's present when using ps2-beta

 

I am currently in the process of updating my old code from PS2-beta to PS2 I would be more than glad to assist if I can with query's that I use if it helps people understand

 

Well, my problem is quite simple :
I'm looking for AMS certification :
http://census.daybreakgames.com/get/ps2/item/2995
http://census.daybreakgames.com/get/ps2-beta/item/2995
Present on both ps2-beta & ps2

If I'm chasing my own character, under ps2-beta :
https://census.daybreakgames.com/get/ps2-beta/character/?name.first_lower=mrk&c:resolve=item
you'll find item id 2995 :
{"id":"2995","consumed_count":"0","override_tint_id":"0","stack_count":"1"}

But under ps2 collection :
https://census.daybreakgames.com/get/ps2/character/?name.first_lower=mrk&c:resolve=item
... no id 2995 (but id 2995 is existing as item "AMS" under ps2 collection, as I linked above)

It looks like some items are missing from character item-list under ps2 collection

PS : The opposite is true, but that's understandable : for example, you cannot find the Raven in ps2-beta items, since it's fairly new