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API

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Simplified test

Using Vimperator bindings with Seedea API based on GET commands to update Seedea faster.

Recorded behavior

1. creating new idea
   1. "mouselly" from the website
      1. creating new nodes from the list
      2. applying templates (SandIdeabox/OIMP) with coppy/paste
   2. :tabopen OldIdeaName edit<TAB>rename ideaname<CR>
2. updating idea directly
   1. "mouselly" from the website
   2. :tabopen IdeaName edit<TAB><CR>
3. updating idea from a list of ideas
   1. "mouselly" from the website with search
   2. "mouselly" from the website with OIMP list
   3. "mouselly" from the website with OIMP visual
   4. :tabopen IdeaName edit<TAB><TAB CYCLE><CR>
4. searching for an idea to update or link to another idea
   1. "mouselly" from the website with search
   2. :tabopen s search string
5. upgrading an idea to a new stage
   1. "mouselly" from the website (using B or C)
      1. creating new idea
      2. cutting idea structure
      3. pasting it in the new page
      4. redirecting the old page to the new page
6. taking live notes
   1. :sidebar Bookmarks<CR>Seedea InputSideBar

Behavior to handle

1. default
   1. user's personal idea sandbox += (no keyword detected) string

(see Seedea.InputVisualTest ToDo section regarding actions)

Future location

• http://www.seedea.org/API?string

It's actually currently available at http://api.seedea.org/xmlrpc/ for the XMLRPC interface. Other should follow soon and a description should be here... soon too.

API functions

Core

• create idea
• display idea
• update idea step X
• transform idea step X to step X+1
• list population of ideas
• selection within a population of ideas

Optional helpers

• Seedea.SandIdeabox#seedeapmwiki and others from "To move to Seedea.Todo"
• Seedea.SandIdeabox#seamlesscommunication and others from "To move to Seedea.optmodules"
• futurw conditional reminder

Commands (too technical/low level)

• target URL
• userkey
• read idea
• update idea
• share idea
• use tool over idea
• actions as cognitive processes supported by AI
  • add global actions
    • reset to initial positions
    • save personal virtual space
    • add element
  • add element actions (stays in this view)
    • delete
    • merge
    • link in
    • link both ways
  • add element actions (move to zoom-in view)
    • view
    • edit
    • split

API explorer

• provide a way to test it online
  • provide HTML form for basic inputs (a la )

Future improvements

• provide a URL query mode thingy (like send a GET request to http://www.seedea.org/api/some.topic.id where "some.topic.id")

Tutorial

• A clear example of use with code to try it.

Documentation

• Visual command tree
  • can use Text 2 Mind Map, a web application that converts texts to mind maps
  • example with vimperator-webdev
• Details on specific points, problems, faq...

References

• How To Provide A Web API by Alex Bosworth
• How to design Good APIs and Why they Matter by James Robertson
• Web API Design - Keep Some of it Simple, Stupid by Alex Barnett

To integrate

• To link this with Seedea.Integration