SWX: SWF Data Format

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SWX is the native data format for Adobe Flash. This blog is about all things SWX, SWX RPC, SWX PHP and the SWX APIs (Flickr, Twitter, etc.)

Introduction

As of the upcoming SWX PHP Release Candidate 1, a full implementation of the Flickr API is included in SWX PHP.

You can start playing with the SWX Flickr API right now, using the Public SWX RPC gateway. Try the methods out online using the SWX Service Explorer.

  • Implements the full Flickr API, current as of August 1, 2007.
  • Liberal open source license (MIT).
  • Provides photo upload feature.
  • Actively maintained and updated.
  • Simplest way for Flash developers to work with Flickr.

6 Responses

  1. steve says:

    Is anyone working on a WordPress API class set?

  2. admin says:

    Hi Steve,

    Not that I know. Is that an offer? It’s something I’d personally find very useful and it’s on my ever-expanding-and-never-fully-realized-todo-list :)

  3. steve says:

    :-) If only I had the time, you have no idea how much I’d love to knock that out.

    *wheels turning* Although, it might be worth me looking into taking the existing WP XML-RPC file and seeing how “seamless” it would be to integrate it with the SWX RPC. I know it’s been done before intended for Flash, but not using SWX.

  4. matt booth says:

    I’m looking for a way of getting the photos set to private in my flickr account using swx format but haven’t a clue.

    Does anyone else?

  5. Jamie G says:

    Hi Aral et al

    I have successfully run swx on my remote php server and invoked Flickr APIs using the service explorer. However, I run into problems when I try to change Aral’s Flickr authentication keys to my own. Can anyone provide detail on this subject? I’m guessing the web type of authentication is required - how does the callback url work with swx php etc?
    many thanks and keep up the good work!

  6. Erik says:

    Hi all,

    When trying to implement the flickr methods as listed in the SWX service explorer, the data analyzer returns this error:

    could not find a public method in flickr called XXX (where XXX is the method as listed in the SWX service explorer, for example “photoSearch”.

    I’m coding the actionscript as follows:

    var callParameters:Object =
    {
    serviceClass: “Flickr”,
    method: “photoSearch”,
    result: [this, publicHandler]
    }

    swx.call(callParameters);