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[RoyalFlyingCorps]

First, though possibly it would not be well used, I'd like to see a forum section for the World Of Warplanes API.

 

Secondly, and to the point, could the developers be asked to replace the placeholder information in these fields for aircraft details that can be obtained through the API, please?  The column headers are mine, but equate to:

 

WGID = plane_id

ShortName = short_name_i18n

Tier = level

Nation = nation

Type = type

LongName = name_i18n

Description = description

 

These were obtained through the method "planeinfo".

 

WGID	ShortName	Tier	Nation	Type	LongName	Description
3606	PLANE_NAME_B-17G	6	U.S.A.	Bomber	PLANE_LONGNAME_B-17G	MARKET_AIRPLANE_DESCRIPTION_B-17G
2606	PLANE_NAME_PE-2-M-82	6	U.S.S.R.	Bomber	PLANE_LONGNAME_PE-2-M-82	MARKET_AIRPLANE_DESCRIPTION_PE-2-M-82
5693	PLANE_NAME_SPITFIRE-VB-IM	6	U.K.	Fighter	PLANE_LONGNAME_SPITFIRE-VB-IM	MARKET_AIRPLANE_DESCRIPTION_SPITFIRE-VB-IM
4704	PLANE_NAME_KI-93	7	Japan	Fighterheavy	PLANE_LONGNAME_KI-93	MARKET_AIRPLANE_DESCRIPTION_KI-93
3706	PLANE_NAME_B-32	7	U.S.A.	Bomber	PLANE_LONGNAME_B-32	MARKET_AIRPLANE_DESCRIPTION_B-32
2794	PLANE_NAME_YAK-3T	7	U.S.S.R.	Fighter	PLANE_LONGNAME_YAK-3T	MARKET_AIRPLANE_DESCRIPTION_YAK-3T
2303	PLANE_NAME_SB	3	U.S.S.R.	Bomber	PLANE_LONGNAME_SB	MARKET_AIRPLANE_DESCRIPTION_SB
5892	PLANE_NAME_VAMPIRE-F1	8	U.K.	Fighter	PLANE_LONGNAME_VAMPIRE-F1	MARKET_AIRPLANE_DESCRIPTION_VAMPIRE-F1
2406	PLANE_NAME_AR-2	4	U.S.S.R.	Bomber	PLANE_LONGNAME_AR-2	MARKET_AIRPLANE_DESCRIPTION_AR-2
2505	PLANE_NAME_PE-2	5	U.S.S.R.	Bomber	PLANE_LONGNAME_PE-2	MARKET_AIRPLANE_DESCRIPTION_PE-2
5492	PLANE_NAME_HURRICANE-IA	4	U.K.	Fighter	PLANE_LONGNAME_HURRICANE-IA	MARKET_AIRPLANE_DESCRIPTION_HURRICANE-IA
4504	PLANE_NAME_KI-45	5	Japan	Fighterheavy	PLANE_LONGNAME_KI-45	MARKET_AIRPLANE_DESCRIPTION_KI-45
3495	PLANE_NAME_XP-36F	4	U.S.A.	Fighter	PLANE_LONGNAME_XP-36F	MARKET_AIRPLANE_DESCRIPTION_XP-36F
3506	PLANE_NAME_B-17D	5	U.S.A.	Bomber	PLANE_LONGNAME_B-17D	MARKET_AIRPLANE_DESCRIPTION_B-17D
2494	PLANE_NAME_I-153-DM-4	4	U.S.S.R.	Fighter	PLANE_LONGNAME_I-153-DM-4	MARKET_AIRPLANE_DESCRIPTION_I-153-DM-4
1492	PLANE_NAME_HE-111H-2	4	Germany	Bomber	PLANE_LONGNAME_HE-111H-2	MARKET_AIRPLANE_DESCRIPTION_HE-111H-2
4604	PLANE_NAME_KI-102	6	Japan	Fighterheavy	PLANE_LONGNAME_KI-102	MARKET_AIRPLANE_DESCRIPTION_KI-102

[RoyalFlyingCorps]

Well, a reply would have been nice.

[RoyalFlyingCorps]

Well, I think we can see that API issues are simply not a priority for the World Of Warplanes team.  If so, it would be nice if somebody could actually say so instead of ignoring a request by a player entirely.

 

Edited by RoyalFlyingCorps, 03 December 2018 - 04:02 PM.

[dreambill]

Not the first player, neither first request to be entirely ignored...

[_Neverm1nd_]

Hi, thanks for the suggestions. 

"First, though possibly it would not be well used, I'd like to see a forum section for the World Of Warplanes API." - I am not sure that it will be popular, so you can keep all API suggestions in this section.

"Secondly, and to the point, could the developers..." - Sorry for my poor tech background, but whats wrong with the current method 

[RoyalFlyingCorps]

The method is fine.  What is wrong is the information it fetches for planes introduced to the game since about the advent of the Spitfire Vb IM.  I listed the planes with “placeholder” information instead of proper information in the opening post - correct short name, correct long name, correct description.  Probably other attributes have placeholder information too.

Edited by RoyalFlyingCorps, 04 December 2018 - 12:06 PM.

[_Neverm1nd_]

RoyalFlyingCorps, on 04 December 2018 - 12:05 PM, said:

The method is fine.  What is wrong is the information it fetches for planes introduced to the game since about the advent of the Spitfire Vb IM.  I listed the planes with “placeholder” information instead of proper information in the opening post - correct short name, correct long name, correct description.  Probably other attributes have placeholder information too.

Do you use this information from API somewhere and it is incorrectly displayed? Why I'm asking - I didn't find where and how it affects the game and other official resources

[RoyalFlyingCorps]

Seriously?  You're not aware of the official WG APIs for its games?

 

Documentation:

https://developers.wargaming.net/documentation/guide/getting-started/

 

Sample API reference:

https://developers.wargaming.net/reference/all/wowp/account/list/?r_realm=eu

 

In the API for World Of Warplanes the 'planeinfo' method returns basic information about the aircraft in the game (there are 272 listed in the API, incidentally).  However, some of the information for recent aircraft has not been provided.  Instead placeholder information is present so, for example, the 'short_name_i18n' attribute for the B-17G is given as 'PLANE_NAME_B-17G' instead of, presumably, 'B-17G'.  There are at least two other attributes with placeholder information.

Edited by RoyalFlyingCorps, 04 December 2018 - 06:38 PM.

[RoyalFlyingCorps]

Well, the impression I get is that WoWP doesn’t care about its API any longer.  What a pity; a good API can lead to interesting applications developed for the playing community that enhance the experience of the game.

[_Neverm1nd_]

RoyalFlyingCorps, on 10 December 2018 - 01:37 PM, said:

Well, the impression I get is that WoWP doesn’t care about its API any longer.  What a pity; a good API can lead to interesting applications developed for the playing community that enhance the experience of the game.

Ok, I understood your point of view, the requests for creation of content on APIs basic  have not been received for a long time. I forwarded the information to the colleagues who are  responsible for this. 

[RoyalFlyingCorps]

Well, I shall hold my breath in anticipation of good news.  Thank you.

[RoyalFlyingCorps]

Well, here we are more than a month after the original post and the API still hasn't been updated.  Is there any prospect that it might be?

 

Since we now have the irritating "disconnected from server" bug after many of our battles it would be nice if we could retrieve our battle results from the API.  Alternatively, is there a file created when a battle ends that could be read by a program or script to extract this information?

[_Neverm1nd_]

RoyalFlyingCorps, on 27 December 2018 - 10:25 AM, said:

Well, here we are more than a month after the original post and the API still hasn't been updated.  Is there any prospect that it might be?

 

Since we now have the irritating "disconnected from server" bug after many of our battles it would be nice if we could retrieve our battle results from the API.  Alternatively, is there a file created when a battle ends that could be read by a program or script to extract this information?

I can not name a specific date when it will be updated, plus for the current time it hasn't a top priority due to low service popularity. 

[RoyalFlyingCorps]

I'd venture to suggest that it's not popular because it hasn't a top priority, not that owing to low popularity it should be seen as a low priority. 

 

Regarding my second question, as we are losing battle result résumés to the "disconnected from server" bug, is there any way we can retrieve lost battle result data?  With a lot of work I can retrieve things like number of aerial targets destroyed and so on, but what about, for instance, personal points?

[RoyalFlyingCorps]

 

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