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ZooPHP – a PHP wrapper for Zootool

Adam Hopkinson — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 22:31:15 +0000

I’ve been using Zootool more and more recently to bookmark things I see on the web. The visual representation of saved items works better for me than Delicious and browser bookmarks are a non-starter these days.

Since the news of an API last week, I’ve been working on a little class wrapper – partly to hone my OOP skills and partly to support some great work by Bastian – and my class is now ready. I’ve named it ZooPHP.

$zoo = new ZooPHP($key, $secret);
$zoo->getPopularItems();

To start using ZooPHP, you’ll need a Zootool API key. The script is released under a BSD license and is documented, but should be fairly self-explanatory:

$zoo->setAuth('username', 'password');
$zoo->setFormat('array');
$zoo->getUser('bastian');
$zoo->getUserFriends('bastian');
$zoo->getUserFollowers('bastian');
$zoo->getUserItems('bastian');
$zoo->getLatestItems();
$zoo->getItem('iw6og3');
$zoo->getPopularItems();
$zoo->addItem('adamhopkinson.co.uk', 'adamhopkinson.co.uk', 'zoophp, php, wrapper');

You’ll only need to call setAuth if you want to add items or return private items with getItems.

Click here to download your copy of ZooPHP »

Firefox Themes causing out of position pixels

Adam Hopkinson — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:22:54 +0000

That Web Guy had a problem with a design not being pixel perfect – only it turned out to be down to the theme he was using in Firefox. Bug?

Site plug: JohnHopkinson.com

Adam Hopkinson — Sun, 25 Jun 2006 22:36:18 +0000

I’ve been helping my dad out with IT while he sets up his new venture and i’m very proud to announce the new website for John Hopkinson & Co. The site is a showcase for services available and properties/land for sale. Soon we’ll be making available some papers and articles relating to chartered surveying, valuations, arbitration and inheritance tax.

From a design point of view, the site is all Strict XHTML valid and features RSS feeds and a few other nifty features.