Comments on: libRETS 1.0.0b2 released http://blog.realtors.org/crt/2005/09/13/librets-100b2-released/ CRT's communications Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:25:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Tony Russo http://blog.realtors.org/crt/2005/09/13/librets-100b2-released/#comment-46 Tony Russo Fri, 07 Oct 2005 18:59:35 +0000 http://blog.realtors.org/crt/?p=38#comment-46 You make a excellent point with an API already in PHP code no need urgent need to be able to use the libRETS API. It would be nice to see.... documentation or even better a few PHP examples on how to use and call the Retriever or vieleRETS API to do a few key things like: Logon, send a Query, and Retrieve the data in a delimted form. You make a excellent point with an API already in PHP code no need urgent need to be able to use the libRETS API.

It would be nice to see…. documentation or even better a few PHP examples on how to use and call the Retriever or vieleRETS API to do a few key things like: Logon, send a Query, and Retrieve the data in a delimted form.

]]> By: Keith Garner http://blog.realtors.org/crt/2005/09/13/librets-100b2-released/#comment-45 Keith Garner Thu, 06 Oct 2005 23:27:50 +0000 http://blog.realtors.org/crt/?p=38#comment-45 Nope, at this time there is no way to call out to the libRETS library from PHP. It is only accessable from C++. Final-release version 1.0 of libRETS will be C++ only. However, in libRETS 1.1 we plan to support wrappers to different languages. We have done some preliminary tests of being able to call libRETS from C#, <a href="http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/" rel="nofollow">Ruby</a>, and <a href="http://www.perl.org/" rel="nofollow">Perl</a>. This all comes to us through the magic of <a href="http://www.swig.org/" rel="nofollow">swig</a>. We feel confident that in libRETS 1.1 we'll be able to offically support those languages as well as other languages that swig supports such as <a href="http://www.python.org/" rel="nofollow">Python</a> and <a href="http://www.php.net/" rel="nofollow">PHP</a>. PHP is a tricky one, though, as most hosting providers don't allow users to load shared libraries, and this will be a requirement to make libRETS work in this manner. CRT already has a RETS API in 100% PHP code that is contained in the Retriever and vieleRETS projects. Because this exists, wrapping libRETS for use in PHP is not as high priority as the other languages. Work is being down to break the RETS core out into a seperate project. Currently, to get started with the RETS PHP API, we suggest downloading vieleRETS and looking at/using the RETSWrapper class in the <code>common/site</code> directory. Nope, at this time there is no way to call out to the libRETS library from PHP. It is only accessable from C++. Final-release version 1.0 of libRETS will be C++ only.

However, in libRETS 1.1 we plan to support wrappers to different languages. We have done some preliminary tests of being able to call libRETS from C#, Ruby, and Perl. This all comes to us through the magic of swig. We feel confident that in libRETS 1.1 we’ll be able to offically support those languages as well as other languages that swig supports such as Python and PHP.

PHP is a tricky one, though, as most hosting providers don’t allow users to load shared libraries, and this will be a requirement to make libRETS work in this manner.

CRT already has a RETS API in 100% PHP code that is contained in the Retriever and vieleRETS projects. Because this exists, wrapping libRETS for use in PHP is not as high priority as the other languages.

Work is being down to break the RETS core out into a seperate project. Currently, to get started with the RETS PHP API, we suggest downloading vieleRETS and looking at/using the RETSWrapper class in the common/site directory.

]]> By: Tony Russo http://blog.realtors.org/crt/2005/09/13/librets-100b2-released/#comment-44 Tony Russo Thu, 06 Oct 2005 23:08:29 +0000 http://blog.realtors.org/crt/?p=38#comment-44 Could you provide examples using PHP like the two C++ examples provided on the web site? Could you provide examples using PHP like the two C++ examples provided on the web site?

]]> By: Keith Garner http://blog.realtors.org/crt/2005/09/13/librets-100b2-released/#comment-28 Keith Garner Thu, 15 Sep 2005 12:31:39 +0000 http://blog.realtors.org/crt/?p=38#comment-28 That's a good point John, we'll try to correct that next time we post about RETS. That’s a good point John, we’ll try to correct that next time we post about RETS.

]]> By: John Lockwood http://blog.realtors.org/crt/2005/09/13/librets-100b2-released/#comment-27 John Lockwood Thu, 15 Sep 2005 07:12:51 +0000 http://blog.realtors.org/crt/?p=38#comment-27 Maybe it's just me, but if you have a phrase like "easier to get started in RETS", you might go ahead and link to a RETS definition, post, article, etc. That way those of us who don't know what a RETS is will know why one might want an abstraction layer to it. Yes, I know, Google is my friend. :) Maybe it’s just me, but if you have a phrase like “easier to get started in RETS”, you might go ahead and link to a RETS definition, post, article, etc.

That way those of us who don’t know what a RETS is will know why one might want an abstraction layer to it.

Yes, I know, Google is my friend. :)

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