ok, so what can we do with this API then?

[Eagle Country]

Just a few questions:

1. Would I be correct in thinking that developers could potentially write "add-ons" that they could sell to other bluepark users?
2. Would it allow the developer to write additional functionality that "uses" the bluepark template, so it matches the rest of the site?
3. Would it allow the developer to provide additional functionality for logged in users (ie. adding extra functionality to 'my account')?

Or have I got the wrong end of the stick?

Also, if the answer to 1) is "yes" then are there any useful add-ons already? If so is there (or could/should there be) somewhere on the bluepark site with a list of them so that a) developers can advertise them, and b) the rest of us can browse to see if there's anything useful?

[Chrisg]

1. Yes
2 & 3. The API gives access to the data in Bluepark not the customer facing template. The API allows you to use, change, import, export all/ any of the names, addresses, products ,orders at will and query the BP database as you please. It is for management rather than the customers.

[Eagle Country]

The API gives access to the data in Bluepark not the customer facing template.

But I suppose it would be possible to create a "page" in the admin screens and then put my code in the page content, and then have that code access the user data? So I could have a page with the correct look and feel that the user could manipulate the data with?

So theoretically, my code could ask the question to the API "Is the person accessing this page logged in?" and "what is their login name, and actual name"?

[ThomasMurray]

But I suppose it would be possible to create a "page" in the admin screens and then put my code in the page content, and then have that code access the user data? So I could have a page with the correct look and feel that the user could manipulate the data with?

So theoretically, my code could ask the question to the API "Is the person accessing this page logged in?" and "what is their login name, and actual name"?

The API is for external 3rd party applications to access the data on Bluepark, the action you've explained above is simply Bluepark talking to Bluepark.

[Eagle Country]

The API is for external 3rd party applications to access the data on Bluepark, the action you've explained above is simply Bluepark talking to Bluepark.

ok, so can I find out if the user is logged in or not, and what there log in name is without using the API at all?

[Joe@ScoreStore]

Yes that information comes up in Users > Site Statistics