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Ideas for EVE API program
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Kevin Zandowski
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#1 - 2015-07-23 15:53:38 UTC
So I'm creating a web-based program for this awesome game and would like feature ideas from all of you.

But first, the program will be used for API Key management. You'll be able to upload your API Keys and use them for a variety of tools (listed below). There will also be corporation management tools and have a few ideas I'm already working with.

Yes, I know a lot of these tools already exist, so to answer the question as to why I'm doing this: I'm doing it for portfolio reasons in website design to show potential employers a large-scale project that actually requires a decent level of programming. With that, I do fully intend to continue support of this program and constantly update with changes in EVE.

So here are my questions:
- What type of tools and features would you all like to see in an API management program that you would find useful?
- What type of corporation tools and features would be useful for corporations?

To give you an idea of what one of the pages currently looks like: http://imgur.com/YfXHFyc

It's not much, but it's the start of it.

Thanks!


Current Planned Individual Tools:
- Reprocessing Calculator
- Manufacturing Calculator
- Research Calculator
- Market Watch List
- Profit Calculators

Corporation Tools:
- API Checker - Upload Corp Member API Keys for verification and storage
- Skill checker - Create a list of skills required for whatever reason you may need (such as skills need to fly as an interceptor pilot in fleet ops). Skill checker will check all API Keys for corp members and display their levels.

Future Plans:
- Fleet Management Tools - Will have capability for fleet members to login via in-game browser and display a variety of info to fleet commander.
- Possibly an online-based ship fitting tool (to be determined)
Chribba
Otherworld Enterprises
Otherworld Empire
#2 - 2015-07-24 05:46:25 UTC
Not sure what you mean by api key management since you can't really manage keys anywhere else but on CCP's site...

Sure you could add more than one doing different things, but what would the reason for that be if I can just make one key that will have access to all the api data - or limit that one to the things I do want to give out?

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Kex
Doomheim
#3 - 2015-07-24 08:32:52 UTC  |  Edited by: Kex
Eve Exodus?

Is this a very stealthy "Eve is dying" thread? Smile
Kevin Zandowski
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#4 - 2015-07-24 12:29:22 UTC
The name is just temporary until I decide on a more permanent name, (it's something that can be switched site-wide with the change of a single line).

Otherwise, maybe API Key Management isn't the right description, and I can see the confusion you have, which is why I am asking for input :)

I think maybe calling it API tools would be best.