Translink Zend Framework API

Dustin — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:30:01 +0000

Translink is the local public transit provider for beautiful Vancouver, Canada. The system consists of Buses, Boats and Trains. Translink released an Iphone app some time ago that allows the lookup of bus information. Michael Weisman was kind enough to write about the “hidden” api that is used by the Iphone app to preform AJAX calls.

The Zend Framework based API that I have written duplicates the functionality described on Micheal’s page and exposes the API functionality to PHP applications.

Please keep in mind that as this is an unofficial API, Translink may not want their data being used without their permission. Please contact Translink before making use of this API on a production site.

Example Usage

$translink = new Zext_Service_Translink();
 
//Get the route directions for the 135
$directions = $translink->getRouteDirections('135');
Zend_Debug::dump($directions);
 
//Get the east-bound stops for the 135
$stops = $translink->getRouteStops('135', 'east');
Zend_Debug::dump($stops);
 
//Get the details for an arbitrary stop
Zend_Debug::dump($translink->getStopDetails(51845));
 
//get the latitude and longitude for a stop
Zend_Debug::dump($translink->getStopLocation(51845));
 
//get the stops near a given latitude and longitude
Zend_Debug::dump($translink->getLocationStops(49.25344,-123.167895));

Download & Install

Download the following file:
Zext_Service_Translink
Add it to your library path (same folder that Zend of the Zend framework resides in) if you have autoloading enabled.

I will try to respond to any problems in the comments.

BC Lottery Corporation API

Dustin — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:30:05 +0000

The British Columbia Lottery Corporation has an unpublished API that they use to pull data down for the flash application on their home page. The Zext PHP API exposes functionality to query the most resent winning numbers from the BCLC website, as well as retrieve current jackpot estimates for the main lotteries in this province.

Again, as with most of the API’s I have been publishing lately, this API relies on undocumented and unsupported functionality which may break or become unavailable at any time. Furthermore, there are likely licensing issues involved with unauthorized use of BCLC data, so proceed with caution if you plan on using this API in a production app.

Example Usage

$bclc = new Zext_Service_BCLC();
 
//Get the results of the latest 649 results
$bclc->get649Results();
 
//get the estimated jackpot size for the latest 649 results
$bclc->get649Estimate();
 
//Get the 649 Extra numbers for the latest draw
$bclc->get649ExtraResults()

There are many other functions that the API exposes. Take a look through the source to view them all.

Download & Install

Download the following file:
Zext_Service_BCLC
Add it to your library path (same folder that Zend of the Zend framework resides in) if you have autoloading enabled.

I will try to respond to any problems in the comments.

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Translink Zend Framework API

Example Usage

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BC Lottery Corporation API

Example Usage

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