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Flash and the Flickr API is an ActionScript 2 wrapper that hides XML parsing and implementation details of the Flickr API, providing objects like Photos, Photosets and Tags. It offers functionality like request queuing and caching for easier use than building an API wrapper from scratch. The documentation and source code are available online and it has been used in several public Flickr applications.

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Flash and the Flickr API Kelvin Luck
What? An ActionScript 2 wrapper around the Flickr API. Hides XML parsing and implementation details and provides nice objects like Photos, Photosets and Tags. Provides higher level functionality like request queuing, caching.
Who? Flash developers with an understanding of Action Script 2.
Why? Quicker and easier than rolling your own every time. Benefits of widely tested codebase. Exposes some “hidden” Flickr API functionality.
How? Simple example app walkthrough... http://flashr.kelvinluck.com/assets/0.5/barcamp/
Where? Sourcecode / documentation available from: http://flashr.kelvinluck.com/ Upcoming 0.5 release available from: http://flashr.kelvinluck.com/assets/0.5/ Files from this presentation available from: http://flashr.kelvinluck.com/assets/0.5/barcamp.zip
In the wild! Islands Of Consciousness by Mario Klingemann http://incubator.quasimondo.com/flash/islands_of_consciousness.php Selfportraitr by me http://www.pacemacgill.com/exhibitions_flickr06.php Flappr by Buck DeFore http://bcdef.org/flappr/ Interesting v4 by me http://kelvinluck.com/assets/flickr_api/0.5/interesting4.php
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Flashr: Flash and the Flickr API

  • 1. Flash and the Flickr API Kelvin Luck
  • 2. What? An ActionScript 2 wrapper around the Flickr API. Hides XML parsing and implementation details and provides nice objects like Photos, Photosets and Tags. Provides higher level functionality like request queuing, caching.
  • 3. Who? Flash developers with an understanding of Action Script 2.
  • 4. Why? Quicker and easier than rolling your own every time. Benefits of widely tested codebase. Exposes some “hidden” Flickr API functionality.
  • 5. How? Simple example app walkthrough... http://flashr.kelvinluck.com/assets/0.5/barcamp/
  • 6. Where? Sourcecode / documentation available from: http://flashr.kelvinluck.com/ Upcoming 0.5 release available from: http://flashr.kelvinluck.com/assets/0.5/ Files from this presentation available from: http://flashr.kelvinluck.com/assets/0.5/barcamp.zip
  • 7. In the wild! Islands Of Consciousness by Mario Klingemann http://incubator.quasimondo.com/flash/islands_of_consciousness.php Selfportraitr by me http://www.pacemacgill.com/exhibitions_flickr06.php Flappr by Buck DeFore http://bcdef.org/flappr/ Interesting v4 by me http://kelvinluck.com/assets/flickr_api/0.5/interesting4.php