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<blockquote data-quote="RoChess" data-source="post: 1132276" data-attributes="member: 18896">Scraper script v4.9.51 released&nbsp;&nbsp; - v4.9.46 - Fix AKA&nbsp; - v4.9.47 - Fix AKA array&nbsp; - v4.9.48 - Fix foreign AKA&nbsp; - v4.9.49 - Fix RottenTomatoes RegExp&nbsp; - v4.9.50 - Fix IMDb+ Options XML parsing check&nbsp; - v4.9.51 - Accept votes &gt;= 1 million&nbsp;RottenTomatoes uses a JSON based API system now that requires a key to prevent &quot;Forbidden&quot; 403 errors on requests exceeding their limits. The IMDb+ scraper-script open source model would reveal my own API key, so I can not do that, and still abide by the RT API rules. However anybody that already has an RT API key can use that key for testing purposes by manually adding it to the IMDb+ options XML configuration to verify full functionality for themselves. RottenTomatoes API allows five queries per second for a max of 10k a day, so plenty of room to run a few tests with.&nbsp;The IMDb+ Options XML file needs to be modified to contain the following after the id=&quot;18&quot; entry in there.&nbsp;&lt;set id=&quot;19&quot; name=&quot;global_options_debug_imdb_sources&quot; value=&quot;false&quot; /&gt;
&lt;set id=&quot;20&quot; name=&quot;global_options_rotten_api_key&quot; value=&quot;...RT-API-key-goes-here...&quot; /&gt;For those aspiring developers curious to see how it works, it is an easy process to request an RT API key, and you can just register one of your own app creations that I am sure you are all working on @ <a href="http://developer.rottentomatoes.com/member/register" target="_blank">http://developer.rottentomatoes.com/member/register</a>. Everybody is free to fork IMDb+ and test out their own versions, but please respect the rules, and use your own app title that does not relate to IMDb+ as I do not want to risk loosing access to my own API key. RottenTomatoes might also make changes to their system if they see a flood of new developers sign up, so keep that in mind when you register, and respect their rules.&nbsp;I will clarify more on what is required later, as I am still testing things myself. Those impatient can PM me, and I will eleborate.&nbsp;PS: IMDb+ by default uses RottenTomatoes for a more balanced average score/rating/vote system, and to supplement missing IMDb.com data, but it works totally fine without it (well it should).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RoChess, post: 1132276, member: 18896"] Scraper script v4.9.51 released - v4.9.46 - Fix AKA - v4.9.47 - Fix AKA array - v4.9.48 - Fix foreign AKA - v4.9.49 - Fix RottenTomatoes RegExp - v4.9.50 - Fix IMDb+ Options XML parsing check - v4.9.51 - Accept votes >= 1 million RottenTomatoes uses a JSON based API system now that requires a key to prevent "Forbidden" 403 errors on requests exceeding their limits. The IMDb+ scraper-script open source model would reveal my own API key, so I can not do that, and still abide by the RT API rules. However anybody that already has an RT API key can use that key for testing purposes by manually adding it to the IMDb+ options XML configuration to verify full functionality for themselves. RottenTomatoes API allows five queries per second for a max of 10k a day, so plenty of room to run a few tests with. The IMDb+ Options XML file needs to be modified to contain the following after the id="18" entry in there. [INDENT]<set id="19" name="global_options_debug_imdb_sources" value="false" /> <set id="20" name="global_options_rotten_api_key" value="[B][I]...RT-API-key-goes-here...[/I][/B]" />[/INDENT] For those aspiring developers curious to see how it works, it is an easy process to request an RT API key, and you can just register one of your own app creations that I am sure you are all working on @ [B][URL]http://developer.rottentomatoes.com/member/register[/URL][/B]. Everybody is free to fork IMDb+ and test out their own versions, but please respect the rules, and use your own app title that does not relate to IMDb+ as I do not want to risk loosing access to my own API key. RottenTomatoes might also make changes to their system if they see a flood of new developers sign up, so keep that in mind when you register, and respect their rules. I will clarify more on what is required later, as I am still testing things myself. Those impatient can PM me, and I will eleborate. PS: IMDb+ by default uses RottenTomatoes for a more balanced average score/rating/vote system, and to supplement missing IMDb.com data, but it works totally fine without it (well it should). [/QUOTE]

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