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Working with 3rd Party APIs #Loopconf 2015 - Las Vegas
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About Me Mike Hansen Open Source Team at Bluehost WordPress Core Contributor @MikeHansenMe mikehansen.me
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An Idea Ideas are great but execution can be problematic.
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Finding the API or Creating it
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What To Look For Documentation How much is it being used How do they support old version
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Workers or Products What is the difference?
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How does WordPress Help HTTP API Option Transients Meta WP_Error more..
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Fetching Data
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Error Handling Deal with WP_Errors first then confirm the response is also a success.
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Preparing Data Make lots of checks
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Storing Data Transients Options User Meta Post Meta
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Transients Transients work as a fallback for caching
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Constants MINUTE_IN_SECONDS HOUR_IN_SECONDS DAY_IN_SECONDS WEEK_IN_SECONDS YEAR_IN_SECONDS
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Trust Do not trust any data an API gives you. Treat it as user input.
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Securing Data Validate Sanitize Escape
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Authentication
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Basic Header Validation Pass it with every request
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Key in the Query Some APIs just want the key in the query.
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Speed Keep the data close for as long as possible.
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Timing Timing your request can improve the user experience.
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About Me Mike Hansen Open Source Team at Bluehost WordPress Core Contributor @MikeHansenMe mikehansen.me
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Credits and Resources trust image locket image mr. clean image handshake image stopwatch image speed image idea image search image storage image Data Validation HTTP_API Transients Options Basic Auth