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**By combining the basic and advanced features, apiNG turns into a rocket.** It's nothing less than an extendable platform, where users can collaborate to create new plugins and designs. [block:callout] { "type": "success", "body": "Social Wall: http://plnkr.co/edit/dz3Dru?p=preview", "title": "Plnklr demo (view & edit)" } [/block] [block:api-header] { "type": "basic", "title": "Table of Content" } [/block] * **[Components](#components)** * **[Credential Manager](#credential-manager)** * **[Parameters](#parameters)** <br> [block:api-header] { "type": "basic", "title": "Components" } [/block] By using this **components**, you are able to use and create re-usable modules for your work with AngularJS. ## Plugins **[apiNG Plugins](plugins) work as data sources for specific platforms or protocols** (e.g. Facebook, Youtube, RSS, GitHub, ...) * Plugins are easy to configure * Plugins could return data in two ways: 1. as **native** data 2. as **converted** data, transformed into several universal data _models_ (e.g. for images, videos, events, ...) * Use **[existing plugins](all-plugins)** * [Create your own plugin](plugins#create-new-aping-plugins) ## Models **[apiNG Models](models) are universal data models** (e.g. for images, videos, events, social media, ...) * Models could be created or changed, just by doing it. ## Designs **[apiNG Designs](designs) are templates to display specific _models_** * Use [existing designs](all-designs) * [Create your own design](designs) <br> [block:api-header] { "type": "basic", "title": "Credential Manager" } [/block] The **credential manager** is a functionality of apiNG, written to relieve working with plugins, if they have to deal with api keys, access tokens, and other credentials. :fa-key: **Copy & paste your credentials for your requests into the [config file](configuration)**. You can store this config file on your webspace and re-use this credentials for some projects. [block:code] { "codes": [ { "code": "apingApiKeys: {\n youtube : [{'apiKey': '<YOUR_YOUTUBE_API_KEY>'}],\n facebook: [{'access_token': '<YOUR_FACEBOOK_TOKEN>'}],\n twitter: [{'bearer_token': '<YOUR_TWITTER_BEARER_TOKEN>'}],\n vimeo: [{'access_token': '<YOUR_VIMEO_TOKEN>'}],\n tumblr: [{'api_key': '<YOUR_TUMBLR_API_KEY>'}],\n // ...\n}", "language": "javascript" } ] } [/block] <hr>:fa-key: **Every plugin could be authorized with a credential object:** [block:code] { "codes": [ { "code": "apingApiKeys: {\n instagram : [{\n 'api_key': '<YOUR_API_KEY>',\n 'client_id': '<YOUR_CLIENT_ID>'\n }],\n // ...\n}", "language": "javascript" } ] } [/block] <hr>:fa-key: **You can store multiple credentials objects _per plugin_ to bypass rate limitations.** The used credential object will get chosen randomly. [block:code] { "codes": [ { "code": "apingApiKeys: {\n facebook : [\n { 'access_token': '<YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN_1>'},\n { 'access_token': '<YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN_2>'},\n { 'access_token': '<YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN_3>'},\n { 'access_token': '<YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN_4>'}\n ],\n // ...\n}", "language": "javascript" } ] } [/block] <br> [block:api-header] { "type": "basic", "title": "Parameters" } [/block] For advanced usage, there are two additional parameters for apiNG (bold): [block:parameters] { "data": { "0-0": "`template-url`", "h-0": "Attribute", "h-1": "Type", "h-2": "Sample", "h-3": "Description", "h-4": "Opt.", "0-1": "`string`", "0-2": "`template.html`", "0-3": "Path to template file.\nUse result data in template with `{{results}}`", "0-4": "**no**", "1-0": "**`model`**", "1-1": "**`string`**", "1-2": "**`social`**", "1-3": "**Chosen data model for this _apiNG instance_**", "1-4": "yes", "2-0": "**`get-native-data`**", "2-1": "**`boolean`**", "2-2": "**`false`**", "2-3": "**Use `true` for getting native data from plugins.\nDefault value:`false`**", "2-4": "yes", "3-0": "`items`", "3-1": "`int`", "3-2": "`20`", "3-3": "Number of displayed items per request", "3-4": "yes", "4-0": "`max-items`", "4-1": "`int`", "4-2": "`100`", "4-3": "Number of items of this apiNG instance.\nUse `-1` for no limitation", "4-4": "yes", "5-0": "`order-by`", "5-1": "`string`", "5-2": "`timestamp`", "5-3": "Order result by this attribute.\nUse `$NONE` for no order.\nUse `$RANDOM` for random order", "5-4": "yes", "6-0": "`order-reverse`", "6-1": "`boolean`", "6-2": "`false`", "6-3": "Use `true` for reverse order.\nDefault value: `false`", "6-4": "yes", "9-0": "`remove-doubles`", "9-1": "`boolean`", "9-2": "`false`", "9-3": "Use `true` to remove identical objects\nor with the same ID (`id-by`).\nGets ignored if `merge-doubles` is set.\nDefault value: `false`", "9-4": "yes", "10-0": "`payload-json`", "10-1": "`json object`", "10-2": "`{'key1':'value1'}`", "10-3": "Inject additional payload data into your template.\nUse payload data in template with `{{payload}}`", "10-4": "yes", "11-0": "`value-name`", "11-1": "`string`", "11-2": "`videos`", "11-3": "Inject `apingResults` into your app. [(Plnkr)](http://plnkr.co/edit/cziMAy?p=preview)\nAccess the results with `apingResults.valueName`", "7-0": "`id-by`", "8-0": "`merge-doubles`", "7-1": "`string` or `json array`", "8-1": "`boolean`", "8-2": "`false`", "7-2": "`intern_id`\n`['name','date']`\n`['user.0','user.1']`", "7-3": "Create id for each item by this properties.\nProperty name: `aping_id`", "8-3": "Use `true` to merge objects with the same ID.\nWorks only with `id-by`\nDefault value: `false`", "12-0": "`result-property`", "12-1": "`string`", "12-2": "`events`", "12-3": "Change the `result-property` to set the \n`$scope` property that will contain the results.\nDefault value: `results`" }, "cols": 4, "rows": 13 } [/block] <br> [block:callout] { "type": "warning", "title": "Work in progress", "body": "This page is under construction" } [/block]