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Get real author name for F-Droid #1076
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The f-droid API doesn't return any author name. For example: https://f-droid.org/api/v1/packages/de.schildbach.wallet So the only way to get this would be through web scraping which isn't worth it because it's error prone and would require a second web request |
I would not think web scraping would be error prone. But it's upto you to implement it or not. I believe this is crucial for me. Caz the applist showing author would be much more beautiful & convenient information to look into. |
Web scraping in general is unreliable because you will not be notified or warned of website changes. APIs are meant to be used programmatically so they are always going to be the same - whenever changes do need to be made, those changes will be made in a new version of the API, while the old version will continue to work or you will be given a warning in advance before it stops working. |
Oh. I'm not a dev but, is this the documentation for it ? |
No that's not the API documentation. That is the documentation for the file that developers are supposed to provide to F-droid when they submit their apps. |
@ImranR98 How do other F-Droid apps get the Author name and other metadata then? I'm almost certain they don't use webscraping for this. |
@cvoges12 no idea |
@cvoges12 That's a point btw. I use droidify & can confirm. Follow up here: |
Yeah, it isn't impossible. I see AuroraDroid and such doing this too. I guess the answer to how to do this is just less obvious. But I don't think that's a good reason to close the issue since that doesn't necessarily make the issue impossible. I could go ask the AuroraDroid devs or whatever if need be. |
@ImranR98 What do you think? |
Sure, hopefully there's some other API w more info |
@ImranR98 Try |
Tqvm. Now fdroid trackers look like how they supposed to be ! With their authors. And 3rd party F-Droid repos usually don't provide this metadata anyways. |
Thanks @ImranR98 for this feature. As far as I know this API will help in fetching the source repo too. So, can you add the source repo link for the particular app in App Detail Section of Obtanium |
Each & every F-Droid application entried says "by F-Droid Official". I know it's by F-Droid, but can you please use the Author Name of the app ? Just like how GitHub/Lab & other sources have their repo owners ?
I think the same goes with other F-Droid repos like IzzyOnDroid, etc. If it's an f-droid repo, please use the Author's name instead of the F-Droid Repo.
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