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VGMRips API

Post by loki666 »

Hi I'm currently developing a VGM player for Android, and I wanted to know if there is an API to query the VGM db?
If there isn't can use an HTML parser to scrap the website for my queries?

TIA

Philippe

Post by vampirefrog »

Hello. There currently isn't an API. You may scrape the pages as long as you cache the result on your server, so the user requests go to your server instead of ours. Also please don't use our mp3 files and cache the vgm or zip files on your server as well. Also mind the fact that we don't know if vgmrips is legal, but I think it's ok as long as we're not making money from it, so if your app is monetized, you might have legal problems with the copyright holders.
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Post by loki666 »

ok thanks for the precisions
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Post by ctr »

I want to add that we do publish the "all in one" packs every once in a while (that you could upload to your server), and that there is a mirror (now a little outdated) at joshw.info.

Post by JFD62780 »

Speaking of All-In-Ones, aren't we a little due? I mean, it'll be a year come St. Patty's Day (Mar. 17).
Until next post...
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Post by vampirefrog »

great job. you can update the packs when there's a new post in this thread: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=125

Post by vampirefrog »

JFD62780 wrote:Speaking of All-In-Ones, aren't we a little due? I mean, it'll be a year come St. Patty's Day (Mar. 17).
http://vgmrips.net/files/VGMRips_all_of ... 170226.zip
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Post by loki666 »

Thanks, I've just uploaded everything on 5gbfree.com hosting.
Now onto working on the player.

btw: if anyone wants to give a shot here it is https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... .vgmplayer
feedback welcomed

Post by vampirefrog »

no ads please. you can't make money with our vgm files. thanks
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Post by loki666 »

OK, I'll remove the ads.
It's not like I was actually making any money with this player anyway. :mrgreen:

Post by JFD62780 »

...Remove the 'in-app purchases' as well. :/
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Post by loki666 »

in-app will stays.
put alot of work and efforts in this player
if users like it and want to support me for it, they can buy me a beer
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Post by loki666 »

open sourced the player
here is github repository

https://github.com/VolcanoMobile/vgm-player

Pull Request welcomed
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