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IMatch Discussion Boards => IMatch Scripting and Apps => Topic started by: Mario on March 21, 2017, 09:15:49 PM

Title: Progress...
Post by: Mario on March 21, 2017, 09:15:49 PM
Thinks are shaping up nicely. Every day there's progress.
When nothing else works  ::) ;) I work on the documentation - which is always boring and daunting.

Writing up all the stuff so others can learn how to use the IMWS and IMatch endpoints and supporting JavaScript libraries takes a long time, really.
But I write this also for myself, because I will refer to this as well. I cannot remember everything and I plan to write a large number of apps in the future.

I use a tool-based approach, with documentation that is part of the source code itself. As part of the 'build process' the documentation is extracted from the source code and converted into a set of neat HTML documents. In addition, I wrote/write tutorials which explain certain aspects in detail (e.g. metadata updates, the messages sent by IMatch and IMWS).

I will ship the entire documentation set as part of IMatch (I guess) but probably I will make it available on-line, as part of the IMatch Anywhere Developer Center (https://www.photools.com/imatch-anywhere-developer-center/). Having the stuff on-line allows me to update things all the time, and everybody has the latest documentation available.
Title: Re: Progress...
Post by: BanjoTom on March 22, 2017, 02:02:08 AM
I'm always AMAZED at the progress you make with the various Photools products, Mario, all while providing unparalleled support to the international community of users.  Bravo!
Title: Re: Progress...
Post by: sinus on March 22, 2017, 08:11:00 AM
Yep, true, what BanjoTom says, amazing.

The doc availible online, would be a good thing, I think. I would read it for sure.  ;D