Zend_Service_Technorati provides an easy, intuitive and
object-oriented interface for using the Technorati API. It provides
access to all available Technorati
API queries and returns the original XML
response as a friendly PHP object.
Technorati is one of the most popular blog search engines. The API interface enables developers to retrieve information about a specific blog, search blogs matching a single tag or phrase and get information about a specific author (blogger). For a full list of available queries please see the Technorati API documentation or the Available Technorati queries section of this document.
Technorati requires a valid API key for usage. To get your own API Key you first need to create a new Technorati account, then visit the API Key section.
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Once you have a valid API key, you're ready to start using
Zend_Service_Technorati.
In order to run a query, first you need a Zend_Service_Technorati
instance with a valid API key. Then choose one of the available query
methods, and call it providing required arguments.
Przykład 61.128. Sending your first query
// create a new Zend_Service_Technorati
// with a valid API_KEY
$technorati = new Zend_Service_Technorati('VALID_API_KEY');
// search Technorati for PHP keyword
$resultSet = $technorati->search('PHP');Each query method accepts an array of optional parameters that can be used to refine your query.
Przykład 61.129. Refining your query
// create a new Zend_Service_Technorati
// with a valid API_KEY
$technorati = new Zend_Service_Technorati('VALID_API_KEY');
// filter your query including only results
// with some authority (Results from blogs with a handful of links)
$options = array('authority' => 'a4');
// search Technorati for PHP keyword
$resultSet = $technorati->search('PHP', $options);
A Zend_Service_Technorati instance is not a single-use object.
That is, you don't need to create a new instance for each query call; simply use your
current Zend_Service_Technorati object as long as you need it.
Przykład 61.130. Sending multiple queries with the same Zend_Service_Technorati instance
// create a new Zend_Service_Technorati
// with a valid API_KEY
$technorati = new Zend_Service_Technorati('VALID_API_KEY');
// search Technorati for PHP keyword
$search = $technorati->search('PHP');
// get top tags indexed by Technorati
$topTags = $technorati->topTags();You can get one of two types of result object in response to a query.
The first group is represented by
Zend_Service_Technorati_*ResultSet objects. A result set object
is basically a collection of result objects. It extends the basic
Zend_Service_Technorati_ResultSet class and implements the
SeekableIterator PHP interface. The best way
to consume a result set object is to loop over it with the PHP
foreach() statement.
Przykład 61.131. Consuming a result set object
// create a new Zend_Service_Technorati
// with a valid API_KEY
$technorati = new Zend_Service_Technorati('VALID_API_KEY');
// search Technorati for PHP keyword
// $resultSet is an instance of Zend_Service_Technorati_SearchResultSet
$resultSet = $technorati->search('PHP');
// loop over all result objects
foreach ($resultSet as $result) {
// $result is an instance of Zend_Service_Technorati_SearchResult
}
Because Zend_Service_Technorati_ResultSet implements the
SeekableIterator interface, you can seek a specific result
object using its position in the result collection.
Przykład 61.132. Seeking a specific result set object
// create a new Zend_Service_Technorati
// with a valid API_KEY
$technorati = new Zend_Service_Technorati('VALID_API_KEY');
// search Technorati for PHP keyword
// $resultSet is an instance of Zend_Service_Technorati_SearchResultSet
$resultSet = $technorati->search('PHP');
// $result is an instance of Zend_Service_Technorati_SearchResult
$resultSet->seek(1);
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The second group is represented by special standalone result objects.
Zend_Service_Technorati_GetInfoResult,
Zend_Service_Technorati_BlogInfoResult and
Zend_Service_Technorati_KeyInfoResult act as wrappers for
additional objects, such as Zend_Service_Technorati_Author and
Zend_Service_Technorati_Weblog.
Przykład 61.133. Consuming a standalone result object
// create a new Zend_Service_Technorati
// with a valid API_KEY
$technorati = new Zend_Service_Technorati('VALID_API_KEY');
// get info about weppos author
$result = $technorati->getInfo('weppos');
$author = $result->getAuthor();
echo '<h2>Blogs authored by ' . $author->getFirstName() . " " .
$author->getLastName() . '</h2>';
echo '<ol>';
foreach ($result->getWeblogs() as $weblog) {
echo '<li>' . $weblog->getName() . '</li>';
}
echo "</ol>";Please read the Zend_Service_Technorati Classes section for further details about response classes.
Each Zend_Service_Technorati query method throws a
Zend_Service_Technorati_Exception exception on failure with a
meaningful error message.
There are several reasons that may cause a
Zend_Service_Technorati query to fail.
Zend_Service_Technorati validates all parameters for any query
request. If a parameter is invalid or it contains an invalid value, a new
Zend_Service_Technorati_Exception exception is thrown.
Additionally, the Technorati API interface could be temporally
unavailable, or it could return a response that is not well formed.
You should always wrap a Technorati query with a try ... catch block.
Przykład 61.134. Handling a Query Exception
$technorati = new Zend_Service_Technorati('VALID_API_KEY');
try {
$resultSet = $technorati->search('PHP');
} catch(Zend_Service_Technorati_Exception $e) {
echo "An error occurred: " $e->getMessage();
}
From time to time you probably will want to check your API key daily
usage. By default Technorati limits your API usage to 500 calls per
day, and an exception is returned by Zend_Service_Technorati if
you try to use it beyond this limit. You can get information about your
API key usage using the
Zend_Service_Technorati::keyInfo() method.
Zend_Service_Technorati::keyInfo() returns a
Zend_Service_Technorati_KeyInfoResult object. For full details
please see the API reference
guide.
Przykład 61.135. Getting API key daily usage information
$technorati = new Zend_Service_Technorati('VALID_API_KEY');
$key = $technorati->keyInfo();
echo "API Key: " . $key->getApiKey() . "<br />";
echo "Daily Usage: " . $key->getApiQueries() . "/" .
$key->getMaxQueries() . "<br />";
Zend_Service_Technorati provides support for the following
queries:
Cosmos query
lets you see what blogs are linking to a given URL. It returns a
Zend_Service_Technorati_CosmosResultSet
object. For full details please see
Zend_Service_Technorati::cosmos() in the
API reference guide.
Przykład 61.136. Cosmos Query
$technorati = new Zend_Service_Technorati('VALID_API_KEY');
$resultSet = $technorati->cosmos('http://devzone.zend.com/');
echo "<p>Reading " . $resultSet->totalResults() .
" of " . $resultSet->totalResultsAvailable() .
" available results</p>";
echo "<ol>";
foreach ($resultSet as $result) {
echo "<li>" . $result->getWeblog()->getName() . "</li>";
}
echo "</ol>";
The Search
query lets you see what blogs contain a given search string. It returns a Zend_Service_Technorati_SearchResultSet
object. For full details please see
Zend_Service_Technorati::search() in the
API reference guide.
Przykład 61.137. Search Query
$technorati = new Zend_Service_Technorati('VALID_API_KEY');
$resultSet = $technorati->search('zend framework');
echo "<p>Reading " . $resultSet->totalResults() .
" of " . $resultSet->totalResultsAvailable() .
" available results</p>";
echo "<ol>";
foreach ($resultSet as $result) {
echo "<li>" . $result->getWeblog()->getName() . "</li>";
}
echo "</ol>";
The Tag query
lets you see what posts are associated with a given tag. It returns a Zend_Service_Technorati_TagResultSet
object. For full details please see
Zend_Service_Technorati::tag() in the
API reference guide.
Przykład 61.138. Tag Query
$technorati = new Zend_Service_Technorati('VALID_API_KEY');
$resultSet = $technorati->tag('php');
echo "<p>Reading " . $resultSet->totalResults() .
" of " . $resultSet->totalResultsAvailable() .
" available results</p>";
echo "<ol>";
foreach ($resultSet as $result) {
echo "<li>" . $result->getWeblog()->getName() . "</li>";
}
echo "</ol>";
The DailyCounts
query provides daily counts of posts containing the queried keyword. It returns a
Zend_Service_Technorati_DailyCountsResultSet
object. For full details please see
Zend_Service_Technorati::dailyCounts() in the
API reference guide.
Przykład 61.139. DailyCounts Query
$technorati = new Zend_Service_Technorati('VALID_API_KEY');
$resultSet = $technorati->dailyCounts('php');
foreach ($resultSet as $result) {
echo "<li>" . $result->getDate() .
"(" . $result->getCount() . ")</li>";
}
echo "</ol>";
The TopTags
query provides information on top tags indexed by Technorati. It returns a Zend_Service_Technorati_TagsResultSet
object. For full details please see
Zend_Service_Technorati::topTags() in the
API reference guide.
Przykład 61.140. TopTags Query
$technorati = new Zend_Service_Technorati('VALID_API_KEY');
$resultSet = $technorati->topTags();
echo "<p>Reading " . $resultSet->totalResults() .
" of " . $resultSet->totalResultsAvailable() .
" available results</p>";
echo "<ol>";
foreach ($resultSet as $result) {
echo "<li>" . $result->getTag() . "</li>";
}
echo "</ol>";
The BlogInfo
query provides information on what blog, if any, is associated with a given
URL. It returns a Zend_Service_Technorati_BlogInfoResult
object. For full details please see
Zend_Service_Technorati::blogInfo() in the
API reference guide.
Przykład 61.141. BlogInfo Query
$technorati = new Zend_Service_Technorati('VALID_API_KEY');
$result = $technorati->blogInfo('http://devzone.zend.com/');
echo '<h2><a href="' . (string) $result->getWeblog()->getUrl() . '">' .
$result->getWeblog()->getName() . '</a></h2>';
The BlogPostTags
query provides information on the top tags used by a specific blog. It returns a
Zend_Service_Technorati_TagsResultSet
object. For full details please see
Zend_Service_Technorati::blogPostTags() in the
API reference guide.
Przykład 61.142. BlogPostTags Query
$technorati = new Zend_Service_Technorati('VALID_API_KEY');
$resultSet = $technorati->blogPostTags('http://devzone.zend.com/');
echo "<p>Reading " . $resultSet->totalResults() .
" of " . $resultSet->totalResultsAvailable() .
" available results</p>";
echo "<ol>";
foreach ($resultSet as $result) {
echo "<li>" . $result->getTag() . "</li>";
}
echo "</ol>";
The GetInfo
query tells you things that Technorati knows about a member. It returns a Zend_Service_Technorati_GetInfoResult
object. For full details please see
Zend_Service_Technorati::getInfo() in the
API reference guide.
Przykład 61.143. GetInfo Query
$technorati = new Zend_Service_Technorati('VALID_API_KEY');
$result = $technorati->getInfo('weppos');
$author = $result->getAuthor();
echo "<h2>Blogs authored by " . $author->getFirstName() . " " .
$author->getLastName() . "</h2>";
echo "<ol>";
foreach ($result->getWeblogs() as $weblog) {
echo "<li>" . $weblog->getName() . "</li>";
}
echo "</ol>";
The KeyInfo query provides information on daily usage of an API
key. It returns a Zend_Service_Technorati_KeyInfoResult
object. For full details please see
Zend_Service_Technorati::keyInfo() in the
API reference guide.
The following classes are returned by the various Technorati queries. Each
Zend_Service_Technorati_*ResultSet class holds a type-specific
result set which can be easily iterated, with each result being contained in a type
result object. All result set classes extend
Zend_Service_Technorati_ResultSet class and implement the
SeekableIterator interface, allowing for easy iteration and
seeking to a specific result.
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The Zend_Service_Technorati library includes additional
convenient classes representing specific response objects.
Zend_Service_Technorati_Author represents a single Technorati
account, also known as a blog author or blogger.
Zend_Service_Technorati_Weblog represents a single weblog object,
along with all specific weblog properties such as feed URLs or blog
name. For full details please see Zend_Service_Technorati in the
API reference guide.
Zend_Service_Technorati_ResultSet is the most essential
result set. The scope of this class is to be extended by a query-specific child
result set class, and it should never be used to initialize a standalone object.
Each of the specific result sets represents a collection of query-specific Zend_Service_Technorati_Result
objects.
Zend_Service_Technorati_ResultSet implements the
PHP SeekableIterator interface, and you
can iterate all result objects via the PHP
foreach() statement.
Przykład 61.144. Iterating result objects from a resultset collection
// run a simple query
$technorati = new Zend_Service_Technorati('VALID_API_KEY');
$resultSet = $technorati->search('php');
// $resultSet is now an instance of
// Zend_Service_Technorati_SearchResultSet
// it extends Zend_Service_Technorati_ResultSet
foreach ($resultSet as $result) {
// do something with your
// Zend_Service_Technorati_SearchResult object
}
Zend_Service_Technorati_CosmosResultSet represents a
Technorati Cosmos query result set.
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Zend_Service_Technorati_SearchResultSet represents a
Technorati Search query result set.
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Zend_Service_Technorati_TagResultSet represents a Technorati
Tag query result set.
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Zend_Service_Technorati_DailyCountsResultSet represents a
Technorati DailyCounts query result set.
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Zend_Service_Technorati_TagsResultSet represents a Technorati
TopTags or BlogPostTags queries result set.
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Zend_Service_Technorati_Result is the most essential result
object. The scope of this class is to be extended by a query specific child result
class, and it should never be used to initialize a standalone object.
Zend_Service_Technorati_CosmosResult represents a single
Technorati Cosmos query result object. It is never returned as a standalone object,
but it always belongs to a valid Zend_Service_Technorati_CosmosResultSet
object.
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Zend_Service_Technorati_SearchResult represents a single
Technorati Search query result object. It is never returned as a standalone object,
but it always belongs to a valid Zend_Service_Technorati_SearchResultSet
object.
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Zend_Service_Technorati_TagResult represents a single
Technorati Tag query result object. It is never returned as a standalone object, but
it always belongs to a valid Zend_Service_Technorati_TagResultSet
object.
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Zend_Service_Technorati_DailyCountsResult represents a single
Technorati DailyCounts query result object. It is never returned as a standalone
object, but it always belongs to a valid Zend_Service_Technorati_DailyCountsResultSet
object.
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Zend_Service_Technorati_TagsResult represents a single
Technorati TopTags or BlogPostTags query result object. It is never returned as a
standalone object, but it always belongs to a valid Zend_Service_Technorati_TagsResultSet
object.
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Zend_Service_Technorati_GetInfoResult represents a single
Technorati GetInfo query result object.
Zend_Service_Technorati_BlogInfoResult represents a single
Technorati BlogInfo query result object.
Zend_Service_Technorati_KeyInfoResult represents a single
Technorati KeyInfo query result object. It provides information about your
Technorati
API Key daily usage.