I would actually suggest you use POSTman chrome extension <https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/postman-rest-client/fdmmgilgnpjigdojojpjoooidkmcomcm?hl=en>, which makes testing API much easier than using format=jsonfm.
On Sat, Dec 13, 2014 at 3:24 AM, Betacommand <[email protected]> wrote: > > Im not sure who you polled, but the red/blue disaster that that is the > current format is about 100x harder for me to read than the old version. If > reverting isnt an option can we get something like jsontxt added where we > can get the un-prettifed version? Adding coloring may help for some users, > but for many you will find it problematic. Basic Pretty-Print JSON makes > for a simple rendering of information. when you end up with strings one > color numeric values a second, add in a blue background, the result feels > like a bad acid trip. > > On Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 6:45 PM, Chad <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Fri Dec 12 2014 at 3:42:22 PM John <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> why cant I get a simple pretty print version of the json format via the >>> new API? >>> >>> With the old API (example: >>> http://gameshub.wikia.com/api.php?action=query&list=recentchanges&format=jsonfm >>> ) you got a basic text output. Nice clean and simple. >>> >>> With the recent API rewrite, someone decided to really screw with the >>> look. Now you get a color coded, HTML rich, text on a Blue background >>> (Example: >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=query&list=recentchanges&format=jsonfm >>> ). Where did the basic simple clean output go? and how do I get it back? >>> >>> >> You can't. The pretty one is so humans can read it better. >> >> Or maybe you can disable CSS. >> >> -Chad >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mediawiki-api mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-api >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Mediawiki-api mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-api > >
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