WebDL

WebDL (Web Data Link) - Work with disparate data sources, like API's, Databases, and Files, as if they were one source.

Example Usage - RESTful

After installing the PHP and setting up the WebDL database, start accessing records using the following format.

http://domain.com/rest/account/id/1

Equivalent ways to make the same call:
http://domain.com/webdl.php/rest/account/id/1
http://domain.com/webdl.php/account/id/1
http://domain.com/account/id/1

rest tells the url parser that you are accessing the RESTful interface. Technically the rest can be left out, as it's the default controller, but if you plan on setting up other interfaces like SOAP, etc. then it's likely best to call it with the rest in your projects.

account specifies the record type you want returned.

id specifies the record column to filter on.

1 gives the value to match the specified column by.

Example Usage - PHP

The following is an example for retrieving a record from within a PHP application.

<?php
  // Tell WebDL where it has been installed in relation to this file.
  define('WEBDL_ABSPATH', dirname(__FILE__).'/');
  // Initialize WebDL.
  require_once(WEBDL_ABSPATH.'webdl/setup/init.php');

  // Create a record object of type account.
  $record = new WebDLMRecord('account');
  // Specify what to match on.
  $record->push_match('id', 1);

  // Process the record with the WebDLMController
  // The controller figures out what data sources need to be called, calls each, and joins the data, returning the result.
  $result = WebDLMController::dlm_record($record);
  
  // Echo the data
  echo $result->get_joined_data();
?>