Not really an issue... but personalized schedules?

[k15z]

This isn't really an issue, but it would be cool if we could get personalized schedules. Here is a demo: http://notpri.me/bellschedule/. (You can use username: "15JoeQ" and an empty password if you don't want to use your own credentials. Demo code: http://notpri.me/bellschedule/external.js)

[Andrew-Tierno]

@k15z Could you talk through how the api works? For instance, do students manually enter their schedules in or do they need to provide their actual Harker login and the api handles the classes for them? Furthermore, are they required to have a HarkerX account in order to customize on the bellschedule site?

[k15z]

@Andrew-Tierno The api does require their actual Harker login the first time, but after that, it uses the cookie returned by the harker website to download their schedule. The password is never stored, it is simply passed on to the harker website.

A harkerX account basically speeds up loading time by caching your cookie; it isn't required, but it cuts the loading time in half. (caching is on by default - if you send 'do_not_cache' as a GET parameter, cookie caching will be disabled.)

Server-side code: https://github.com/k15z/harker-student-api