Comments on: How to Use the Zmanim API http://www.kosherjava.com A weblog about Kosher Coffee (Kosher Java), Zmanim and other odds & ends Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:14:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: KosherJava http://www.kosherjava.com/zmanim-project/how-to-use-the-zmanim-api/#comment-14578 KosherJava Tue, 30 Oct 2007 20:37:50 +0000 http://www.kosherjava.com/how-to-use-the-zmanim-api/#comment-14578 A more <a href="/zmanim/ZmanimClock.html" rel="nofollow">up to date zmanim clock</a> is now available. It is of pre-alpha quality. A more up to date zmanim clock is now available. It is of pre-alpha quality.

]]> By: KosherJava http://www.kosherjava.com/zmanim-project/how-to-use-the-zmanim-api/#comment-14409 KosherJava Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:11:51 +0000 http://www.kosherjava.com/how-to-use-the-zmanim-api/#comment-14409 Michael, At the suggestion of <a href="http://www.sym454.org" rel="nofollow">Dr. Irv Bromberg</a> I started the process of modifying a visual clock that shows zmanim. It is very rough at this point, but can be seen at the alpha quality <a href="/zmanim/ZmanimClockMulti.html" rel="nofollow">Zmanim Clock page</a>. There are many clocks cluttering this test page, all using slightly different configurations. Clicking on the clock will bring up an actual list of zmanim. I will see if I can find time to update the code. Michael,
At the suggestion of Dr. Irv Bromberg I started the process of modifying a visual clock that shows zmanim. It is very rough at this point, but can be seen at the alpha quality Zmanim Clock page. There are many clocks cluttering this test page, all using slightly different configurations. Clicking on the clock will bring up an actual list of zmanim. I will see if I can find time to update the code.

]]> By: KosherJava http://www.kosherjava.com/zmanim-project/how-to-use-the-zmanim-api/#comment-14408 KosherJava Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:54:56 +0000 http://www.kosherjava.com/how-to-use-the-zmanim-api/#comment-14408 Jack, you seem to be requesting a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/REST" rel="nofollow">REST</a> style <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Service" rel="nofollow">Web Service</a>. This is very simple using the Zmanim <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/API" rel="nofollow">API</a>, since the <a href="/zmanim/docs/api/net/sourceforge/zmanim/AstronomicalCalendar.html#toString()" rel="nofollow">toString</a> method returns an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XML" rel="nofollow">XML</a> representation of the calendar including any zmanim that you might need. All you need is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_Servlet" rel="nofollow">Java Servlet</a> that would return data from the API. Jack,
you seem to be requesting a REST style Web Service. This is very simple using the Zmanim API, since the toString method returns an XML representation of the calendar including any zmanim that you might need. All you need is a Java Servlet that would return data from the API.

]]> By: Michael Kopinsky http://www.kosherjava.com/zmanim-project/how-to-use-the-zmanim-api/#comment-14407 Michael Kopinsky Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:43:05 +0000 http://www.kosherjava.com/how-to-use-the-zmanim-api/#comment-14407 Is there a zmanim Java applet available? I would like something that I can place on my desktop as an Active Desktop item. Such things are available for candlelighting times (for example, see http://www.torahtots.com/timecapsule/cities/philadelphia.htm), but I have not found anything for zmanim, and I don't have the applet programming skills to make it myself. Thanks, Michael Is there a zmanim Java applet available? I would like something that I can place on my desktop as an Active Desktop item. Such things are available for candlelighting times (for example, see http://www.torahtots.com/timecapsule/cities/philadelphia.htm), but I have not found anything for zmanim, and I don’t have the applet programming skills to make it myself.

Thanks,
Michael

]]> By: jack boe http://www.kosherjava.com/zmanim-project/how-to-use-the-zmanim-api/#comment-14348 jack boe Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:05:22 +0000 http://www.kosherjava.com/how-to-use-the-zmanim-api/#comment-14348 Is there a way to incorporate this by using an httprequest from an asp page. Like an xml page, where I would send the variables and get a response with the correct candle lighting time? thanks Is there a way to incorporate this by using an httprequest from an asp page. Like an xml page, where I would send the variables and get a response with the correct candle lighting time?

thanks

]]> By: KosherJava http://www.kosherjava.com/zmanim-project/how-to-use-the-zmanim-api/#comment-11503 KosherJava Fri, 22 Jun 2007 20:39:52 +0000 http://www.kosherjava.com/how-to-use-the-zmanim-api/#comment-11503 There is no .NET implementation yet. I do have a .NET dll that uses J# that was created by AdminJew, but it is not very easy to use since it requires the use of Java within .NET. One complicating factor in porting to .NET is that .NET does not easily support switching timezones. The code should be easy to port otherwise. There is no .NET implementation yet. I do have a .NET dll that uses J# that was created by AdminJew, but it is not very easy to use since it requires the use of Java within .NET. One complicating factor in porting to .NET is that .NET does not easily support switching timezones. The code should be easy to port otherwise.

]]> By: Raphi http://www.kosherjava.com/zmanim-project/how-to-use-the-zmanim-api/#comment-11502 Raphi Fri, 22 Jun 2007 20:30:30 +0000 http://www.kosherjava.com/how-to-use-the-zmanim-api/#comment-11502 Do you have this code in .net by any chance? Do you have this code in .net by any chance?

]]> By: Yossie Teichman http://www.kosherjava.com/zmanim-project/how-to-use-the-zmanim-api/#comment-1905 Yossie Teichman Fri, 13 Oct 2006 19:03:45 +0000 http://www.kosherjava.com/how-to-use-the-zmanim-api/#comment-1905 I was looking at the code for the zmanim API, and I found that by default, the software uses the SunTimesCalculator class for the implementation of the AstronomicalCalculator. I was wondering if you could comment on why you picked that implementation over the other two classed that are provided. Thanks, Yossie I was looking at the code for the zmanim API, and I found that by default, the software uses the SunTimesCalculator class for the implementation of the AstronomicalCalculator. I was wondering if you could comment on why you picked that implementation over the other two classed that are provided.
Thanks,
Yossie

]]> By: KosherJava http://www.kosherjava.com/zmanim-project/how-to-use-the-zmanim-api/#comment-24 KosherJava Fri, 26 Aug 2005 15:50:56 +0000 http://www.kosherjava.com/how-to-use-the-zmanim-api/#comment-24 Andy, At this point there is no way to use this on a J2ME device. For one, J2ME does not support floating point data types (double and float) that is used in the code. There are libraries for this, but it would not work without code changes. Secondly, there is no real front end for the API. the 2 sample output classes generate PDF and Excel documents with zmanim. Andy,
At this point there is no way to use this on a J2ME device. For one, J2ME does not support floating point data types (double and float) that is used in the code. There are libraries for this, but it would not work without code changes. Secondly, there is no real front end for the API. the 2 sample output classes generate PDF and Excel documents with zmanim.

]]> By: andy sinton http://www.kosherjava.com/zmanim-project/how-to-use-the-zmanim-api/#comment-23 andy sinton Fri, 26 Aug 2005 09:54:15 +0000 http://www.kosherjava.com/how-to-use-the-zmanim-api/#comment-23 I was wondering if there's a way to install the zmanim calculator on my Nokia 3100 (J2me equipped). i tried the .jar file but it won't work. I'm totally naive about these things, but maybe you can help me out? thanks I was wondering if there’s a way to install the zmanim calculator on my Nokia 3100 (J2me equipped). i tried the .jar file but it won’t work. I’m totally naive about these things, but maybe you can help me out?
thanks

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