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JaTo
JaTo

Reputation: 2832

Using PARSE REST API

I am currently stuck on a task in which I have to use jQuery ajax to retrieve messages from PARSE HERE API to create something like this:

http://chatbuilder.hackreactor.com/?example=1&username=aa

I was wondering if anyone could explain to me how to use REST api to retrieve messages.

I have looked at other people's coding examples:

https://github.com/stevernator/Chatbuilder/blob/master/draft11

and

https://gist.github.com/guymorita/5726564

They seem to use ajax code like below:

        $.ajax({
          url: "https://api.parse.com/1/classes/chats",
          dataType: "json",
          success: function(data) {
            var stuff = [];
            for(i=0; i < 10; i++) {
              stuff[i] = data.results[i].text 
            }

My question is: from where are the messages being generated from in this app? Do I have to create an account at Parse or would I just use ajax to retrieve this url link:"https://api.parse.com/1/classes/chats"?

Also, where would I find info on this specific class (chats)? Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Upvotes: 1

Views: 2643

Answers (1)

Thomas Mannion
Thomas Mannion

Reputation: 406

The parse quick start guide is a very good place to start. The documentation is really good but the tutorials for the JS API are far more complex (backbone) than the documentation. I would download the Todos tutorial as there is some good stuff in it but if you dont know how backbone works its harder to read. I would have made this a comment but I don't have enough rep :(.

Upvotes: 3

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