jQuery is necessary to use this library it can be downloaded here
A library that returns a users myanimelist information for a given show. It will return information about the specific show and the users information for that show. This is done using the myanimelist api jQuery and JavaScript.
A tech demo and working example can be found at https://github.com/WanderingBrooks/MalOnTheGo
There are different versions of the API malanywhere.js is the readable version malanywhere-min.js is the minified version
##Interfacing with the Library There are 3 pieces of functionality that can be accesed with the MALAnywhere object
MALAnywhere.verifyCredentials(username, password, error, success)
Verifys the given credentials and calls the success parameter if the credentials are correct and the error parameter if they are incorrect.
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| String | username | The Username to be verified |
| String | password | The Password to be verified |
| Function | error | Callback function if the the credentials are not valid. The function is passed a jqXHR, a String textStatus, and a String errorThrown(refer here in the error parameter for more info) |
| Function | success | Callback function if the ajax is succesful its passed a String data, a String textStatus, and a jqXHR (refer here in the success parameter for more info) |
MALAnywhere.getAnimeInfo(titles, username, password, callback)
Function to get information about one show and the users values stored for that show. This will return the users myanimelist values and information about the show specified. Unless the show is not on Myanimelist, is stored under a different name, the user has no values stored for the specific show, the given credentials are not valid, or some other error occurs.
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| String[] | titles | Titles or variations of titles for an anime does not need to be more than 1 |
| String | username | The users list that should be checked |
| String | password | password for the users list to be checked |
| Function | callback | callback function thats passed a JavaScript Object refer to the Code table to see the possible fields of that object and a desciption of the codes |
Possible codes a description of them and their repsective values. These are all wrapped in an object where the code is a field as well. Refer to the return object below to see an example return object from MALAnywhere.getAnimeInfo().
| Code | Description and fields in object |
|---|---|
| AJAX_ERROR | Some other error besides invalid crednetials went wrong when performing an ajax. Fields: code: AJAX_ERROR jqXHR: refer to the jQuery documentation here textStatus: Http error reports example "error", "abort" errorThrown: textual portion of the HTTP status |
| INVALID_CREDENTIALS | The given credentials were not valid. Fields: code: INVALID_CREDENTIALS jqXHR: refer to the jQuery documentation here textStatus: the String "Invalid Credentials" errorThrown:textual portion of the HTTP status |
| NO_SEARCH_RESULTS | The given titles did not match any listing on myanimelist. Fields: code: NO_SEARCH_RESULTS |
| FOUND_BUT_NOT_ON_USER_LIST | The anime is on myanimelist but the show is not on the users list. Fields: code: FOUND_BUT_NOT_ON_USER_LIST animeInfo (object all fields strings):
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| FOUND_AND_ON_USER_LIST | The anime is on myanimelist and the show is on the users list. Fields: code: FOUND_AND_ON_USER_LIST animeInfo (object all fields strings):
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