exploring wikipedia api

[geniashand]

This semester we are focusing on queries on Wikipedia. So there is a need to find a way to get the information. The first option as seen in #113 is to use DBpedia, I'm going to explore Wikipedia's api in order to see if there is any information we can get by using it and not the DB.

[geniashand]

Work done until now-

There are a couple of Wikipedia APIs for java:

• Bliki Engine
• Deuterium
• dkpro-jwpl
• JavaWikiBotFramework
• Jwiki
• Kaspar
• Mediawiki-Japi
• Wiki.java
• Wikidata Toolkit
• WPCleaner

I've discovered that dkpro-jwpl is more suitable for creating and editing Wikipedia pages rather than getting the data from the pages. Going to continue later

[geniashand]

After going through the open source code of the engines on the list I came up with 3 different options we should choose from and a backup one. I opened a wiki page but it needs more expansion. Will be done till tomorrow

[geniashand]

@osherh please research about the option of using wiki-java in our project

[geniashand]

The wiki page was updated. The most suitable APIs are Mediawiki-Japi and wiki-java. There is a need to choose between those 2 options. A summary of Mediawiki-Japi's functions that are relevant to our project has been added