DYKAPI

DYK API is s api which returns Did You Know hook data of the wikipedia. It gives the hook text (fact) and the related links. As of now the code can genearte a random hook from the datastore and retuirn the related information in the format of either JSON or XML.

Sample Request to the API

http://dykapi.appspot.com/api/?format=json

http://dykapi.appspot.com/api/?format=xml

Sample JSON output

{"response": [
    {"hook": {
        "text": "The only known specimen of the extinct planthopper Glisachaemus jonasdamzeni 
                is preserved with a parasitic mite ", 
        "metadata": [
            {"metatext": "extinct", "metaurl": "http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Extinction"}, 
            {"metatext": "planthopper", "metaurl": "http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Planthopper"}, 
            {"metatext": "Glisachaemus jonasdamzeni", "metaurl": "http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Glisachaemus"}, 
            {"metatext": "mite", "metaurl": "http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mite"}
            ], 
        "title": "Glisachaemus"}
    }]
}

Sample XML output

<response>
    <hook>
        <text>Addition of sulfur increases the refractive index of polymers </text>
        <metadata>
            <metatext>sulfur</metatext>
            <metaurl>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulfur</metaurl>
        </metadata>
        <metadata>
            <metatext>refractive index of polymers</metatext>
            <metaurl>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_refractive_index_polymers</metaurl>
        </metadata>
        <title>High_refractive_index_polymers</title>
    </hook>
</response>