QR Code for API Key

[faint545]

I think having not only your api key displayed but a QR code version of it displayed (or a link to a website that can generate it automatically) would be nice for mobile purposes. I'm currently in a test phase of a native Android application that monitors SABNzbd and it utilizes a QR scanner to input the very long api key. It'd be nice if SABNzbd could produce this QR code automatically or create a link that sends out the api key to a website that generates qr codes (and it would be nice for whomever uses my application). This could also be beneficial to other SABNzbd mobile applications since they could also implement a QR scanner and prevent their users from having to type them in manually.

However, having a user enter in an API key doesn't seem to happen very often so I don't really expect this feature request to gain much traction with the developers but I'd though I would give it a shot

[shypike]

Given the amount of effort this would cost to implement, I think you can guess the answer.

[faint545]

Well, SABNzbd doesnt have to encode the api key itself and generate an image. Couldn't an external source do this? For example: http://qrcode.kaywa.com/code/thisisatest
Just replace "thisisatest" with the SABNzbd api key and you've got the api key in a QR code form. Here is some more info on it. http://api.qrcode.kaywa.com/services/qr

[inpheaux]

Well, SABNzbd doesnt have to encode the api key itself and generate an image. Couldn't an external source do this? For example: http://qrcode.kaywa.com/code/thisisatest
Just replace "thisisatest" with the SABNzbd api key and you've got the api key in a QR code form. Here is some more info on it. http://api.qrcode.kaywa.com/services/qr

I mentioned it in the other thread, and would be happy to patch it in myself.

I'd just have it spawn a JQuery UI modal with an embedded Google Charts API image ( http://code.google.com/apis/chart/infog ... codes.html ). Should be pretty easy to do.

[faint545]

Awesome!

Well, SABNzbd doesnt have to encode the api key itself and generate an image. Couldn't an external source do this? For example: http://qrcode.kaywa.com/code/thisisatest
Just replace "thisisatest" with the SABNzbd api key and you've got the api key in a QR code form. Here is some more info on it. http://api.qrcode.kaywa.com/services/qr

I mentioned it in the other thread, and would be happy to patch it in myself.

I'd just have it spawn a JQuery UI modal with an embedded Google Charts API image ( http://code.google.com/apis/chart/infog ... codes.html ). Should be pretty easy to do.

[inpheaux]

Got it implemented, it'll be available on our dev branch soon. (For Plush, at least)

[inpheaux]

All ready, pending merge!

https://github.com/sabnzbd/sabnzbd/pull/18

[faint545]

Ah, it looks great! I just used it to test my app. Great job

[Marcoevich]

Is this feature already available in the 0.7.X beta versions of SABNzbd? It could be that I missed it, but I can't find it in the changelogs anywhere..

[shypike]

Take a look at the actual program
It's there in Config->General (except in the original smpl and Classic skins).

[Marcoevich]

Ok Thx, will do that