[QUESTION] Is the API response widget still on the roadmap?

[codebude]

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Hi @lissy93, In the docs I saw you planned for an API response widget (https://dashy.to/docs/widgets/#api-response). Is this still on the roadmap or are the docs outdated regarding this point?

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[lissy93]

Partially, yes.
I think it would be really useful, as then you could have a widget to display literally any data, without needing to go through the process of building anything Dashy-specific.

But, I do need to come up with a really clear spec for this, which was where it lost steam.

If I start trying to define something really long and complicated, it will just become hard to maintain. So if you've got any ideas for simple input/output type specification, then I'm very open to suggestions :)

[codebude]

Thanks for your response. Concerning an idea for the specification: I tried a couple of other dashboards in the past. Some of them had widgets like the one you planned. The most feature complete/the one I liked the most, was homepage's implementation. While mighty, it didn't felt overwhelming, but still provided a lot of flexibility.
Probably we/you can take parts of it as blueprint or for inspiration.

Custom api widget docs: https://gethomepage.dev/widgets/services/customapi/

Custom api widget implementation: https://github.com/gethomepage/homepage/tree/dev/src/widgets/customapi

[lissy93]

Oh this is awesome! Thank you for sharing! Yes, theirs is very neatly designed 🫡

I will try and use their spec exactly, so that users switching from Dashy to Homepage or visa versa will have an easier time migrating.

[liss-bot]

Hey @codebude, this has now been implemented in #2197, and will be released shortly in 4.3.1 😇

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[codebude]

Many thanks for the blazing fast implementation!