API questions

Rexfelis

1. What's the best way to determine (from getSets/getSet results) whether a set is considered "retired"?
2. Any reason why getCollectionTotals doesn't include total distinct minifigs owned?

Huw

1. Use the 'USDateRemovedFromSAH' field. If blank but 'USDateAddedToSAH' isn't, then it's retired.

2. Not sure, I'll look into it!

Rexfelis

Huw said:

1. Use the 'USDateRemovedFromSAH' field. If blank but 'USDateAddedToSAH' isn't, then it's retired.

That seems...backwards. If 'USDateAddedToSAH' is not blank, but 'USDateRemovedFromSAH' is, that would seem to indicate to me that it's NOT retired.

Huw

Doh, yes you're right. 

If
USDateAddedToSAH is not blank, then the set is/was sold at [email protected]
USDateRemovedFromSAH is not blank as well then the set was sold at [email protected] but isn't any more.

Rexfelis

@Huw
Some more questions today:
1. How is 'Set Type' determined? Or is it just a field not exposed in the API?
2. Is 'Price Per Piece' calculated or stored somewhere? (or retrieved from Bricklink or another database)
2. Any chance of 'Tags' and 'Age Range' being added to the API?

Huw

1. It's not part of the Sets class output by the API for some reason. It's determined nu a number of factors, set number, whether it's numeric, whether it's gear, book etc.

2. Not stored, calculated as part of the database view and easily done by any client

3. Maybe!