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api.js

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ var createActionHero = function(){
 		api.async = require('async');
 		api.crypto = require("crypto");
 		api.consoleColors = require('colors');
+		api.data2xml = require('data2xml');
 
 		if(api.path.existsSync('./config.json')){
 			api.configData = JSON.parse(api.fs.readFileSync('./config.json','utf8'));

initializers/initDB.js

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // DB setup
 //
-// All DB connection options must define: api.rateLimitCheck = function(api, connection, next) which will be used in all web connections.  It should return requestThisHourSoFar (int)
 // You can add DB specific by adding your task to the api.taks object
 // Your DB init function should be called init and be exported.  init = function(api, next)
 // Name your DB init file the same thing you want folks to use in api.configData.database.type

initializers/initPostVariables.js

@@ -9,9 +9,7 @@ var initPostVariables = function(api, next)
 		"action",
 		"limit",
 		"offset",
-		"id",
-		"createdAt",
-		"updatedAt"
+		"outputType"
 	];
 	for(var i in api.actions){
 		var action = api.actions[i];

initializers/initWebServer.js

@@ -126,7 +126,16 @@ var initWebServer = function(api, next)
 
 		process.nextTick(function() {
 			if(cont != false){
-				var stringResponse = JSON.stringify(connection.response);		
+				var stringResponse = "";
+				if(typeof connection.params.outputType == "string"){
+					if(connection.params.outputType.toLowerCase() == "xml"){
+						stringResponse = api.data2xml('XML', connection.response);
+					}else{
+						stringResponse = JSON.stringify(connection.response);	
+					}
+				}else{
+					stringResponse = JSON.stringify(connection.response);
+				}
 
 				if(connection.params.callback != null){
 					connection.responseHeaders['Content-Type'] = "application/javascript";

package.json

@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
     "request":"2.x.x",
     "validator":"0.x.x",
     "formidable":"1.x.x",
-    "colors":"0.x.x"
+    "colors":"0.x.x",
+	"data2xml":"x"
 	},
   "devDependencies": {
     "vows":"0.x.x"

readme.markdown

@@ -476,9 +476,7 @@ Params (GET and POST) provided by the user will be checked against a whitelist.
 		"action",
 		"limit",
 		"offset",
-		"id",
-		"createdAt",
-		"updatedAt"
+		"outputType"
 	];
 Params are loaded in this order GET -> POST (normal) -> POST (multipart).  This means that if you have {url}?key=getValue and you post a variable `key`=`postValue` as well, the postValue will be the one used.  The only exception to this is if you use the URL method of defining your action.
 

spec/api.js

@@ -65,9 +65,7 @@ suite.addBatch({
         "action",
         "limit",
         "offset",
-        "id",
-        "createdAt",
-        "updatedAt"
+        "outputType"
       ];
       for (var i in required){
         specHelper.assert.isTrue(api.postVariables.indexOf(required[i]) > -1);

versions.markdown

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 **Details:**
 
+* You can now request XML output rather than json.  Pass `outputType=XML` to the api
 * Actions will be checked for the proper variables and methods. 
 * Actions' required params will be automatically checked for existence. 
 * Removed anything to do with rate-limiting.  I don't think that anyone was using it anyway.  This really isn't a core feature and was causing trouble at the DB layer.