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1  $Id: README.txt,v 1.1 2005/10/23 18:21:03 kbahey Exp $  $Id$
2    
3  Description:  Description:
4  ------------  ------------
# Line 18  This module provides several features an Line 18  This module provides several features an
18  * The stock data in the table are periodically refreshed from Yahoo,  * The stock data in the table are periodically refreshed from Yahoo,
19    at an admin specified interval.    at an admin specified interval.
20    
 * The number of rows to update every cron run is also configurable.  
   
 Demos:  
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 http://buyblue.org uses this module for stock quotes  
   
 http://2bits.com/stock has the stock module installed, which uses  
 this stockapi module.  
   
21  Database:  Database:
22  ---------  ---------
23    
# Line 41  Installation: Line 31  Installation:
31  - Enable the module in Administer > Modules  - Enable the module in Administer > Modules
32  - You can change the update frequency in Administer > Settings > StockAPI  - You can change the update frequency in Administer > Settings > StockAPI
33    
34    API Instructions
35    ----------------
36    Retrieve Apple's stock quote from Yahoo!
37    
38      $stock = stockapi_fetch(array('AAPL'));
39    
40    Retrieve multiple stocks from Yahoo!
41    
42      $symbols = array('AAPL', 'GOOG', 'MSFT', 'SBUX');
43      $stocks = stockapi_fetch($symbols);
44    
45    Caching the stock information locally:
46    
47      foreach ($stocks as $key => $stock) {
48        stockapi_save(_stockapi_to_object($stock));
49      }
50    
51    Loading a stock from cache
52    
53      $stock = stockapi_load('AAPL');
54    
55    Loading multiple stocks from the cache
56    
57      $symbols = array('AAPL', 'GOOG', 'MSFT', 'SBUX');
58      $stocks = stockapi_multiload($symbols);
59    
60  Bugs/Features/Patches:  Bugs/Features/Patches:
61  ----------------------  ----------------------
62    
# Line 51  http://drupal.org/project/stockapi Line 67  http://drupal.org/project/stockapi
67  Author  Author
68  ------  ------
69    
70  Originally developed by Matt Westgate http://asitis.org for BuyBlue.com  Originally developed by Matt Westgate http://www.lullabot.com/
71    
72  Modified and maintained by Khalid Baheyeldin http://baheyeldin.com/khalid  Modified and maintained by Khalid Baheyeldin http://baheyeldin.com/khalid
73  and http://2bits.com  and http://2bits.com
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