the url in MetroDemo doesn't work

[lhongzhong]

this link doesn't work: "http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/?method=chart.gethypedartists&api_key=b25b959554ed76058ac220b7b2e0a026&format=json"

I got this error: "The test API key has been deprecated. To use the Last.fm API you'll need to get an API account."

[ghost]

LastFM have changed their API (they're turning off that APIKey for a few hours/day), as such yes, the demo app is broken from the data side.

When I've got some time this will be replaced with a local data source so it doesn't need to query the web.

edit: sidenote, MVCMusicStore contains some sample POCOs that I'll use.

[lhongzhong]

I would like to help if I can - change it to load local data source. Need to know the guideline and the basic idea you have.

On Oct 13, 2012, at 14:08, VikingCode notifications@github.com wrote:

LastFM have changed their API (they're turning off that APIKey for a few hours/day), as such yes, the demo app is broken from the data side.

When I've got some time this will be replaced with a local data source so it doesn't need to query the web.

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[thoemmi]

It works with my API key, so it's not an API issue. It's just that your key seems to be deprecated.

[ghost]

@thoemmi the key being used is the 'test api' key, or specifically "you don't need to sign up to use the API", they're deprecating that.
Given the demo doesn't want/need any sort of access, that was fine at the time. It was never meant to be a long term solution.

Moving to a static/local data source is better anyway, as it reduces loading times, makes it easier to test, etc.