Grabbing data with webserver proxy without PHP

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Hello!

My city just open-source there real time bus data adhering to Google GTFS-Realtime standards. Immediately I thought this was the perfect opportunity for me to play around with Ionic for the first time.

The only way to access there data is via a CURL. They do not have access control headers set so there is a cross origin error. I have it working on my browser fine but I need a way to get this data without using PHP so I can build the app for ios.

Any suggestions on getting this data without PHP in a way that will pass the ionic build ios and launch in emulator?

Thanks!

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So what I ended up doing was setting up a website with all the PHP/CURL stuff and just hitting that endpoint from the Service in my app. I’m sure there’s a better way to do it but I’m just a front-end guy trying to make it work :confused:

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Yes, maybe thats the solution for access API that dont has any CORS access

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If you want to build a proxy without PHP… try Node.js, Python, etc?

If you don’t want to run a server, I could think of three options:

  • neuter/bypass the cross-domain policy using a cordova plugin (you’re not targeting a regular browser, after all)

  • use somebody else’s server, e.g. json2jsonp.com (and take a risk…)

  • ask the guys maintaining the real time bus data to make the data more accessible (they probably want people to use the stuff, right?)

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Awesome guys thanks for the advice! I’m going to look into some Cordova plugins and see what I can find. I have been reaching out to the city trying to get a hold of someone to talk to them about making the data more accessible. As you can imagine it’s been a nightmare.

Thanks again!