Poker Mavens 4.20 Released

[Kent Briggs]

Upgrade page:

http://www.briggsoft.com/patches.htm

Changes:

Added JSON option to API calls. You now have the option to return API returns in JSON format by including a JSON=Yes parameter in your call. The default value is No so the API will continue to work as before for older code. The advantage of JSON is that the result handling is more efficient, with support for arrays, thus eliminating the need for repetitive parameter names. The API Examples page has been updated to use the new formatting:

http://www.briggsoft.com/docs/pmavens/API_Examples.htm

A new PHP Poker_API() function is also included on this page as well as in the help file. It now accepts key -> value parameters as an associative array (instead of an ampersand-separated URL string as before). Also, the API password is now inserted automatically and all parameters are URL-encoded automatically. The function now returns the results as a single PHP object.

Bug fixes:

Title field now displays correctly in table chat. Previously it was only working in the Lobby Chat. This bug has been around since 4.00.

Fixed sitout timer bug. Some sites were still reporting active players getting removed by the sitout timer. Now the timer setting is getting cleared each time a player is dealt cards and hopefully that will fix the issue.

Added "Rebuys:" to Statistics group on Language tab. This should have been added in 4.19 when this field was added.

AccountAdd in API now sets correct default value for Chat field. Previously if you added an new account without specifying the Chat field, it would leave it blank, which is not a valid value. Now it will use "0000-00-00 00:00" as the default.