How can I sort search results without making 1000 http-requests

[Vex_Munda]

I am using the search function from ESI: https://esi.evetech.net/dev/#!/Search/get_search to find character names.

The results I get are ordered by index. I would however like to order them alphabetically by character name.

I can pull this off by getting information of every character ( up to 500 http-request ) and sorting afterwards. If my system loads a character it is set up to also load the image urls for every character ( another 500 http-requests ). So I am talking about 1 000 http request for a search.

I would much rather get the results sorted from search request. Is this possible or am I stuck making 1 000 requests?

[Blacksmoke16]

No, you would have it sort it on your end. But if you do it once and store the names it wouldn’t be that bad…

Also be aware of https://developers.eveonline.com/blog/article/the-esi-api-is-a-shared-resource-do-not-abuse-it.

[Vex_Munda]

@Blacksmoke16

No, you would have it sort it on your end. But if you do it once and store the names it wouldn’t be that bad…

I think making 1 000 requests where 20 would do if you got the results sorted from the api is a pretty bad thing.

@Blacksmoke16

Also be aware of The ESI API is a shared resource, do not abuse it - EVE: Developers.

This is why I am asking. It is not abuse if there is no other option. I suppose I should make a report on GitHub then?

[Blacksmoke16]

If you already have the character names and just need the IDs just use: https://esi.evetech.net/ui/#/Universe/post_universe_ids where you can provide up to 1,000 names to resolve.

[Vex_Munda]

@Blacksmoke16

If you already have the character names and just need the IDs just use: EVE Swagger Interface where you can provide up to 1,000 names to resolve.

There is also: EVE Swagger Interface. That should allow me to resolve the issue ( it will likely cause extra complication in my code, but meh… better than the alternative ).