Tell me more ×
SmugMug Stack Exchange is a question and answer site for SmugMug developers and end users. It's 100% free, no registration required.
up vote 2 down vote favorite

I see that "last-updated" is changed only when I add/delete images from album. But when I edit title or some other properties "last-updated" is not changed, whereas for images this is not the truth. Is this adjustable behaviour?

share|improve this question
I would like to see this be a capability as well. For example, perhaps have a 2nd optional API parameter called LastUpdatedProperties that would return all albums for which any properties had been updated after that date. This would really benefit developers whose apps locally cache album info since you could use that to ensure your local cache is up to date without having to do a full refresh. – mtb racer Nov 11 '12 at 4:12

1 Answer

up vote 2 down vote

An album is "updated" with respect to its contents, several of the album properties can be changed without invoking this. What is considered an update is not adjustable. If I remember correctly, you can even replace an image within an album without modifying "LastUpdated"

The approach actually makes a lot of sense: Say for example a user decides to rename existing albums to fit a new name-scheme, or somebody comments on some pictures. You probably would not want it updated in these scenarios, as it makes sorting on date etc pretty useless.

On the other side, they could have made a user-control for it (do we have enough buttons yet?) to make some tasks easier, for coders especially. E.g maintaining a off-site copy of an account without using lots of time and bandwidth transferring everything.

share|improve this answer

Your Answer

 
discard

By posting your answer, you agree to the privacy policy and terms of service.

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged or ask your own question.