Tafkars: Reddit-API proxy for Lemmy (help wanted)

3 years ago by derivator to c/opensource

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I've been working on a proxy that makes it possible for 3rd party Reddit apps to connect to Lemmy with minimal code changes. Ideally all that's needed is to swap out the url for that of the proxy. Naturally it's open source.

I've got it to a point where basic browsing is possible and works with RedReader and libreddit, but I could use some help testing it with more apps and of course implementing more of the API.

To test with an app, you need to modify it to connect to the proxy instead of Reddit, which I've done here for libreddit, just for testing. The RedReader dev has already expressed some interest in making the API url configurable for the end user.

If you're interested, come check out !tafkars@feddit.de :)

t0fr 39 points 3 years ago

Cool idea! Would love to be able to use Infinity for lemmy

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ZebraGoose 19 points 3 years ago

Oh that would been nice 😄 i love infinity

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recreationalplacebos 18 points 3 years ago

I've used redreader for probably as long as I've had a smart phone, would be amazing if it was converted to Lemmy.

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thisn 3 points 3 years ago

For starters, of course, that would be great (especially considering that most 3rd party reddit apps will soon no longer be able to access reddit with their api). In general, however, I believe that native support should be the long term goal. I would be very happy if I could continue to use redreader :)

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Cloak 15 points 3 years ago

This is amazing!

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Barbarian 10 points 3 years ago

Wow. I'm nowhere near a talented enough dev to contribute, but big if true. I really hope this succeeds.

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BastingChemina 10 points 3 years ago

This is amazing !

If third party apps switch to Lemmy this could really help Lemmy to grow.

I would love to have infinity for Lemmy.

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Andrew 9 points 3 years ago

@derivator wow it would be amazing if Infinity and Apollo could just plug into Lemmy using this proxy. Right now Jerboa is alright, but I'd immediately switch to Infinity.
#lemmy #Reddit

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derivator 5 points 3 years ago

Unfortunately, Apollo is not open source and would require action from the dev, which seems not that likely. Another complication is that they seem to be using their own backend to do some kind of caching, I haven't really looked into it.

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Ultra980 1 point 3 years ago

Same

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tmpod 8 points 3 years ago

This is an amazing initiative, great job! :D

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imperator 4 points 3 years ago

Ha Amazing. That would make use much easier for people. Gotta let some developers know about this.