ISO-Date is a web service that currently provides the detection of time data in a German or Italian text. Its aim is to return the found time datas in ISO-format, the result format is selectable. It is developed by Martin Fechner (BBAW) and Fabian Körner (BBAW) and hosted by the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
ISO-Date provides its services to any kind of application that is able to send HTTP requests and (of course) handle related responses (see detection API and examples). Input, processing and output are fully based on Unicode. Please keep this in mind, when generating input and handling responses.
ISO-Date is provided WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY. Even without the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. Because of ongoing development, changes in its runtime behavior can occur at any time without prior notice.
To use the service, an application (e.g. your own browser) simply sends HTTP-POST or HTTP-GET requests with a few parameters. These follow a quite simple approach, as shown below:
| key | allowed values | description |
|---|---|---|
text
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[unicode]
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Unicode character sequence that shall be searched for time data. IMPORTANT: The ampersand must be avoided here. For example it could be replaced by a plus sign. |
lang
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de
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Sets the language of the text. It is required. |
output
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xml
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Sets the response format suitable for different applications. It is optional (default: txt).
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If you are an application that is able to handle plain text responses and would like to search a German text for time data, please try: https://pdrprod.bbaw.de/pdrws/dates?text=Er wurde 1850 geboren.&lang=de&output=txt.
Or if you are a researcher (able to read simple xml formats) interested several emergences of time data and their ISO-format in a German text, please feel free to try: https://pdrprod.bbaw.de/pdrws/dates?text=Von Pfingsten 1850 bis zum 20. Juli 1851 litt er an einer schweren Krankheit.&lang=de&output=xml to get an expression for your searches.
| key | allowed values | description |
|---|---|---|
doc
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api
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Sets the key of a requested documentation. The value api delivers the document you are reading now.
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