When you are on the Card Search page is there any way to sort the cards other than alphabetically? Since I would really like to be able to sort by collectors number but I don't know if I'm just blind or if it isn't possible. Other than that one thing I am really liking this tool so far, thanks for making it.
Sorting is a big thing I want to do... I keenly feel its absence I'm hoping my plate will be cleared for new development in a couple of weeks - development has stalled in the last two months or so due to wedding planning, but that all comes to a head next weekend ^.^
Hopefully after that I'll get to work on the site (and work at not sucking at draft, but that's a different story ;))
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That's good to hear, I guess I can always cheat and just select only one set and color at a time, which pretty much does what I want until you have time. Having recently gotten engaged I know how much time wedding planning can take (and I still have over a year and a half)
Congratulations on getting engaged! Our preparations have balooned into something of massive proportions, and I've pretty much had to halt most of my extra-curricular activities until after it's over. Worth it, though My fiancee also plays Magic, and selected my engagement ring (explicitly defined as a "competition deterrant" lol) based on the fact that the stones in it reminded her of the colour pie
Anyway, back to business
That's what I usually do - my usual routine for adding cards to the database is:
1. Sort by colour (and Set, if what I'm adding is more than one, although I'm a moderately new player, so most multi-set units that I've added have just been Intro Packs)
2. Sort alphabetically
3. Filter by colour
4. Go down the list ticking each one, and updating quantities as needed
I can usually add a fresh booster-box in about an hour that way, if I sort by colour as I open it With new cards, I find it's most efficient to allow a few booster's worth to stack up before adding them...
What I really, really want to do (after the currently in-development price data and trade-lists, and a bit of rebranding that I'm planning to do to avoid annoying WotC's laywers), is move the deck builder and search outside of the registered users section... I think that requiring registration is providing a barrier to entry for most people. That requires de-coupling the deck builder from the database though, which is a pretty daunting task. Sorting is much easier, and will probably get done much sooner
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Just a quick status update - the marketplace functionality is very close to completion. I've only got a few working days worth of coding left to do, and then hopefully I can get them approved by the vendor, get my API key, and start populating the database with pricing data in preparation forthe changes going live.
Stuff that's completed so far:
Viewing the low / mid / high value of cards, along with a chart of the price history over the last 20 days in the card details window
Viewing the low / mid / high value of cards in new columns the collection cards and wishlist cards views, wih delta (change from previous day)
Viewing the total low / mid / high value of your collection
Viewing a historical graph of your collection's value, with up to a year of history (from time added)
Adding cards from your collection to a sell list
Adding cards from your wishlist to a buy list
Marking cards in your buy list as bought (also moves them from your wishlist to your collection)
What's left to do:
Removing cards from Buy and Sell lists
Exporting buy and sell lists to vendor for actual buying and selling
Obtaining the vital API key so I can test my price data importer and list exporters against actual live data
Stuff I might do:
Add a "Buy Deck" button to the deck viewer
Use the code for exporting buy / sell lists to produce a plain-text export for decks and collections
Other miscellaneous tasks that I've completed that have freed up my time:
Get married!
So, we're pretty close, as you can see
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Will you be adding CSV import/export?
I like the idea you've got about collections and the possibility of keeping up of physical location of cards. It'd be much easier to import my existing collection using CSV versus trying to do all this by hand again.
Also on my account on the search cards page on the left side in the box "My Collection / Decks"
I have collections listed in the "My Collections" list that do not show up on the "Manage Collections" page.
So I've got collections in this list I can't delete.
Will you be adding CSV import/export?
I like the idea you've got about collections and the possibility of keeping up of physical location of cards. It'd be much easier to import my existing collection using CSV versus trying to do all this by hand again.
Also on my account on the search cards page on the left side in the box "My Collection / Decks"
I have collections listed in the "My Collections" list that do not show up on the "Manage Collections" page.
So I've got collections in this list I can't delete.
Card importing is something I definitely want to do - its basically in the "investigating requirements" phase, since there are a bunch of different sources that the data can come from. What's your CSV file exported from? Is it from an existing bit of software?
Regarding unlisted collections - I noticed that myself the other day. it happens with collections that don't have any cards in them. I'm hoping to include a fix in the next code drop, which should be some time in the next week
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Also on my account on the search cards page on the left side in the box "My Collection / Decks"
I have collections listed in the "My Collections" list that do not show up on the "Manage Collections" page.
So I've got collections in this list I can't delete.
Actually, this is a nice simple one, so I may as well just do it - done
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At approximately 9:00 tonight (NZDT), a cron job will launch on my webserver that will start pulling down pricing data from TCGPlayer to my database. If all goes well, this means I should be able to upload the collection price tracking and buy / sell list features of this site tomorrow.
Between 6:30 and 10:30 tonight, I shall be at FNM, and away from my PC... I am rightfully nervous ^.^
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Oh, I also performed a small rebranding - the site is now called "Minouris's Library", because "Minouris's Magic The Gathering Collection and Deck Manager" was way too much to say in one go
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Made the "Market" tab of the Card Details window visible to non-developer accounts
Fixed a glitch in the prices that was causing old test data to show up for cards for which prices couldn't be fetched - these cards now show up with a price of $0.00 (will come up with a more sensible solution for this in time)
Added a default price for basic lands
A bunch of sets weren't showing up due to a difference in the way the set names were represented in the database vs how TCGPlayer expects them in their queries. Most of these are now fixed, but Duel Decks are still giving me problems - logged a support ticket.
Also, I won't be supporting prices for MTGO, unfortunately.
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Fixed some cards with special characters in their names so that their pricing data is downloaded correctly - notably, cards with double-quotes in their names, split-cards, and cards with the "Ae" character.
Currently working on:
Sorting of tables
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Any chance you allow:
- Import and export the list and quantity for MWS database
- Integrate your price basis to allow importation into the MWS
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MWS Import and Export to / from MWS may be possible when I do the import / export features (probably next, after I finish sorting, since it's the next most requested feature). Are you the developer of said software? I'll always welcome input direct from the source...
Prices are a different matter, as the data is owned by TCGPlayer - Their Terms of Use don't allow me to do anything but display it. It's pretty easy to get an API key from them, though - you just need to show them how you intend to use it
Duel Deck prices are now being downloaded. There is an issue with the foil in each one, though, since the price data I currently track is for non-foils, and the special foil in each duel deck doesn't exist in non-foil form. I'm working on a solution
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I've implemented a feature that people have been asking for for a while now - collection imports
As of now, I've written importers for a couple of collection managers, which I'll roll out as and when the original authors either give me permission, or don't implicitly tell me not to At the current time, the importer for "Magic Assistant" is live, since its developer was so quick to respond A generic CSV / Text importer is in the works
To import cards, go to the "Manage Collections" screen. There's a couple of new buttons - one for importing cards into a whole new collection, and another for importing cards into an existing collection. I don't have an bundance of test data, so please do let me know if you have any problems with your imports
If any other developers want me to write an importer for their software, I'll be happy to oblige, if they provide me with instructions on how to read their format ^.^
At some point in the future, I will write an exporter as well, and import / export for decks. I have plans to revamp the deck builder in the near future in a way that will directly effect the underlying data structures, so I'm waiting for that.
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If you could PM me the file, that would be very useful - I only had my own limited test data to work from when producing the import, so there's likely stuff i don't know about that I'm not supporting fully.
Enter in the password form is a small gripe that I intend to remedy soon
I'm currently working on a complete overhaul of the deck builder, at the end of which it should be a lot more accessible. The changes to the data structures that this is mandating have led to a lot of changes elsewhere in the site, including forcing me down into scary refactors that are proving to be ultimately beneficial (there are a lot of speed issues that I'm aware of that will hopefulyl vanish in a puff of purple smoke). It's not quite on par with Deckbox yet, but give it time
Thanks for the feedback - even bug reports are of vital importance for steering me in the right direction
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Since I started building this site, I've been using card images served up from http://mtgimage.com/, a fantastic resource provided by Sembiance, an officer and a gentleman of the highest calibre.
Unfortunately, as of today, mtgimage.com has been hit by a DMCA takedown notice from Wizards of the Coast, which means that my source of images has abruptly vanished.
I am unsure what to do about this, as of now. This issue has made the use of card images a bit murky. I note that other sites, such as MTGSalvation, TCGPlayer, etc, are able to display card images as they did before, which gives me hope that I will be able to as well, provided I can find another source for images.
Hold tight, and hopefully things will return to normal soon.
Edit: I've found an alternative source for images, which may or may not be permanent. The images aren't very high quality, unfortunately, and they load slower than the ones from mtgimage.com, but it'll have to do for now.
Sorting is a big thing I want to do... I keenly feel its absence
Hopefully after that I'll get to work on the site (and work at not sucking at draft, but that's a different story ;))
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Anyway, back to business
That's what I usually do - my usual routine for adding cards to the database is:
1. Sort by colour (and Set, if what I'm adding is more than one, although I'm a moderately new player, so most multi-set units that I've added have just been Intro Packs)
2. Sort alphabetically
3. Filter by colour
4. Go down the list ticking each one, and updating quantities as needed
I can usually add a fresh booster-box in about an hour that way, if I sort by colour as I open it
What I really, really want to do (after the currently in-development price data and trade-lists, and a bit of rebranding that I'm planning to do to avoid annoying WotC's laywers), is move the deck builder and search outside of the registered users section... I think that requiring registration is providing a barrier to entry for most people. That requires de-coupling the deck builder from the database though, which is a pretty daunting task. Sorting is much easier, and will probably get done much sooner
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Stuff that's completed so far:
What's left to do:
Stuff I might do:
Other miscellaneous tasks that I've completed that have freed up my time:
So, we're pretty close, as you can see
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I like the idea you've got about collections and the possibility of keeping up of physical location of cards. It'd be much easier to import my existing collection using CSV versus trying to do all this by hand again.
Also on my account on the search cards page on the left side in the box "My Collection / Decks"
I have collections listed in the "My Collections" list that do not show up on the "Manage Collections" page.
So I've got collections in this list I can't delete.
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Card importing is something I definitely want to do - its basically in the "investigating requirements" phase, since there are a bunch of different sources that the data can come from. What's your CSV file exported from? Is it from an existing bit of software?
Regarding unlisted collections - I noticed that myself the other day. it happens with collections that don't have any cards in them. I'm hoping to include a fix in the next code drop, which should be some time in the next week
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Actually, this is a nice simple one, so I may as well just do it - done
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Between 6:30 and 10:30 tonight, I shall be at FNM, and away from my PC... I am rightfully nervous ^.^
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I'm pretty exhausted right now, so screen shots later. For now, I'll just repeat my previous breakdown, with revisions
Here's what it can do now:
As an added bonus, you can now use the search without logging in, as a substitute for Gatherer
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Also, I won't be supporting prices for MTGO, unfortunately.
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Currently working on:
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- Import and export the list and quantity for MWS database
- Integrate your price basis to allow importation into the MWS
?
All Sources For MWS
MWS Import and Export to / from MWS may be possible when I do the import / export features (probably next, after I finish sorting, since it's the next most requested feature). Are you the developer of said software? I'll always welcome input direct from the source...
Prices are a different matter, as the data is owned by TCGPlayer - Their Terms of Use don't allow me to do anything but display it. It's pretty easy to get an API key from them, though - you just need to show them how you intend to use it
Minouris's Library - Collection manager and deck builder. It's nifty - Check it out!
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As of now, I've written importers for a couple of collection managers, which I'll roll out as and when the original authors either give me permission, or don't implicitly tell me not to
To import cards, go to the "Manage Collections" screen. There's a couple of new buttons - one for importing cards into a whole new collection, and another for importing cards into an existing collection. I don't have an bundance of test data, so please do let me know if you have any problems with your imports
If any other developers want me to write an importer for their software, I'll be happy to oblige, if they provide me with instructions on how to read their format ^.^
At some point in the future, I will write an exporter as well, and import / export for decks. I have plans to revamp the deck builder in the near future in a way that will directly effect the underlying data structures, so I'm waiting for that.
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Edit: Collections from The Vault can now be imported from CSV or the native TVC format
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Enter in the password form is a small gripe that I intend to remedy soon
I'm currently working on a complete overhaul of the deck builder, at the end of which it should be a lot more accessible. The changes to the data structures that this is mandating have led to a lot of changes elsewhere in the site, including forcing me down into scary refactors that are proving to be ultimately beneficial (there are a lot of speed issues that I'm aware of that will hopefulyl vanish in a puff of purple smoke). It's not quite on par with Deckbox yet, but give it time
Thanks for the feedback - even bug reports are of vital importance for steering me in the right direction
Minouris's Library - Collection manager and deck builder. It's nifty - Check it out!
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Since I started building this site, I've been using card images served up from http://mtgimage.com/, a fantastic resource provided by Sembiance, an officer and a gentleman of the highest calibre.
Unfortunately, as of today, mtgimage.com has been hit by a DMCA takedown notice from Wizards of the Coast, which means that my source of images has abruptly vanished.
I am unsure what to do about this, as of now. This issue has made the use of card images a bit murky. I note that other sites, such as MTGSalvation, TCGPlayer, etc, are able to display card images as they did before, which gives me hope that I will be able to as well, provided I can find another source for images.
Hold tight, and hopefully things will return to normal soon.
Edit: I've found an alternative source for images, which may or may not be permanent. The images aren't very high quality, unfortunately, and they load slower than the ones from mtgimage.com, but it'll have to do for now.
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