wofdb

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a database for every version of "wheel of fortune"

very much a work in progress. The design is a mess, but this is not how it is intended to look. It need more and better styling, but that comes when the backend stuff is all finished.

latest update: people

I did not like the way I made the database and site, so I am rebuilding all of it. Categories have been redone. Check it out.

database and model model changes have led to some errors in how data is displayed. Seasons, for example, are duplicated in list due to updates resulting in cartesian joins. It needs to be fixed, but I want to finalize schema and normalize database first.

    still to come
  • editing/adding data
  • practice using the puzzles
  • more in depth data for each round
  • other stuff? possibly!

api preview

One of the goals for the site is an api to easily find and use information in the database. puzzle endpoint is partly functional. Only returns JSON at this time.

GET http://wofdb.com/api/beta/puzzle

the parameters for puzzle endpoint

keyword
type: string
keyword to find in the puzzle.
Uses SQL LIKE. Searches are not bounded by word beginning or ending. keyword=the will return all of the following: "the", "there", and "other"
Separate multiple keywords with the pipe character (|): keyword=this|that|another.
versionSlug
type: string
the slug of version desired. found through version endpoint that does not exist yet.
separate multiple versions with pipe character (|): versionSlug=wheel-of-fortune-syndication
versionId
type: integer, pipe separated integers, or range of integers separated by dash (x-y)
version ID number. supports searching multiple versions using pipe to separate different versions.
separate multiple versions with pipe character (|): versionId=1|4|19
search a range of versions using dash: versionId=1-3
pipe and range can be combined: versionId=1|4-6|8|10
season
type: integer, pipe separated integers, or range of integers separated by dash (x-y)
season(s) to return. Only valid for versions with seasons.
separate multiple seasons with pipe character (|): season=37|40|1</dd>
search a range of seasons using dash: versionId=36-40
pipe and range can be combined: season=1-5|10|20|30|36-40
episode
type: integer, pipe separated integers, or range of integers separated by dash (x-y)
Episode number for that season. Only valid for versions with episodes.
separate multiple episodes using pipe character (|): episode=1|195
search a range of episodes using dash: episode=1-20
pipe and range can be combined: episode=1-10|51-60|186-195
categorySlug
type: string
Slugs of categories to include. supports searching multiple categories using pipe as separator.
Separate multiple categories with pipe character (|): categorySlug=person|place|thing
categoryId
type: integer, pipe separated integers, or range of integers separated by dash (x-y)
Category ID number.
separate multiple category IDs with pipe character (|): categoryId=1|3|9
search a range of category IDs using dash: categoryId=9-15
pipe and range can be combined: categoryId=2|4-10|20-22
from
type: date (yyyy-mm-dd)
Start date of episode airdates to include: from=2020-09-01
until
type: date (yyyy-mm-dd)
End date of episode airdates to include: until=1990-12-25
minLetters
type: integer
Minimum number of letters in puzzles to return. Does not include spaces or punctuation.
Example: minLetters=30
maxLetters
type: integer
Maximum number of letters in puzzles to return. Does not include spaces or punctuation.
Example: maxLetters=11
minLength
type: integer
Minimum length of puzzle to return, including spaces and punctuations.
Example: minLength=30
maxLength
type: integer
Maximum length of puzzle to return, including spaces and punctuations.
Example: maxLength=11
minWords
type: integer
Minimum number of words in the puzzle.
Example: minWords=5
maxWords
type: integer
Maximum number of words in the puzzle.
Example: maxWords=3
rows
type: integer
Maximum number of rows to return per page. Default is 50. Maximum is 250.
Example: rows=200
page
type: integer
start page to include. Default is 1. For ease of iterating, response includes meta->currentPage and meta->maxPage.
Example: page=4
showDetails
type: boolean
Most values for true and false work: true/false, t/f, yes/no, y/n, 1/0. Default is false. When set to false, response data only includes puzzle, category->name, and clue (if applicable).
Example: showDetails=true

example requests:

https://wofdb.com/api/beta/puzzle?keyword=christmas|thanksgiving|easter|fourth of july

https://wofdb.com/api/beta/puzzle?versionId=1|3&categorySlug=thing&page=3&rows=10