Discogs-java is a Java API for accessing the discogs.com REST XML API and data dumps. It makes calling discogs very easy from your java application. Dump iteration provides an easy way to replicate data locally, which is very useful for field completion, data analysis and other situations.

DOWNLOAD
discogs-java.nightly.tar.gz - Nightly discogs-java bundle.

DOCUMENTATION
Javadoc may be browsed online. Download contains javadoc and examples.

USAGE

// create with your API key or start VM with -DapiKey=[apikey]
Discogs discogs=new Discogs("1234");
Artist artist=discogs.getArtist("Richard H. Kirk");
System.out.println(artist.getProfile());
System.out.println(artist);

// producing from data dumps
ArtistProducer prod = new ArtistProducer();
prod.produce(new File("discogs_YYYYMMDD_artists.xml.gz"), new ProductionHandler() {
  public void onProduce(ObjectProducer producer, Artist obj) {
    System.out.println(obj);
  };
});

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