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2 questions that are important for me to know about api rest for Shabbat times
1) Is it constant that in set 0 it is candle lighting and in set 2 it is Shabbat departure?
Array
(
[title] => Hebcal Jerusalem January 2021
[date] => 2021-01-17T13:08:58.174Z
[location] => Array
(
[title] => Jerusalem, Israel
[city] => Jerusalem
[tzid] => Asia/Jerusalem
[latitude] => 31.76904
[longitude] => 35.21633
[cc] => IL
[country] => Israel
[admin1] => Jerusalem
[geo] => geoname
[geonameid] => 281184
)
[items] => Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[title] => Candle lighting: 16:22
[date] => 2021-01-22T16:22:00+02:00
[category] => candles
[title_orig] => Candle lighting
[hebrew] => הדלקת נרות
)
[1] => Array
(
[title] => Parashat Bo
[date] => 2021-01-23
[category] => parashat
[hebrew] => פרשת בא
[leyning] => Array
(
[1] => Exodus 10:1 - 10:11
[2] => Exodus 10:12 - 10:23
[3] => Exodus 10:24 - 11:3
[4] => Exodus 11:4 - 12:20
[5] => Exodus 12:21 - 12:28
[6] => Exodus 12:29 - 12:51
[7] => Exodus 13:1 - 13:16
[torah] => Exodus 10:1-13:16
[haftarah] => Jeremiah 46:13 - 46:28
[maftir] => Exodus 13:14 - 13:16
)
[link] => https://www.hebcal.com/sedrot/bo-20210123?i=on&utm_source=js&utm_medium=api
)
[2] => Array
(
[title] => Havdalah: 17:42
[date] => 2021-01-23T17:42:00+02:00
[category] => havdalah
[title_orig] => Havdalah
[hebrew] => הבדלה
)
)
)
2) Is it regular that I access the link https://www.hebcal.com/shabbat?cfg=json&geo=city&city=IL-Jerusalem so he will show me the details of the upcoming Shabbat that week that I access the link?
I would love to get an answer soon. Thanks
Answer
If you just look for category matching candles or havdalah and don't check the date, then you'll also include candle-lighting and havdalah events for major holidays like Pesach.
For example, here's what the output will look like for the week leading up to Pesach
https://www.hebcal.com/shabbat?city=Jerusalem&cfg=json&gy=2021&gm=3&gd=24
thank you very much. But if I want only for Saturdays and holidays of lighting candles and havdalah, then it is enough just to put a first condition that if it is a candle lighting then he will print the date, and a second condition if it is a havdalah then also print the date and then connect the two?!. Or can it be confusing if there is a Shabbat and a holiday together in the middle of the week!? (Of course I am only talking about Jerusalem for now)
thank you!
Hi, thanks for using Hebcal!
1) Is it constant that in set 0 it is candle lighting and in set 2 it is Shabbat departure?
No. When there are other holidays such as Rosh Chodesh or Pesach or Purim, these will also be present in the items array.
For Shabbat candle-lighting, you must loop through items array, looking for an item that has category == candles and a date that is on Friday.
For Havdalah, you must loop through items array, looking for an item that has category == havdalah and a date that is on Saturday.
2) Is it regular that I access the link https://www.hebcal.com/shabbat?cfg=json&geo=city&city=IL-Jerusalem so he will show me the details of the upcoming Shabbat that week that I access the link?
Yes, that URL will work correctly every week, regardless of when you access it during the week. On Sunday at 00:00 (midnight) it will refresh to the new week's events.
Customer support service by UserEcho
Hi, thanks for using Hebcal!
1) Is it constant that in set 0 it is candle lighting and in set 2 it is Shabbat departure?
No. When there are other holidays such as Rosh Chodesh or Pesach or Purim, these will also be present in the items array.
For Shabbat candle-lighting, you must loop through items array, looking for an item that has category == candles and a date that is on Friday.
For Havdalah, you must loop through items array, looking for an item that has category == havdalah and a date that is on Saturday.
2) Is it regular that I access the link https://www.hebcal.com/shabbat?cfg=json&geo=city&city=IL-Jerusalem so he will show me the details of the upcoming Shabbat that week that I access the link?
Yes, that URL will work correctly every week, regardless of when you access it during the week. On Sunday at 00:00 (midnight) it will refresh to the new week's events.