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moving-bits edited this page Nov 1, 2022 · 1 revision

Trackable parsing for geocaching.com trackables is done by retrieving the trackable details page https://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?tracker=xxxxx and parsing its contents for certain tags. To make this parsing language-independent, some data attributes have been introduced in October 2022 by HQ:

The following cases have been used as test cases by HQ:

  • Case 1: Logged in as moun10bike, viewing trackable owned by moun10bike but in hands of yufisch

    Recently Spotted: In the hands of yufisch

    <a id="ctl00_ContentBody_BugDetails_BugLocation" data-name="yufisch" data-status="User" href="http://localhost:2020/p/?guid=4d37ef04-a289-430c-8fe4-eda028851193">In the hands of yufisch.</a>

  • Case 2: Logged in as moun10bike, viewing trackable owned by moun10bike in his own hands

    Recently Spotted: In the hands of the owner.

    <a id="ctl00_ContentBody_BugDetails_BugLocation" data-status="Owner">In the hands of the owner.</a>

  • Case 3: Logged in as moun10bike, viewing trackable in hands of owner owned by obarshay

    Recently Spotted: In the hands of the owner

    <a id="ctl00_ContentBody_BugDetails_BugLocation" data-status="Owner">In the hands of the owner.</a>

  • Case 4: Logged in as moun10bike, viewing trackable owned by moun10bike but in a geocache

    Recently Spotted: In Camels Prairie Stash

    <a id="ctl00_ContentBody_BugDetails_BugLocation" title="Visit Listing" data-name="Camels Prairie Stash" data-status="Cache" href="http://localhost:2020/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=20c21833-a4bd-4c6a-b6fc-88a181fe55a2">In Camels Prairie Stash</a>

  • Case 5: Logged in as moun10bike, viewing trackable marked as missing

    Recently Spotted: Unknown Location

    <a id="ctl00_ContentBody_BugDetails_BugLocation" data-status="Unknown">Unknown Location</a>

To be deployed presumably in November 2022.

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