arXiv API

A simple JavaScript API that can be used to query the arXiv HTTP API. Requires JQuery.

the function:

arxiv_search({all, author, title, abstract, journal_ref}) 

takes one or more of the following optional string arguments. Each string will match against its respective field:

• all (match provided string against all possible fields)
• author
• title
• abstract
• journal reference

It returns a JQuery Promise that resolves to an array of JSON once "done". JSON is in the format:

{
 'title': title,
 'link': URL,
 'summary': summary,
 'date': publication_date,
 'authors': authors             //note this is an array of strings
}

For more information please see the example