Sample Application

This simple sample application illustrates how to use various Esha Data API calls within the context of an application.

To see the application in action, use the following URL:

http://esha-demo.appspot.com/?apikey=<your_key>

<your_key> is the API key you received by applying for one here:

http://developer.esha.com/apps/register

When you run this application, you should see output much like this on the screen:

Searching for 'pizza'...
Matches found: 313
Loading supported food units to identify id for 'Gram'...
Gram unit id: 8
Selecting results that support 'Gram' as a unit...
Stopped selection after 10 results (to keep this short).
Loading supported nutrients to identify id for 'Calories'...
Calories nutrient id: 0
Analyzing 100 grams of 'Pizza, hand tossed, cheese, 12"'...
Analyzing 100 grams of 'Pizza, pan, pepperoni, 12" med'...
Analyzing 100 grams of 'Pizza, pan, Pepperoni Lover's, 6" personal'...
Analyzing 100 grams of 'Pizza, cheese, original, 14"'...
Analyzing 100 grams of 'Pizza, pepperoni, original, 14", slice'...
Analyzing 100 grams of 'Pizza, cheese, ckd f/fzn, 15.1 oz'...
Analyzing 100 grams of 'Pizza, hand tossed, pepperoni, 14"'...
Analyzing 100 grams of 'Pizza, pan, cheese, 12" med'...
Analyzing 100 grams of 'Pizza, pan, pepperoni, 14" lrg'...
Analyzing 100 grams of 'Pizza, hand tossed, pepperoni feast, 12"'...
All 10 analyses have been returned.  Sorting results by calories...
There are 235.5 calories in 100g of 'Pizza, hand tossed, cheese, 12"'
There are 260.0 calories in 100g of 'Pizza, cheese, original, 14"'
There are 268.0 calories in 100g of 'Pizza, cheese, ckd f/fzn, 15.1 oz'
There are 270.0 calories in 100g of 'Pizza, hand tossed, pepperoni, 14"'
There are 272.4 calories in 100g of 'Pizza, hand tossed, pepperoni feast, 12"'
There are 275.0 calories in 100g of 'Pizza, pepperoni, original, 14", slice'
There are 277.8 calories in 100g of 'Pizza, pan, Pepperoni Lover's, 6" personal'
There are 280.0 calories in 100g of 'Pizza, pan, cheese, 12" med'
There are 298.0 calories in 100g of 'Pizza, pan, pepperoni, 12" med'
There are 298.0 calories in 100g of 'Pizza, pan, pepperoni, 14" lrg'

The Code

To view the source code for this application go to:

http://esha-demo.appspot.com/src

In the future, simple demo code for PHP and Javascript will also be available.