Server names as primary keys?

[cboettcher 0]

I'd like to build a simple, small client that uses the status endpoint. In order to avoid abusing the API, I'd like to keep servers in a local database, only refreshing it every hour or so.

However, I'm not sure what I should be using as a primary key. My initial thought is to use the server name.

But do server names ever change? What other aspects of a server, if any, are immutable?

[OpenSourcerer 1435]

You're not the first one to write things using the AirVPN API, so you can maybe reuse some code and/or info. I'd love to see more activity in this direction.

9 hours ago, cboettcher said:

But do server names ever change? What other aspects of a server, if any, are immutable?

Server names don't change unless announced, so you can use that as primary.

[cboettcher 0]

@OpenSourcerer Thanks for the link (and the confirmation regarding server names). I agree that there's no use in re-inventing the wheel. Will definitely clone the repo and have a look.

cb