A PHP-based class to interface with LawHelp.org's API. It iterates through all legal self-help documents that they have indexed, gathering the useful bits of information and storing them in a single object.
The API is presently only a "preview release," but can be seen at valegalaid.org. At present, LawHelp interfaces only with valegalaid.org, but it is probably perfectly capable of interfacing with implementations in other states as they come to exist, without further modifications.
require('class.LawHelp.inc.php)
$lawhelp = new LawHelp();
$lawhelp->harvest_documents();
echo '<pre>' . print_r($lawhelp->topics, TRUE) . '</pre>';
- Every time this runs, it makes over a dozen API calls. It is meant to be run to gather a list to be cached (basically harvesting a bulk download), and not to be called upon, say, every page load on a website.
- Interface with the
organizationmethod to gather a list of all legal aid organizations located within the state in question.
Released under the GNU Public License, v3.0.