potherca/parrots

Simple web service that outputs what it has been given as input.

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Parrots

Introduction

Simple web service that outputs what it has been given as input with a prefix added., _(*2)

Installation

1. Clone this repository
2. Run composer install
3. Configure a webserver to host the contents of the web directory under a domain root
4. Visit the domain in a browser
5. Fill out the input field and submit the form
6. Be amazed by the result

Usage

To change the colours or the prefix text, there are two options., _(*3)

The easiest way is simply to edit the default.json file in the config directory., _(*4)

A more advanced option is to add a new config file with a name that matches the domain Parrots is run on. For exmple, if Parrots is hosted at http://example.com, create the file config/example.com.json, _(*5)

Other info

To report bugs, feature requests or other issues, visit the issues page, _(*6)

License

This project has been licensed under GPL-3.0+ License (GNU General Public License v3.0 or higher)., _(*7)

Origin

For a long time, the Dutch website http://jebentzelfeen.nl/ used to offer a simple web service that would output what it has been given as input, with the prefix "Je bent zelf een" added. This result could be used as a online retort for many occasions., _(*8)

When the service was no-longer available I started to miss it to a degree where it seemed sensible to recreate the service myself., _(*9)

I would like to thank the creators of the original concept, Floor van Opijnen and Mark Wittkampf, for the inspiration and that awesome original service., _(*10)

About the name

"Parrots" is the third-person singular simple present indicative form of the verb "parrot". To quote fom a random dictionary:, _(*11)

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/ˈparət/, _(*13)

Verb

3rd person present: parrots, _(*14)

Repeat mechanically., _(*15)

Synonyms

repeat mindlessly, repeat, repeat mechanically, echo, say again, _(*16)

Origin

Early 16th century: probably from dialect French perrot, diminutive of the male given name Pierre., _(*17)

About the Logo

The logo uses the Birds icon designed by Michela Tannoia from the Noun Project licensed under a CC BY 3 License (Creative Commons Attribution License)., _(*18)