XML-RPC Protocol Method: checkforupdates

Check whether there are any new updates available for you on your read list. Replaces "checkfriends".

Inputs
lastupdate Scalar. Optional. Last update time you are aware of, taken from previous calls to checkforupdates. If not provided, will assume you have never received any updates. Format: "2010-12-31 00:00:00"

filter Scalar. Optional. Name of a content filter whose members you wish to filter to. If not provided, check for updates from all journals on your read list.

Outputs
new Scalar. Required. 1 if you sent a lastupdate argument, and there are new items since then. 0 in all other cases.

interval Scalar. Required. Number of seconds that the results are cached. Wait for at least this long before running checkforupdates again.

lastupdate Scalar. Required. Time that someone last updated, in "2010-12-31 00:00:00" format. Store this and send it back the next time you run checkforupdates.