NameBank package list method



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namebank_packageList($args)

This function returns all or part of the structured list of NameBank "packages". These elements form a non-authoritative management classification that places all NameBank elements within some broad taxonomic category. It's primary purpose is to provide a general taxonomic placement of names that do not appear within any of the classifications mapped within TNS. It is also useful for distinguishing homonyms and placing limits on some name searches which is the intention of this method. A package identifier can be used in a NameBank search to limit a search to a specific package and it's child packages. Certain taxonomic groups (algae, protists, fungi) do not fit the package schema very effectively with some taxa not even having a consensus kingdom placement.

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input arguments

element	type
$input["packageID"]	int	an optional packageID the returns the children of the given packageID
$input["clientVersion"]	float	services version utilized by client
$input["requestorIP"]	string	clients acting as servers may optionally include the HTTP "REMOTE_ADDR" of their own requesting clients to provide more precise usage statistics to contributors
Output structure is a sorted adjacency list with
$array[n]["packageID"]	int	ID of package
$array[n]["packageName"]	string	ASCII package name
$array[n]["parentPackageID"]	int	ID of the parent package
$array[n]["packageLevel"]	int	pre-calculated for simple display

See the WSDL for a description of the returned data structure. All UTF-8 encoded text is output in base-64 encoding and must be decoded for display.