The Centralindex Java module allows developers to start using the Central Index API with minimal code. The Central Index is a global data exchange, with a simple REST/JSON api.

• Read up on what Central Index is here http://centralindex.com/
• Read up on the developer API here http://developer.centralindex.com/
• Sign up for a Mashery account, if you don't have one already http://developer.centralindex.com/member/register
• Sign up for an API key here http://developer.centralindex.com/apps/register

Take the Centralindex.java from this repository and add the following code to the bottom:

public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
  try {
			  
	  Centralindex ci = new Centralindex("<insert API Key here>",false);			  
	  String retval = "";
			  
	  retval = ci.getEntity("379236608286720");
			  
	  System.out.println("Response content " + retval);
			  
	 } 
	 finally {
			  
   } 
}

Compile the code

  javac -cp "./lib/*" Centralindex.java

and run the compiled Java code:

  java -cp '.:lib/*' Centralindex

See the API Docs for more information.