Has anyone noticed that the Betfair API has been running slowly since 24th October?

Question

I've been running a bot using the betwise provided libraries for some months - Thank You.  My software has been running fine including during a week's vacation.  But since Monday 24th October, the exact same set-up has run very slowly meaning that bets are placed late or more often not placed at all.  I just wondered if anyone else has experienced similar problems.

Answer 1

Try flushing the buffer with $| = 1; in your loop somewhere.

There are a couple of modules that can be used to time various portions of your code or loops etc

like Benchmark and Time::HiRes that may help to isolate the slow coaches.

How full is your hard drive?

Your db may need compacting?

Only guessing as no info on your setup.

Comments

Thanks.

Odd thing is that after a week of running slowly, all became well again on Monday evening without any intervention from me.  Hard drive would be okay.  Database is small.  i will try and remember your other suggestions should the problem arise again.

Cheers