Add param for area type to /postcode and /point

[BenJam]

in order to simplify the processing and reduce i/o for clients of the API

[dracos]

/point already has this? :) http://mapit.mysociety.org/point/27700/400000,300000.html?type=MTD

[dracos]

Can add for /postcode to reduce i/o a bit as you say, but I don't think it will simplify any processing that I can think of.

[torotil]

[…] I don't think it will simplify any processing that I can think of.

Usually downstream applications that use the API are only interested in some of the area types. So usually they would:

1. Get all areas for a postcode.
2. Filter the areas by type.

… before doing any further work on them.

Adding a type parameter would make 2. unnecessary. I’d vote for it to allow for a list of types though (ie. ?type=CCG,SHB,…).