Superior PHP Method: Data Feed API or PHP Widget Control API

[xzolian]

Which method is superior for retrieving an analog value from a channel using PHP:

• Data Feed API - http://www.iobridge.net/wiki/api/data-feed-api
• PHP Widget Control API using the Widget Label Method - http://www.iobridge.net/wiki/api/php-widget-control-api#widget-label-method

By superior I mean which is faster and more reliable.

[iobridge]

For getting data, the Data Feed API is the fastest and will scale. If you wanted to get two values, the Data Feed API would only need one call to the module. Instead of having to get two values from two separate widgets, doubling the time requirement.

Data Feed API: http://www.iobridge.net/wiki/api/data-feed-api