Working vs Elegant/Efficient

[PortableStick]

@alightedlamp

Am I on the right track tinkering with map? Is this worth worrying about, or should I be satisfied that my app finds and displays results, and move on to making it look pretty?

You should always feel comfortable massaging data into whichever form makes it easier for you to work with. In this case, however, you can just get the data in the form you want by some deciphering Wikimedia’s arcane API. Here’s a link to the settings I use, which gets me an object much like what you’re making

Wikipedia Viewer - Structure of Wikipedia API

You’re not alone. The Wikimedia API is incredibly confusing and in need of much better documentation. Here are the parameters I use.