We have no problems with OSS API clients. (I've mentioned previously, but given that it is 2015, I'd expect most developers given the task "Do something with a novel API" to immediately start looking for the OSS client rather than sending in raw HTTP requests.) Our community has several of them ready to go:
https://discuss.starfighters.io/t/helpful-external-tools/136The more the merrier!
We'd prefer if folks exercised discretion with regards to posting solutions; many of our players find the existence of them anywhere demotivating.