They could maybe use "the" Contacts web activity to select the contact that represents the current user? Or contacts activity could support a special "current user" request type. Seems simpler than creating an entire API for this simple interaction. Lucas.
On 9/1/2012 2:54 PM, Myk Melez wrote: > [adding to: and reply-to: dev-webapi, which seems more appropriate for this > question] > > Appists! > > felipiz on IRC during today's Apps Challenge in Brazil asked whether there's > an API to get personal information about > the user of an app, for example their name and primary email address, so it > isn't necessary for each app that wants > such info to ask the user for it. > > I looked at the list of new WebAPIs <https://wiki.mozilla.org/WebAPI>but > didn't see anything like that (unless > Contacts provides it). Has it been considered, and are there any plans to > provide it? > > -myk > > _______________________________________________ > dev-webapps mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-webapps _______________________________________________ dev-webapps mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-webapps
