For issue #3 see this -
http://groups.google.com/group/opensocial-api/browse_thread/thread/8deee5f6b45dbd84/3dbccd95ec905083?#3dbccd95ec905083
On Nov 4, 2007 12:23 AM, EGreg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I thought it might be helpful to start an unofficial Bug thread. Just
> keep posting your bugs as you encounter them and that will bump the
> thread, and hopefully a few guys and gals from Orkut lurking around
> here can tell the others to fix it. (Or do it themselves.)
>
> I'll start us off. I tried developing a module/gadget/app today, and
> ran into the following three possible bugs:
>
> 1) The URL returned when a user doesn't have a profile picture does
> NOT point to a valid picture. I had to make my own and do this:
>
> var picUrl =
> person.getField(opensocial.Person.Field.THUMBNAIL_URL);
> if (picUrl.indexOf('null') >= 0)
> picUrl = 'http://luckyapps.com/opensocial/b.gif';
>
> Perhaps the picture is not valid because the context in which it is
> retrieved is not orkut.com . I discovered that none of the orkut
> pictures could be viewed alone, or even saved, with my browser. I
> think they can only be included in the context of a Google page.
>
> 2) The call
>
> person.getField(opensocial.Person.Field.THUMBNAIL_URL)
>
> returns a full URL, but
>
> person.getField(opensocial.Person.Field.PROFILE_URL)
>
> returns a URI within the context of the domain orkut.com . I guess
> this was done because sandbox.orkut.com is there but also orkut.com is
> there. However, this seems to be inconsistent with the spec, and I
> worry whether it will suddenly change to be a FULL url. In other
> words, I have to build a check into JS like this:
>
> var url = person.getField(opensocial.Person.Field.PROFILE_URL);
> if (url.indexOf('http') == -1)
> url = 'http://orkut.com' + url;
>
> in view of the third bug, this is necessary.
>
> 3) The third "bug" is probably not a bug at all, since this is how
> Google Gadgets seems to work as well. The gadget I create is CACHED
> (for how long? I don't know. Can anyone tell me?) That means I keep
> having to create NEW files on my server just to keep debugging my
> gadget on orkut sandbox. Is there a BETTER WAY to debug? (I don't
> think there is right now, but I'm curious.)
>
> Alright, so that's 3 bugs. And there is also an observation: the
> examples in the docs are WRONG -- trying to get pictures as described
> there, by doing person.getField('picture') returns null.
>
> Alright, hopefully this will help some developers. If someone from
> Orkut is reading this, please say hi :)
>
> Greg Magarshak
> luckyapps.com
>
>
> >
>
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