Logging in through the data API will go via oAuth, so read the oAuth spec. ( http://oauth.net/) But you don't have anything to test it against yet....
On 12/24/07, Dashrath Bitla <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Are there any examples on how to do this? Any sample code or something? > > Dash > > > On Dec 24, 2007 3:28 PM, Reinoud Elhorst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The data API is 'still in early stages', I guess that a safe bet would > > be something like 'spring 2008'. That having said, most containers already > > have a data API that you can probably access through a gadget server (but > > then you have to build your own interface for each container). > > > > There is no way to do cross-container-authorization, so you will need to > > have the user log in manually to each of the containers you want to use. > > > > On 12/24/07, Dash <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Thank you for the detailed How-To. I think going in this complex route > > > is not a safe bet, its worth waiting for the DATA APIs then. > > > Any idea when they will be available? > > > > > > Do you know if OpenSocial JavaScript API will have support for > > > authenticating with other containers? Or is it going to be just based > > > on DATA API only? > > > > > > > > > > > > On Dec 23, 9:26 pm, "Reinoud Elhorst" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > > Accessing the other containers could be done theoretically, but is > > > outside > > > > the specification of OpenSocial, so an amount of 'hacking' is > > > required. The > > > > problem with working outside the specification is that you are > > > dependent on > > > > implementation details of specific containers, which may change > > > without > > > > notice, so I would say: don't try this, at least until the data api > > > is there > > > > (and then use that). > > > > > > > > If you want to disregard my warning and try anyway :), I think it > > > should be > > > > enough to write a new <script> tag in your dom with as source the > > > opensocial > > > > library of another container, and hope that the library does not do > > > any > > > > initialization. > > > > > > > > Being logged in on the other containers is even more difficult, > > > since nobody > > > > knows which myspace account to link to the hi5 user that is > > > currently logged > > > > in. > > > > > > > > Lets assume that the user is automatically logged in on all > > > platforms, than > > > > you could also take another approach: > > > > * Have your application open a iframe to the domain you have your > > > code on > > > > * Have your application open (hidden) iframes to the myspace and > > > ning > > > > profilepage of the user (provided that you are on hi5 currently). > > > You may > > > > need to know in advance the url of the profilepage of the > > > loggedinuser, > > > > depending on the architecture. The user will log in automatically > > > there, and > > > > if your application is installed, you can then open iframes to your > > > own > > > > domain there as well. > > > > * Through interframe communication, you can have all frames work > > > together > > > > and in effect you can do calls to all containers. > > > > > > > > I have to say though that the solution above is not particularly > > > nice to > > > > your users, and I wouldn't be surprised if doing the above would get > > > you > > > > blacklisted at least on some containers, so I wouldn't advise it. > > > > > > > > As stated before, what you're trying to do is outside the OpenSocial > > > > > > > specification. > > > > > > > > On 12/23/07, Dash <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > By default Javascript opensocial object refer to the container in > > > > > which the app is deployed. Would like to know how to access any > > > other > > > > > opensocial container using opensocial javascript APIs to retrieve > > > say > > > > > people data. > > > > > For ex: > > > > > An opensocial application is deployed on say Orkut. Here the > > > > > opensocial JavaScript object by default has access to Orkut > > > container > > > > > without doing any extra authentication with Orkut as it has in the > > > > > context. > > > > > Now the same App deployed in Orkut, needs to access Ning or Hi5 > > > using > > > > > the opensocial JavaScript APIs to get all the people. > > > > > How to change the Context of opensocial object to point to > > > different > > > > > containers and how to do the authentication with other containers > > > to > > > > > get access to the other container info? > > > > > > > > > Please help answer this ... I could not find on the API doc nor > > > any > > > > > example on how this stuff is done ... > > > > > Dash > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "OpenSocial API Definition" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/opensocial-api?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
