Thanks, the greatly clarified the doubt I had. I have implemented other REST API's... but my question/doubt here is REST API should talk to which remote system?
eg: I want to add a container in my Expresion Engine based site so that I can allow logged in customers to see their FaceBook friends. In this case REST-API should be hard coded to FaceBook API? Thanks/Sree On Dec 8, 2007 7:11 AM, Ryan Garver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The local state xml provided much of the bootstrapping data and filled > in the content for activities, people, friendships, and the > persistence data. My plugin leverages the REST API being implemented > by the Rails app and uses it to power all of the data requests in the > JS API. > > So the short answer is: Yes. > > > On Dec 7, 5:30 pm, "Schogini Support" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Ryan, > > > > How do I get the REST API details, I couldn't find any details on it at > > Google OpenScoial. > > > > The sample container at Google use local state xml file and assume the > REST > > replaces that. > > > > Thanks, > > Sree > > > > On Dec 8, 2007 6:26 AM, Ryan Garver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > shanko, > > > A container is an application that can run an OpenSocial application. > > > > > This does this in two ways: First, the plugin has a generator that > > > implements the REST API in a fairly generic manner. Secondly, the > > > plugin adds some functionality to embed a "container" parameterized > > > with a URL for an OpenSocial App XML. All put together and you get an > > > IFRAME with some javascript that retrieves profile, friendship, > > > activities, and persistent data from your rails application. > > > > > I'm going to see if I can come up with some examples of real use, > > > which may provide some insight. > > > > > Was this helpful? > > > > > -- > > > Ryan Garver > > > > > On Dec 7, 1:15 pm, shanko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi Ryan, > > > > > > I am newbie to OpenSocial (but not to Rails) and need a little more > > > > hand holding before I can use the plugin. > > > > So allow me to ask a really dumb question: > > > > > > After installing this plugin, will I be able to develop a website > > > > which shows my Orkut information on a page? > > > > > > I am not sure what we really mean by a "container" :-) > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > - shanko > > > > > > On Dec 6, 9:41 pm, Ryan Garver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > For those of you out there doing rails development, I've just > released > > > > > the 0.3.0 version of my opensocial_container rails plugin. This > > > > > implements both an OpenSocial container as well as the data API, > or > > > > > leverages the data API if you already have it implemented > yourself. > > > > > Check it out and let me know what you think. > > > > > > > Announcement: > http://elctech.com/2007/12/7/opensocial-container-0-3-0 > > > > > > > Subversion: > > >http://opensocial.rubyforge.org/svn/plugin/tags/0_3_0/opensocial_cont. > .. > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Implementing OpenSocial Containers" 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-container?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
