On Mar 4, 2011, at 10:55 PM, Sandy Walsh wrote: > Interesting ... do I get back an instance object or just a key/value dict?
I'm thinking an actual instance object. And we would provide code for that. Like, if someone was getting instances, they could download my Obj-C Server class and use that. > Is the attraction not having complex/multi-package client libraries to import? The attraction is reducing the need to parse data on the client (like JSON does for Javascript developers). Also, I just thought it would be cool :) > If the client was: obvious to download, easy to install/update and had a full > object model ... would that be better? That would be nice. I don't think this is something we absolutely must do or anything; I just thought it would be a very nice convenience for developers using various languages. > -S > > ________________________________________ > From: Michael Mayo [[email protected]] > Subject: [Openstack] Crazy Idea for API Formats > > All this talk about auth and making the API easy for developers to use got me > thinking. > > The two most popular formats for APIs are XML and JSON. > > XML is language neutral and sort of painful to read by a human. And writing > an XML parser sucks. It's not hard, but it's time consuming and annoying. > > JSON is easier to read and easier to parse, so it is becoming the most > popular choice. But the really cool feature of JSON is that if you're > consuming the API in Javascript, you don't have to parse at all because JSON > is the native object format for Javascript. > > So... how about we offer more native formats for other languages? For Java > developers, offer raw binary that represents a Serializable when they call > something like GET /servers.java. Zero parsing for Java developers. > > For Objective-C, GET /servers.cocoa returns XML in the NSPropertyList XML > format. Again, zero parsing. > > If Python has object serialization you could do it too. That would probably > be the easiest to code. > > What do you think? > > > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message (including any attached or > embedded documents) is intended for the exclusive and confidential use of the > individual or entity to which this message is addressed, and unless otherwise > expressly indicated, is confidential and privileged information of Rackspace. > Any dissemination, distribution or copying of the enclosed material is > prohibited. > If you receive this transmission in error, please notify us immediately by > e-mail > at [email protected], and delete the original message. > Your cooperation is appreciated. > Mike Mayo 901-299-9306 @greenisus _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openstack Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openstack More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
