Apparently images are stripped. So here are the links: Diagram 1: http://lh4.google.com/john.public.doe/R_0rOVux9iI/AAAAAAAAACI/r5MV434qH98/restful-api-server-arch-general.png.jpg Diagram 2: http://lh4.google.com/john.public.doe/R_0rOVux9hI/AAAAAAAAAB8/is39xC2ogr0/restful-api-server-arch-specific.png.jpg
Jun On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 1:02 PM, Jun Yang (杨骏) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Enough people are reporting missing diagrams although I can see them in my > sent email. Are they stripped out by the mailing list manager? > > Here is another attempt to attach them. > > Jun > > On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 11:56 AM, Jun Yang (杨骏) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi all. > > > > We would like to propose an implementation for "A > > modest<http://tr_1207767015170> > > proposal for an OpenSocial <http://tr_1207767015170> RESTful > > API<http://groups.google.com/group/opensocial-and-gadgets-spec/browse_thread/thread/f5a0cf3707709ffa> > > ". > > We propose the following: > > > > - Use Apache Abdera as the basis of the reference server > > implementation > > - Add a JsonCParser to support input in JSON-c format (JSON-c for > > compact JSON format as specified in the API spec, not a new MIME type) > > - Add a JsonCWriter to support output in JSON-c format > > - Add an OpenSocial API (Person, Activity and AppData, Java > > version under org.apache.shindig.social.opensocial) adapter to integrate > > with existing API implementation and keep the same interface on the > > backend > > and the client > > > > for the following reasons: > > > > - The RESTful API proposal supports a clean and natural JSON > > format (JSON-c) as well as AtomPub. Apache Abdera is an open source > > reference implementation of AtomPub that offers most of the > > functionality we > > need. Reusing it seems to be natural choice > > - Abdera already supports input in Atom. We need to add support > > for input in JSON-c > > - Abdera already supports output in Atom (as well as a JSON > > format). We need to add support for output in JSON-c > > - Abdera's support for adapters that translate from a foreign data > > format and protocol into its Feed Object Model (FOM) comes handy to > > support > > existing data sources such as relational databases and existing > > implementation of OpenSocial APIs. Existing OpenSocial APIs are very > > close > > to Atom's model and can be adapted easily > > > > We have includes two diagrams as illustration of the architecture of the > > proposed implementation. Diagram 1 shows the generic architecture. Those > > components in italics are to be written. Diagram 2 shows the use of two > > adapters, iBATIS (existing in Abdera) to integrate with relational > > databases, and OpenSocial API adapter (to be written), to integrate with > > existing OpenSocial backend. > > > > Please review and comment. Thanks! > > > > Vasu Nori and Jun Yang > > > >
