https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SHINDIG-174 should be step-1 (or maybe step-.5 on this).
You alright with me checking this in? 2008/4/9 Kevin Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hey Jun, > > The first thing you're going to need to do is set up a new sub project for > the RESTful stuff. The correct location would be trunk/java/rest probably > (pick whatever name you like). > > For the time being, feel free to just directly import the gadgets > artifacts into the REST project until we get the shared parts (OAuth, > crypto, app data interfaces, etc.) moved out into a separate sub-project. > > We'll need to ensure that the top level pom can generate all appropriate > artifacts as well, so that someone can easily use just the restful api, just > the gadget renderer, or both. > > 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 > > > > > > -- > ~Kevin > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "OpenSocial and Gadgets Specification Discussion" 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-and-gadgets-spec?hl=en > -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~--- > > -- 'Ladislav Sticha, the tall spokesman for Czech Television, told me that the show's audience was "miniature" ― presumably he meant small in number.' - New York Times, January 24, 2008
