I sort of agree with John on this, but I'm not quite as much of a cookie-hater as he is. Cookies in the browser cookie jar don't make sense for gadgets. Cookies with gadgets.io.makeRequest, though, can be useful. It has come in handy for integration of gadgets with third-party web services that require cookies.
I put together a spec proposal on this, and it is implemented in Shindig. It's not a formal part of the opensocial spec, yet. http://groups.google.com/group/opensocial-and-gadgets-spec/browse_thread/thread/51b016b80e9d21e6?pli=1 Jordan, if you believe this is the right approach would you be willing to drive it through the opensocial spec process? Cheers, Brian On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 1:15 PM, John Hjelmstad <[email protected]> wrote: > No -- gadgets run on a jail domain for the obvious security reasons, which > is not stable from the perspective of the gadget developer (even a locked > domain algorithm may change) and which may be shared by other gadgets (more > security issues). As such, cookies don't make sense for gadgets, so proxying > them would just add confusion. > --John > > On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 1:10 PM, Jordan Zimmerman <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Is it planned that makeRequest will eventually proxy cookies? Currently, >> it doesn't. It would be easy to add to Shindig but if it's not part of >> the spec gadgets can't count on it. >> >> Jordan Zimmerman >> Principal Software Architect >> 831.647.4712 >> 831.214.2990 (cell) >> [email protected] >> >> SHOP*COMTM >> Shop Smart, Save Big(tm) >> www.shop.com >> >> This message (including any attachments) is intended only for >> the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and >> may contain information that is non-public, proprietary, >> privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under >> applicable law or may constitute as attorney work product. >> If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified >> that any use, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this >> communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this >> communication in error, notify us immediately by telephone and >> (i) destroy this message if a facsimile or (ii) delete this >> message >> immediately if this is an electronic communication. >> >> Thank you. >> >
