On 5 Aug 2011, at 14:53, Ross Gardler wrote: > On 5 August 2011 14:44, Scott Wilson <[email protected]> wrote: >> On 5 Aug 2011, at 13:32, Ross Gardler wrote: >> >>> In addition to the article below there is an Apache licensed cross >>> platform javascript library at >>> https://github.com/PaulKinlan/webintents >>> >> >> This looks really interesting - though I'm not sure where the registry of >> providers for each user lives? >> >> Paul and I have been working on a dynamic service binding mechanism for >> widgets using a backend service registry and some selection logic - for >> example for identifying which SMS sending API to use (e.g. direct through >> phone device API, or via server-side SMS gateway). However, putting the user >> in control of selecting providers for services may be a better idea, >> especially if this takes off. >> >> I wonder if it removes the need for oAuth in some cases? > > I'm afraid I've only read the two links provided so I'm clueless (as usual ;-)
No worries :-) At the moment it seems to store providers at webintents.org. I imagine if picked up more broadly it will store them in the client browser somewhere, and then use some sort of cloud service for providing recommendations if you haven't got anything suitable registered locally. It also doesn't seem to work on non-webkit browsers for some reason. > > Ross > >> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: Steve Lee <[email protected]> >>> Date: 5 August 2011 11:07 >>> Subject: [raveincontext-dev] Google and Mozilla working on web intents >>> To: [email protected] >>> >>> >>> http://techcrunch.com/2011/08/04/google-announces-plans-to-bake-android-like-web-intents-into-chrome/ >>> >>> This should be really powerful for widget interactions >>> >>> Details: here >>> >>> http://webintents.org/ >>> >>> Steve >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Ross Gardler (@rgardler) >>> Programme Leader (Open Development) >>> OpenDirective http://opendirective.com >> >> > > > > -- > Ross Gardler (@rgardler) > Programme Leader (Open Development) > OpenDirective http://opendirective.com
