i dont want users to re authenticate for the gadget itself. and i already implemented a whole signup google account procedure, adding data api to the mix will make authentication a problem.
How can i authenticate a user to my gae webapp by using the wave scope? is it even possible? On Jul 20, 3:04 pm, "pamela (Google employee)" <[email protected]> wrote: > We looked into it, and it looks like we cannot use the App Engine user > cookie authentication information to log users into embedded Google > Waves - they need to log in to the wave/gmail account separately. > > I would suggest using a robot if you need a robot to do additional > monitoring or manipulating after the initial creation. If you only > need to do the creation, then you could have users authenticate to > your app and create the waves using the data API. > > On Jul 14, 6:19 pm, alon <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Just to push this forward. > > I want to raise a discussion. > > > My webapp needs to create new waves with populated content from a > > datastore. its a django app on app engine. > > > Initially i created robot that creates waves and syncs the data with > > the datastore. this works fine. well kinda. > > > Im just wondering. after seeing micro-wave.appspot.com which lets you > > create waves using the logged user, should i just try to implement > > that so the users on my platform create waves or keep the robot wave > > interaction? > > > On Jul 11, 5:01 pm, alon <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > hey pamela, thanks for answering. > > > To clarify, the user logs in using an authenticated call to the Google > > > Accounts and is forwarded to google.com to authenticate the access of > > > my webapp to his user details. He is callbacked back to my web app as > > > authorized. > > > > This is a full authentication with google and he has a session with > > > any other services. > > > Why is this method any different then the FriendConnect? > > > > im using > > > Djangohttp://code.google.com/p/app-engine-patch/wiki/GoogleAccounts > > > to authenticate the user. > > > > Is there any other way? i dont mind using friendconnect, but i need a > > > users email address inorder to add him as a participant to a wave > > > automatically and i can get his email only using Google Accounts login > > > and not friend connect. > > > > Does this clear things abit ? :) appreciate the help. im stuck. > > > > On Jul 11, 4:36 pm, "pamela (Google employee)" <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > Okay, so to clarify: > > > > The user has not logged in to their Google account via a normal Google > > > > service (gmail, wave.google.com, etc). > > > > The user logs in to your App via the App Engine users API. > > > > The user is shown as Anonymous on the embedded wave. > > > > > If so, I think this is expected. I don't know that we can use the App > > > > Engine authentication to log them into Google Wave. > > > > Are they shown as logged in to other embedded services, like google > > > > docs or spreadsheets? > > > > > - pamela > > > > > On Jul 11, 3:34 pm, alon <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > yeah but it referes to google apps account. i just want regular gmail > > > > > accounts to be able to authenticate with wave thru my web app. > > > > > If i authenticate my user using google accounts login he is logged in > > > > > with a session to google. but the embed wave doesnt recognize he is > > > > > logged in asking him to login again. > > > > > > The only thing that keeps the user logged in is using Friend Connect. > > > > > but it poses an issue because i need the users email address so i can > > > > > invite him to the wave but i dont have it using friendconnect, only > > > > > using google accounts. > > > > > > On Jul 10, 4:26 pm, Sheldon Cooper <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Hi alon! This is known issue: > > > > > > >http://code.google.com/p/google-wave-resources/issues/detail?id=840 > > > > > > > On Jul 10, 7:39 am, alon <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hey, > > > > > > > I've been developing a google app engine application for some > > > > > > > time. it > > > > > > > currently uses google accounts for registration to my web app. > > > > > > > Everything works great, user is authenticated but when ever he > > > > > > > sees a > > > > > > > google wave embed he needs to relogin to google wave. > > > > > > > > * Is there any option to make the google wave embed verify his > > > > > > > credentials when he logs to my web app? > > > > > > > > * Does google friend connect support google wave for that matter? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Wave API" 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/google-wave-api?hl=en.
