Chris, thanks a lot for the kind reply. So to talk to the gadget, the request must be initiated from my server? Cant the gadget send some data on its on , say when a new friend is added, to my server(to behave like an alert?)
Thanks, Nishanth On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 3:50 PM, Chris Chabot <chab...@google.com> wrote: > An OpenSocial gadget is an xml file that contains js, css & html and not > actually an 'application' as I think you're assuming it is. > > Because it's these basic web components, you can do anything you could do > on a web page, but additionally there's a JavaScript API for common social > operations like fetching profile information & friends, creating activities, > etc. One of those API's is gadgets.io.makeRequest() which is basically an > Ajax call, with which you can retrieve information from your own server. > > So there's no need for scheduled services, the web page like part is > included in the xml file, and all the additional logic runs on your own > servers. > > wiki.opensocial.org has lots of documentation available including: > Basic tutorial: > http://wiki.opensocial.org/index.php?title=OpenSocial_Tutorial > Introduction to makeRequest: > http://wiki.opensocial.org/index.php?title=Introduction_to_makeRequest > > And tons more at: > http://wiki.opensocial.org/index.php?title=Articles_%26_Tutorials > > -- Chris > > On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 8:33 AM, Nishanth Nair <nair.nisha...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Arne/other experts, >> >> I have couple more doubts regarding the Opensocial Gadgets. >> >> 1. If I create a gadget and install as an App in orkut and other SNS which >> supports Opensocial, >> will the gadget be able to push data to my server as a scheduled service? >> 2. Can the gadget pull information from my server or can I feed >> information to the gadget as and when I like? >> 3. Can you direct me to a small demo or a tutorial on the web which does >> these 2 things? >> 4. What are the common restrictions applied on gadgets by SNS. mainly >> orkut mysapce hi5 etc? >> >> Thanks a lot for your help and continued support!! >> >> Nishanth >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 12:04 AM, Arne Roomann-Kurrik < >> api.kur...@google.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> Hi Nishanth, >>> >>> On Sep 2, 7:55 am, Nishanth Nair <nair.nisha...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> > Hello experts, >>> > >>> > Here is what I need to achieve. >>> > >>> > - I need to create a single solution to read profile >>> information,friends >>> > list, scraps etc from profiles >>> >>> You can access all of this except for scraps from the OpenSocial REST/ >>> RPC apis. Note that scraps are an orkut-specific concept, and not >>> part of the OpenSocial specification. >>> >>> > >>> > (I have user name and pasword for all the profiles from which I need >>> info) >>> > of all SNS which supports OpenSocial and store it my Database. >>> > >>> > I just need the text data of these info to do some data based analysis >>> with >>> > the consent of the profile owners(they will provide their >>> > >>> > credentials to my software). >>> >>> This is a bad design. Asking users to supply their passwords is a bad >>> idea, which is why OpenSocial uses OAuth to allow users to share their >>> information with your application without giving up their password. >>> >>> Here's a page describing how OAuth allows your app to access user >>> information in OpenSocial - >>> http://wiki.opensocial.org/index.php?title=OAuth_Use_Cases >>> >>> > >>> > Here are some questions that i have regarding this requirement. >>> > >>> > 1. Can Shindig server help me in anyway to write a single solution >>> which >>> > will connect to all the 25+ SNS which supports Opensocial and get >>> > >>> > the above mentioned data from them? >>> >>> No, you need an OpenSocial client library to access social data from a >>> network. >>> >>> > >>> > 2.Can Shindig server act as a single gadget rendering server for all >>> the SNS >>> > which supports Opensocial so that >>> > >>> > I dont have to install app individually on these sites? >>> >>> No, each of those networks utilizes a gadget renderer such as >>> Shindig. As an app developer, you will not need to run Shindig. >>> >>> > >>> > 3.Do I need to write a gadget and install it as an App in all these SNS >>> > manually and ask the users to add these apps to their profile >>> > >>> > and then only I can read data from thier profiles? >>> >>> For containers which only support 2-legged OAuth, you will need to >>> have users add an app to their profile. For containers which support >>> 3-legged OAuth, you will be able to allow users to share their >>> information with your app without installing a gadget. >>> >>> In both cases, you will need to do some sort of registration with the >>> container in order to get an OAuth consumer key and secret. >>> >>> > >>> > 4.Is there anyway I can automatically install a gadget on a users >>> profile if >>> > have their username and password. >>> >>> Don't ask for their username and password. Doing what you described >>> is equivalent to taking someone's email account information and >>> subscribing them automatically to mailing lists. Use OAuth. If you >>> need to prompt a user to install a gadget, most containers offer a URL >>> you can link to where the user can approve the gadget for access - see >>> http://osda.appspot.com for an example. >>> >>> > 5.can anybody propose a solution to achieve my goal? >>> >>> OAuth and the OpenSocial client libraries. >>> >>> > Thanks in advance... >>> >>> Sure, follow up if you have futher questions, >>> ~Arne >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Regards, >> Nishanth Nair >> Mobile: 91-9008855133 >> http://nishanthnair.com >> >> >> > > > > -- Regards, Nishanth Nair Mobile: 91-9008855133 http://nishanthnair.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "OpenSocial Application Development" group. 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