What I wrote was correct. Once a user has your application installed, your
server can pull that user's information at any time.
~Arne
On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 7:51 PM, Nishanth Nair <nair.nisha...@gmail.com>wrote:
> Arne,
>
> For my second question, this is the answer that you wrote
>
> *No, you can just pull data directly from your server.*
>
> is it a typo, is it* you just can't pull data* ???
>
> if it is so, the only time when the gadget can send profile data of *user
> A* to my database is when the gadget is loaded
> by *user A* on his apps page??
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 3:45 AM, Arne Roomann-Kurrik <
> api.kur...@google.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sep 9, 1:58 am, Nishanth Nair <nair.nisha...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Hi experts,
>> >
>> > I saw this sample code in opensocial tutorial.
>> >
>> > gadgets.util.registerOnLoadHandler(init);
>> >
>> > function init() {
>> > loadFriends();
>> >
>> > }
>> >
>> > The *registerOnLoadHandler* method is registering the init function to
>> be
>> > called on load of the gadget.
>> >
>> > My questions are
>> > 1. when will the gadget call the init function. is it only when the user
>> > loads the application
>> > to use it in its container(say orkut) ?
>>
>> Yes, it's a JavaScript function that is only executed when the gadget
>> is loaded.
>>
>> > 2. Can I call this init function from my server to fetch profile data(a
>> pull
>> > basically) ?
>>
>> No, you can just pull data directly from your server.
>>
>> > 3. Supposing that 3 users A,B and C installed my app on their profiles.
>> How
>> > will I get the
>> > ids of A, B and C so that I pull out their profile informations one by
>> one
>> > from my client application
>> > using the gadget xml?
>>
>> Use a signed request to send this information to your server. See
>> http://wiki.opensocial.org/index.php?title=Introduction_To_Signed_Requests
>> for more information.
>>
>> > 4. When the user installs my gadget, how can I send back the user id to
>> my
>> > client application
>> > so that I can store it in my database?
>>
>> Same way as your previous question, send a signed makeRequest from the
>> gadget.
>>
>> > 5. if user A is not logging in to orkut from 5th oct to 10th october.
>> Even
>> > in those days also,
>> > can I retrieve their profile info, albums, firends list etc from their
>> > profile using my gadget and
>> > store to the db using my client app?
>>
>> Yes, as long as the gadget continues to be installed on their profile.
>>
>> >
>> > Please help.
>> > Thanks,
>> > Nishanth
>>
>>
>> Sure, let me know if I can help in any other way.
>>
>> ~Arne
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Regards,
> Nishanth Nair
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> http://nishanthnair.com
>
> >
>
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