Hi Kogan I am sure this will get you started. http://code.google.com/apis/opensocial/docs/0.7/devguide.html#Remote_Content
Raman Kogan wrote: > Hi again, > > I have a question regarding "makeRequest" now - > I read the article about it, but I didn't quite understand it all the > way: > > because it seems to me that this is the most important and most used > method I'll ever use (because most of the > time I'll address my DataBase, for example) - and I didn't find a > SIMPLE example on how to retrieve something from my DataBase do it. > I guess I need to understand better how are these asynchronous calls > handled on my back end server ?(is there a reading material about > that?) and then maybe the picture will be clearer... > > As you can see, I need some clarifications > (maybe some of the questions above are quite trivial, sorry about that > too) > > :) > > Thanks, > Kogan. > > > > > On Jul 29, 2:07 am, Jason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> My reply in the thread below might help explain things a bit: >> >> http://groups.google.com/group/opensocial-orkut/browse_thread/thread/... >> >> In general, yes, you can build an OpenSocial application entirely with >> JavaScript inside a gadget (XML) wrapper. But a lot of apps have back- >> end components as well for tasks such as storing data in a database >> (although you can store data using OpenSocial's persistence API in >> JavaScript, the data size limit is small so a database is often >> necessary). These back-ends can be in any language you please >> including JSP,Java, PHP, Python, and so forth. The gadgets library >> includes a useful method, gadgets.io.makeRequest, that makes sending >> asynchronous, cross-domain requests securely to your back-end and >> retrieving XML, JSON, or plain text responses very easy. >> >> http://code.google.com/apis/opensocial/docs/0.7/reference/gadgets.io.... >> >> In summary, a back-end component is completely optional but highly >> useful, and the gadgets library makes it easy to communicate with your >> back-end from your client-side code. Please let me know if you have >> any questions on this. >> >> - Jason >> >> On Jul 26, 7:24 am, Kogan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >>> Basically, I'm a bit new to Web-Programming in general. >>> >>> I did read a lot of material about open-social, and Google gadgets, >>> intending to write an application for Orkut. >>> But, one thing I don't understand - which Technologies can I use for >>> this purpose? >>> >>> According to what I've read, a gadget is a simple xml file, usingjava >>> script and Open Social API. and That's it. (?) >>> >>> But, an application might consist of a Data Base to manage, the >>> communication with the user of the application, etc... >>> Canjavascript support all these needs? >>> I don't need things such as ASP.net (for the database), JSP,Java, PHP >>> etc... (things that one mentioned to me when I told him about the >>> idea) >>> >>> Really appreciate if someone could clarify the subject for me and/or >>> direct me to a reading material? >>> >>> Thanks you :) >>> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Orkut Developer Forum" group. To post to this group, send email to opensocial-orkut@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/opensocial-orkut?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
