> Most applications with an API require a key (usually a unique and random
> 16-26 character alphanumerical code) to confirm you are authorized to
> access the account. I'm sure this key could be substituted by a username
> and password (like twitterific for example). Once this native mobile ap
Billee D. wrote:
> Hopefully I am not misunderstanding your intent here, so please excuse
> me if I am missing something.
>
Hi Billee and thank you for the help!
So far I have all of that pretty much learned. My question (and maybe
I'm misunderstanding this greatly) is how to make an API for
Hopefully I am not misunderstanding your intent here, so please excuse
me if I am missing something.
If you want an API for a Rails app then a RESTful interface is the way
to go. In your controllers you need to add a respond_to directive
inside each method for XML output:
respond_to do |format|
I've done some quick searches on REST API as SOAP isn't recommended by
the rails community.
Came up with this site:
http://hinchcliffe.org/archive/2008/01/10/16613.aspx I'll take a more
in depth look later on.
If anyone else has something to contribute, feel free!
-Tony
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Thanks for the replies Mukund, Julian, and Comopasta!
@Mukund - I consider it to be a wonderful app ;-) I see this app being
similar and no more complicated than twitterific or tweetie on the
iphone. I'm thinking a SOAP/REST interface is what I will need. Also,
the increased visibility of the
> So being close to release I started thinking of neat things I could do,
> like making an iphone app. I haven't tried making my own iphone app yet
> and don't look too forward to it honestly. So I was thinking of making
> an API for my rails app and let others with more experience than me give
>
Really? Maybe updates? Maybe it's a game that has a 3d client for
it? ;) lots
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On 03/02/2009, at 3:56 PM, Mukund wrote:
>
> What does your Rails application do that other developers will be
> interested in? If you ha
What does your Rails application do that other developers will be
interested in? If you have some neat functionality that you want
others to use as a library, then release it as a gem. If your entire
application does something wonderful, put in a SOAP or REST interface
to it so it can be host
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