On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 7:36 AM, Václav Tolar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Chris&Chewy, > > Thanks for responses. You understood what I want to do. > > I know about RESTful API that it's definitely a feasible option for me. I > was just wonder if it is also possible to include JavaScript API to my page > and call social container directly through it. I managed to make working > basic 'get friends' example in such way. I needed to write special initial > JS for OpenSocial's configuration. I observed that OpenSocial API is not > prepared for such option. This is mostly a techincal problem; for example, how would you identify who the user making the requests was? The RESTful API is really what you want. > > Thanks, > Vaclav > > -----Původní zpráva----- > Od: Chris Chabot [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Odesláno: 18. července 2008 16:00 > Komu: [email protected] > Předmět: Re: OpenSocial JS API in container context? > > Hey Václav, > > Your question doesn't make it entirely clear what exactly your trying > to accomplish so forgive us for guessing to what your trying to do :) > > As Chewy pointed out, if you want to somehow include the javascript > libraries from an open social container in your own site and have it > work (being able to get profile information via a newPersonRequest() > in your own html page for instance), then no that's indeed not > possible. There's a lot more in play then just a bit of javascript > (authentication, configuration, cross domain policies, and so on). > > What might help you accomplish what your after (if your trying to get > to social information inside of your own site), is the upcomming > RESTful API, which is made for 3rd parties connecting to the social > data back-end of a social network site. See this link for more info: > > http://sites.google.com/a/opensocial.org/opensocial/Technical-Resources/opensocial-spec-v08/restful-api-specification > > Also don't overlook the possibility of creating an open social gadget, > there is a potential audience of aprox 300 mil (i don't know what the > exact number is today, it was 280 before and it's growing rapidly), so > quite often when you have a great idea, making a gadget and posting it > on those social network sites (myspace, orkut, hi5, imeem, idtail, > netlog, etc etc etc) is a great way to reach a large audience and can > save a lot of work of having to attract people to go visit your own > site. It's not always the best option, but depending on your concept, > sometimes it is :) > > -- Chris > > On Jul 18, 2008, at 3:31 PM, Matthew (Chewy) Trewhella wrote: > > > For example? > > I think you're asking if you can host a gadget on example.com and > > call the > > javascript include from, say, orkut.com right? > > > > This won't really work, because you don't ever call the JS directly > > - it > > comes from a module/require statement. > > > > So, no, I don't think that will work. > > > > Apologies if I'm totally wrong here, and have got the wrong end of the > > stick. > > Chewy > > > > 2008/7/18 Václav Tolar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > >> Hi all, > >> > >> Is possible to use opensocial javascript API in container context > >> (from my > >> html pages) directly? > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Vasek > >> > >> Václav Tolar > >> J2EE Senior Developer > >> --------------------------------------------- > >> Cleverlance - The Clever Enterprise Solutions > >> www.cleverlance.com<http://www.cleverlance.com> > >> > >> European Business Center > >> Dukelských hrdinů 34 > >> 170 00 Praha 7 > >> Czech Republic > >> > >> Mobil: +420 605 439 657 > >> Tel.: +420 266 177 166 > >> Fax: +420 266 177 155 > >> > >> > >> > >
