By DataRequest I assume you mean AppData calls. Some containers, having received an rpc service request to set prefs, will use their AppData backend for this purpose.
The reason it's implemented this way is that UserPrefs are a container-linked concept and don't *require* OpenSocial APIs to work, as they predate OS. Further, they may apply when there is no user actively logged in. UserPrefs' "user-ness" is determined by the container however it pleases. iGoogle, for instance, assigns a random number to a logged-out user in a cookie, and stores UserPrefs there as well. --John On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 1:01 PM, Jordan Zimmerman <[email protected]> wrote: > Why is gadgets.Prefs.set() implemented via the rpc-relay? It seems like > it could be implemented via the DataRequest method. > > Jordan Zimmerman > Principal Software Architect > 831.647.4712 > 831.214.2990 (cell) > [email protected] > > SHOP*COMTM > Shop Smart, Save Big(tm) > www.shop.com > > This message (including any attachments) is intended only for > the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and > may contain information that is non-public, proprietary, > privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under > applicable law or may constitute as attorney work product. > If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified > that any use, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this > communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this > communication in error, notify us immediately by telephone and > (i) destroy this message if a facsimile or (ii) delete this > message > immediately if this is an electronic communication. > > Thank you. >
