Archive for December, 2007

Shindig: official list of _IG_ functions not defined yet

Friday, December 14th, 2007

As the Opensocial API blog just announced the first commit to the source code repository of Shinding (project by the Apache Foundation to deliver an open source of an opensocial container), I rushed to study the code and see if I could extract from it an "official" list of ...

How to identify the current opensocial container

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007

Within my IGCheck gadget (to analyze Google Gadget API compliance for opensocial containers) , I have to identify in which container the gadget code is running. Currently, I have to differentiate between IGoogle itself, Ning, Orkut & Hi5. They are the only containers that I can access as of now. If ...

Opensocial containers: check Google Gadget API compliance with gadget “IGCheck” (dev tool)

Sunday, December 9th, 2007

When Google launched the Opensocial initiative, it was clearly stated that the current status is beta. As a prooof, the current version of the API is 0.5. The opensocial containers have to implement 2 APIs to be conform with this initiative: the opensocial API itself that provides access to the social data ...

How to test opensocial API in Orkut’s sandbox

Sunday, December 2nd, 2007

Of course, Google had to be first to allow tests of opensocial API in its own social network, Orkut. So, if you want to verify the compatibility of your latest widget with the opensocial API and Orkut, here is the procedure obtain a Google Accounts userid / password to log in in ...

How to test opensocial API in Hi5’s sandbox

Sunday, December 2nd, 2007

Hi5 , social network with currently over 60 millions registered accounts and currently #9 in the Alexa Global Top500 , has also opened an Opensocial sandbox. They are part of Google's initiative since launch. Based on the page of Hi5's developer site, here is how to access their sandbox for testing ...