March 6, 2009

OpenSocial Tutorial - Part 4: Listing Gifts You've Sent

(My Original Blog Post: -*http://api-madness.com/post/opensocial-tutorial-part-4-listing-gifts-youve-sent/) [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AIuyP5dF4I[/youtube]

Attention! API Garbage (might be unreadable):

list information gifts

Him and he just class.autoload s CBS three just modify argumentative functions so just how did it also requested about the request object as specified in addition to updating of yours application data we also request information reviewer of your friends and the personal information stored on computer in the Lutherans function also going to do something similar to the little rose to friends of your friends we also request the personal application storage of your were going to make these two requests are low each other so that we initialize the gadget or give a gift we can send a callback sensitive information in the modify our autoload funds function so that in addition to specifying the viewer and of your friends about the gifted it which is the list of gifts to give again we create the list defines the selection menu and then once that has been inserted into the page recall the update list function which was little list of gifts that we can update the list pulls information out of the data rate it review it specified by the viewer ID in the key of gifts which is where information is stored within tickets to convert back from adjacent string into a JavaScript object that we can use as we have this object which is the parent of a friend idea to get ready we can convert that into a string which specifies the front of your giving a gift to advocate that we are giving them the contents of this list and the page is HTML finally make a small change to the judge XML file so we have somewhere to insert HTML is a new version of our gadget but now displays the list of gifts we ve given so I clicked on the gifted button it shows up in the list below for more information on why to show you and more information on the social API please check out the tutorial and code.google.com for the open social such •
March 3, 2009

OpenSocial Tutorial - Part 5: Listing Gifts You've Received

(My Original Blog Post: -*http://api-madness.com/post/opensocial-tutorial-part-5-listing-gifts-youve-received-2/) [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOgZqfswYcQ[/youtube]

Attention! API Garbage (might be unreadable):

list gifts gift

Him storefronts also shows against him should adjust other funds toss the first reason do is make a small change to and edit XML soda place to insert our list of received gifts is really too small changes one to load funds and want to give to function so we have a request for funds data as well as our own first to modify load funds so that in addition to requesting information on the viewer of your friends as well as the viewer s personal application to the alternate request viewer finds application in next week the same change and give gift so the request early to learn we update our load funds so that in addition to point out information with your viewer finds image of data recorder information on your funding which is the list of gifts and all her friends and dysfunction that iterates through the list defines displays the menu so you may select a front to give a gift to updates the gift list which shows a list of gifts that you ve sent finally calls the new function update received list which shows the list of gifts that you receive from your friends update received list closely parallels up that gift must instead of generating just wants the list of gifts that you sent it iterates through each of your friends pulled out the application data just for the fun specified by reference ID and converts the data that pulls up into a JavaScript object once it has this wasn t just that your friend is giving it iterates through each of them comparing different idea that the gift was sent to majority if the IDs match it adds that gift is a gift that was given to you as the list of gifts that have been given to us and concluded that they are inserted into the page you can see the newly created version art at the display is not just options for sending him storefronts and a list of gifts that we party central principle is to give storefronts and sent us for more information on what you showed you as well as information on the open social API check out the tutorial and code.google.com under the open social section •

OpenSocial Tutorial - Part 1: Gadget Basics

(My Original Blog Post: -*http://api-madness.com/post/opensocial-tutorial-part-1-gadget-basics-3/) [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gWNxTwbxZA[/youtube]

Attention! API Garbage (might be unreadable):

social account file

Social is the basic steps you or social obligations to first introduce dual primer on gadgets gadgets at the basic level are just XML files and surrendered a quick look at what an XML file looks like as you can see that they judge it is just XML of the top of the file you can see the XML version site and encoding and below that you can see the tags that specify this as a data file we open everything up with the module tag and insight that we have model preferences that specify things like the application s title and required features are necessary for the application you re requiring the open social future and below that we actually define the contents of the gadget here at the conference that does HTML inside that we have exceeded a section which were all barcode are issued on JavaScript go and the string hello world snuck a little entrance of the way we can go down to not run our first social obligation sues a couple things real need for this first a text editor and web hosting account and additions that you need in order account and access to the orchid sandbox which is where we alighted tester social applications I was in that most of you have a text editor that a lot of you probably are to have Web hosting but if you don t does two things you can try first is Google code Project hosting which is a place to host open source applications of you like to make your gadget open source and hosted there and if you don t want to do that you can use Google page Creator which allows you to upload HTML files and additional files and upload other non-additional files like gadget specifications that writing so what s it about awake during Tikrit orchid account which is pretty straightforward as the orchid.com will want to do steps want to deny me to sign up for access to the sandbox which is pretty straightforward as well with a link that you can use to do that and once you have access you can log into sandbox to orchid.com and either get frustrated and so what you should do if you should take the text of the sample gets copied into a text file and save it under Web hosting account is hello world.XML log into your account and on the edit button next apps on left and some of the page type in the URL of your newly created XML file click on the add application button at the application permission to access your account and then click on the link that adds to the applications and pitch tonight in soldier for social applications and orchid for more information on what I just did as well as more information on the rest of the social API check out the tutorial and code.google.com under the open social section •
March 2, 2009

OpenSocial Tutorial - Part 4: Listing Gifts You've Sent

(My Original Blog Post: -*http://api-madness.com/post/opensocial-tutorial-part-4-listing-gifts-youve-sent-2/) [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10HAYzFVZEo[/youtube]

Attention! API Garbage (might be unreadable):

list friends information

Use him and him just class autoloader this CD gives you just modify arguments to functions so just how do you do it also requested about a data request objects were going to specified in addition to updating the viewer s application data we also request information with your viewer friends and the personal information storage of computer in the look friends function are also going to do something similar to the literalist friends of your friends we also request the personal application storage of your going to make these two requests parallel each other so that we initialize the gadget or give a gift we can send the callback sensitive information than we modified our offload friends function so that in addition to specifying the run of your friends to pull out the gifted it which is the list of gifts to give again we create the list of friends as a selection menu and then once that has been inserted into the page recall the update gift list function which was little list of gifts we are given update gift list pulls information out of the data rate we have given it specified by the viewer ID in the key of gifts which is where information is stored within take this data converted back from injuries on string into a JavaScript object that we can use once we have this object which is the parent of a friend ID and a gift ID we can convert that into a string which specifies the front of your given the gift you and the gift we ve given them we can answer this list and the page as HTML finally make a small change to the gadget XML file so that we have somewhere to insert HTML is a new version of our gadget but now displays the list of gifts we ve given so I clicked on the gift of button it shows up in the list below for more information on what I ve showed you in more information on the social API please check out the tutorial at code.google.com for the open social section •