[Xerte-dev] Re: Long awaited API - Advanced users only

[Pat @ Pgogy]

Cool, crazy busy right now - running a MOOC - thinking can try over weekend. 

I have a new template soon as well

On 2 Jul 2013, at 14:25, "Smith, John" <J.J.Smith at gcu.ac.uk> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Sorry it's taken so long, but for those who wish to try out the API and give me some feedback, here is a zip to drop in root. Probably best to try on a non-critical server just now to make sure there are no security holes/bugs...
> 
> Simply:
> 
> Unzip and drop in root (works in xampp)
> Navigate to /api/setup - this will install the 3 tables in MySQL (keys, nonces, options) and a test key/secret pair IQKbtAYlXLripLGPWd0HUA  /  GgDYlkSvaPxGxC4X8liwpUoqKwwr3lCADbz8A7ADU
> It also includes a testing file at /api/test.php which will build a request, sign it and show the response to allow you to test against what you have running...
> 
> It's more complicated that it needed to be but it opens up the database to I wanted to make sure it required at least signed requests... It pretty much implements an Auth 1.0 2-Legged request and uses OAuth.php to do all the heavy lifting...
> 
> If you look in the /controllers folder you'll see how the controllers are implemented. Plan it to add another called 'xxxx' (not sure yet) which will expose some of the data about the system.
> 
> Some code has been committed to trunk (but not much) to give API tabs etc but at present there is no way to generate a new 'application' entry other than SQL straight into the database, it should then show in the Workspace API tab for that user... working on the rest...
> 
> Send me any errors or comments and i'll address...
> 
> Regards,
> 
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