Re: [Engine-devel] REST API calls from the GUI

-----Original Message----- From: engine-devel-bounces(a)ovirt.org [mailto:engine-devel- bounces(a)ovirt.org] On Behalf Of Keith Robertson Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 11:30 AM To: Libor Spevak Cc: engine-devel(a)ovirt.org Subject: Re: [Engine-devel] REST API calls from the GUI Not sure if this is possible now but, I would like the front-end to expose an authenticated hook to the API so that plug-ins can call RESTful methods. It would enable plug-in writers to do all sorts of interesting things in their plug- ins with the RESTful API. Cheers, Keith On 02/12/2013 11:13 AM, Libor Spevak wrote: > Hi, > > I would like to ask, if there have been discussions about an option to > call REST API services directly from the Frontend (GWT layer)? GWT > compiles Java frontend-side to Javascript, calls to backend services > are performed "transparently" by the framework using AJAX support. > But, there is still a need to have a special set of data objects and > the server-side logic can duplicate. > > Java REST API SDK enables to build "thick" client. The calls are > realized using e.g. Apache HttClient and supported libraries. I think > the requirements of GWT can be a little bit different, but something > overlaps. > > I found several links about REST API support from GWT, so there is > something for inspiration... > > - http://www.spiffyui.org/ > - http://www.zackgrossbart.com/hackito/gwt-rest/ > - http://code.google.com/p/gwt-rest/ > - http://restygwt.fusesource.org/ > > But, do you think it would be useful and what drawbacks can occur > (authentication, authorization, response times, need to support larger > set of services, painful refactoring, ...)? > > Regards, > Libor > > _______________________________________________ > Engine-devel mailing list > Engine-devel(a)ovirt.org > http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/engine-devel _______________________________________________ Engine-devel mailing list Engine-devel(a)ovirt.org http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/engine-devel