[Engine-devel] REST API - where did bookmarks go?

[Vojtech Szocs]

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gilad Chaplik" <gchaplik at redhat.com>
> To: "Einav Cohen" <ecohen at redhat.com>
> Cc: "Vojtech Szocs" <vszocs at redhat.com>, "Juan Hernandez" <jhernand at redhat.com>, "engine-devel"
> <engine-devel at ovirt.org>
> Sent: Monday, March 24, 2014 4:46:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [Engine-devel] REST API - where did bookmarks go?
> 
> Hi Einav,
> 
> I agree with every word. also thought about it, that's why I wrote a possible
> solution.
> Not sure we need to design the RESTful API according to UI's needs (add
> features in this case).

I think that API should accomodate general/common needs of its clients. After all, the usefulness of API can be measured by its usability from client's perspective.

At one extreme, API adapts to each specific client, which in turn bloats the API. At another extreme, API lives in isolated bubble and doesn't care for its clients. Each of these extremes is dangerous :)

> 
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Gilad.
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Einav Cohen" <ecohen at redhat.com>
> > To: "Gilad Chaplik" <gchaplik at redhat.com>
> > Cc: "Vojtech Szocs" <vszocs at redhat.com>, "Juan Hernandez"
> > <jhernand at redhat.com>, "engine-devel"
> > <engine-devel at ovirt.org>
> > Sent: Monday, March 24, 2014 5:38:33 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Engine-devel] REST API - where did bookmarks go?
> > 
> > Hi Gilad, "client-side Bookmarks" is a great suggestion, however it
> > is a (non-related) RFE, which may be implemented instead of, or in
> > addition to, the already-existing server-side Bookmarks.
> > 
> > [keep in mind that server-side bookmarks allow you to add bookmarks
> > that may be used by other users; it is also a feature that exists
> > for a long time in oVirt, so need to think a little bit before
> > removing it]
> > 
> > As long as we have server-side Bookmarks (i.e. as long as Bookmark
> > is an engine-managed business entity), they need to be exposed via
> > the REST API.
> > 
> > ----
> > Thanks,
> > Einav
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Gilad Chaplik" <gchaplik at redhat.com>
> > > To: "Vojtech Szocs" <vszocs at redhat.com>
> > > Cc: "Juan Hernandez" <jhernand at redhat.com>, "engine-devel"
> > > <engine-devel at ovirt.org>
> > > Sent: Monday, March 24, 2014 11:28:02 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [Engine-devel] REST API - where did bookmarks go?
> > > 
> > > Hi Guys,
> > > 
> > > Why we need bookmarks in API? a single liner that points out to another
> > > single liner?
> > > I know that we need it for 'UI over REST' migration, but...
> > > IMHO bookmarks should be saved in client side, maybe inject the search
> > > string
> > > in the url, and get 'real' bookmarks/favorites... I don't know :-)
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > Gilad.
> > > 
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Vojtech Szocs" <vszocs at redhat.com>
> > > > To: "Juan Hernandez" <jhernand at redhat.com>
> > > > Cc: "engine-devel" <engine-devel at ovirt.org>
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 1:27:19 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: [Engine-devel] REST API - where did bookmarks go?
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Juan Hernandez" <jhernand at redhat.com>
> > > > > To: "Vojtech Szocs" <vszocs at redhat.com>, "engine-devel"
> > > > > <engine-devel at ovirt.org>
> > > > > Cc: "Einav Cohen" <ecohen at redhat.com>
> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2014 7:22:35 PM
> > > > > Subject: Re: REST API - where did bookmarks go?
> > > > > 
> > > > > On 03/11/2014 07:15 PM, Vojtech Szocs wrote:
> > > > > > Hi guys,
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > as part of prototyping new JavaScript binding for oVirt REST API,
> > > > > > we chose a couple of business entities (resources) to experiment
> > > > > > with.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > I just realized that requesting /ovirt-engine/api doesn't return
> > > > > > any information about bookmarks. Where did bookmarks go? Is it
> > > > > > possible to manage bookmarks through REST API?
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Note: WebAdmin currently gets bookmarks through GWT RPC by calling
> > > > > > GetAllBookmarksQuery. Bookmark seems like proper backend business
> > > > > > entity (with DAO and everything) so it should be exposed also via
> > > > > > REST API.. or am I missing something?
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > Vojtech
> > > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > The didn't go anywhere, just never existed in the API. Please open a
> > > > > RFE
> > > > > to add them.
> > > > 
> > > > Thanks, Juan. The RFE is here:
> > > > 
> > > >   https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1075556
> > > > 
> > > > > 
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