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

[Gilad Chaplik]

Thanks, 
Gilad.

----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Jaša" <djasa at redhat.com>
> To: "Gilad Chaplik" <gchaplik at redhat.com>
> Cc: "engine-devel" <engine-devel at ovirt.org>
> Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2014 1:55:36 PM
> Subject: Re: [Engine-devel] REST API - where did bookmarks go?
> 
> On St, 2014-03-26 at 09:27 -0400, Gilad Chaplik wrote:
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "David Jaša" <djasa at redhat.com>
> > > To: "Gilad Chaplik" <gchaplik at redhat.com>
> > > Cc: "Vojtech Szocs" <vszocs at redhat.com>, "Einav Cohen"
> > > <ecohen at redhat.com>, "engine-devel" <engine-devel at ovirt.org>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 1:59:46 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [Engine-devel] REST API - where did bookmarks go?
> > > 
> > > I don't use bookmarks in RHEV-M but if I did, I wouldn't be pleased if I
> > > had to use another computer when things go wrong and in addition, engine
> > > wouldn't give me my bookmarks... IMO if bookmarks are to stay, they
> > > should be server-side.
> > 
> > I think that browser's bookmarks are much more advanced, sophisticated and
> > native;
> > i.e. I'd rather have in my browser a bookmark to down HA VMs search,
> > instead of:
> > - opening the application
> > - open the bookmarks tab
> > - searching the bookmark
> > * and that's after I know how to use it (I've read the manual[??]/wasted
> > time in playing with it), and remember how to use it from time to time.
> 
> OK, that's an argument for no bookmarks in webadmin. My point was for
> client-side vs. server-side webadmin bookmarks.
> 
> Actually, my point is also valid for webadmin bookmarks vs. browser
> bookmarks - imagine you have to do something urgent and the only thing
> is say private browser tab of your colleaugues machine. With webadmin
> bookmarks, you have everything at hand. With browser-based bookmarks,
> you essentially lose them till you come to some sync'd browser.
> 
> David

Again I think it's a really rare use-case, we shouldn't base our UI on that.

> 
> > 
> > > 
> > > David
> > > 
> > > On Po, 2014-03-24 at 11:28 -0400, Gilad Chaplik wrote:
> > > > 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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