[Systems] API for activities.sugarlabs.org?

[Bernie Innocenti]

On Thu, 2010-03-11 at 18:41 -0200, Pablo Flores wrote:
> Ok. So, putting in black & white we have 2 choices:

> Choice 1: ceibalJAM keeps using its own Activities publishing
> interface.
>       * Develop an API so that new activities and updates go
>         automatically to ASLO
>       * In this case we don't need a new locale ES_UY, as we can use
>         our own rating system (disconnected from ASLO or not). We also
>         wouldn't need a single sign on system.
> Choice 2: Redirect to ASLO for uploading or updating Activities
>       * Implement a single sign on system
>       * Create a locale ES_UY, to filter easily local reviews and
>         statistics. Would not have the chance to see local rating
>         averages for activities
>       * Filter ceibalJAM Activities with a collection
>       * Would keep sugarlabs look & feel. At most we could add a
>         ceibalJAM frame at the top
> Did I miss something important?

Very good summary!


> Choice 1 seems to be much easier and intuitive. Anyway, in this moment
> we are having a big discussion on how to go on and maintain our
> portal. From this discussion we may define which direction to
> choose...

I'd slightly prefer to see option (2) happening as it would mean more
synergy between Sugar Labs and the largest OLPC deployment out there.

However, I see how it would take more effort. Since I lack the means to
make all requisites of (2) happen, my opinion doesn't matter much. If
Aleksey, David and someone from ceibalJAM could step forward to do this,
I think it would benefit us in the long term.

If it looks like there's there risk that we're going to block halfway in
between, then option (1) would be more logical. The "API" may be as
simple as one or more HTTP GET or POST pages containing all relevant
data as form fields [1].

Could ceibalJAM designate a technical person to evaluate the feasibility
of both options on the actual ASLO codebase? I can provide access to
aslo development sandboxes if needed.


[1] Jorge, my colleague here in Paraguay, asked me for similar
functionality in order to repackage and upload his activity directly
from a shell account on sunjammer. This would save him a 35MB upload on
a low-bandwidth network every time he needs to update the activity.

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