Design Strategies for a Distributed Web

Xtech Dublin 2008

Gareth Rushgrove | morethanseven.net

Design Strategies for a Distributed Web

Gareth Rushgrove, Developer, GCAP Interactive


In the Beginning


Web Sites to Web Applications


Development Frameworks


Consumer Web APIs


Infrastructure Web APIs


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Mashups


Websites Talking To Websites


“Mashups are the most interesting innovation in software development in 20 years

Douglas Crockford

Building Blocks


“An aggregate web of connected data sources and services

Tom Coates

Remote Services


Remote Data


A Semantic Web


Url

Format

Output type

Json callback

Report

ufXtract - Microformats Parser (Beta 0.2.2)

ufXtract is a new microformats parser. It has been built from the ground up to take configurationobjects which allow the parsing of different microformats or POSH patterns. The component alsocontains an extendable output format option.

I am building a test suite to fine tune the components compliancy. Most of the compoundmicroformats apart hCard have some issues at the moment. If you have any comments or want topoint out issues please email - info.backnetwork.com

.

hCard

text

Submit

Example urls

http://lab.backnetwork.com/examples/1/page1.htm

Updated

29-Nov-07Added support for pages encoded with ISO-8859-1.

24-Nov-07Some internal changes which fix given-name in hcards and incorrect Url paths from page whichhave been redirected using 302

16-Nov-07I have added error handling and number of other small improvements such as the reporting feature.The major fixes are that the component will now successfully handle multiple header includes oftenused in hCalendar. The hAtom output has been addressed, but as yet not fully tested.

Example Xml output

Example Xml error

lab.backnetwork

Madgex Limited All rights reserved

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes" ?>

<ufxtract>

<vcard>

<fn>Gareth Rushgrove>/fn>

<n>

<given-name>Gareth</given-name>

<family-name>Rushgrove</family-name>

</n>

<url>http://morethanseven.net/</url>

</vcard>

<report>

<url status="200" millisec="109">http://lab.backnetwork.com/examples/1/page1.htm</url>

<found>1</found>

</report>

</ufxtract>

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes" ?>

<ufxtract>

<errors>

<error>

<msg>The remote name could not be resolved: 'htp'</msg>

<url>http://htp://localhost/BacknetworkLab/examples/1/page1.htm</url>

</error>

</errors>

</ufxtract>

New

Portable social networkprofile parser

Demo 1

ufXtract - Microformats Parser

Older and superseded

XFN/hCard pagination

XFN pagination

AboutThis site showcases someof the experimental workbeing carried out forbacknetwork. By sharingthis early work we hope insome way to add to theimportant technical andarchitectural discussionsabout portable socialnetworks.

Remote Services Using Remote Data


Remote Platform


Not Just The Server


Adobe Air

Site Specific Browsers


Browser Enhancements


Advantages


Speed


1

Scalability


2

Quality


3

Cost


4

Problems


Stability


1

Reliance


2

Features


3

Security


4

Solutions


Ecosystem


1

Abstraction


Open Source


Service Level Agreement


2

Defensive Development


3

Don’t Trust APIs


Caching


Design for Downtime


High Reliability Systems


4

Conclusions


Advantages


2. Scalability

3. Quality

1. Speed

4. Cost

Problems


2. Reliance

3. Features

1. Stability

4. Security

Solutions


2. Service Level Agreements

3. Defensive Development

1. Vibrant Ecosystem

4. High Reliability Systems

API as User Interface


“The API is the product Todd Sampson

Thanks flickr


flickr.com/photos/greenchameleon/413936228/

flickr.com/photos/drown/218784366/

flickr.com/photos/--stromberg--/786493111/

flickr.com/photos/dishu/196505696/

flickr.com/photos/zackhughesphotography/

flickr.com/photos/riot_/122129120/

flickr.com/photos/toptechwriter/347297711/

flickr.com/photos/eddie-lawrance/2422166463/

flickr.com/photos/timcaynes/71212509/

splintered.co.uk

flickr.com/photos/riot_/162092237/

flickr.com/photos/midgeymoo/250453177/

flickr.com/photos/benmcleod/97049880/

flickr.com/photos/rougerouge/215087724/

flickr.com/photos/bdebaca/1459722501/

flickr.com/photos/auro/

flickr.com/photos/chrisjones/31900809/

flickr.com/photos/vgm8383/2191223539/

flickr.com/photos/think_different/2140311929

flickr.com/photos/fukagawa/207296944/

http://flickr.com/photos/stoweboyd/2350976688/

http://flickr.com/photos/stoweboyd/2350976688/

Hopefully Still Time for Questions


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