Chris Schalk, Google Developer AdvocateJason Cooper, Developer Programs Engineer

SV-GTUG Meetup - 2/4/2009

for Java Developers

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Agenda

• OpenSocial Concepts

• Apache Shindig

• OpenSocial Client Libraries

• Android and OpenSocial

• OSDE

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Agenda

• OpenSocial Concepts

• Apache Shindig

• OpenSocial Client Libraries

• Android and OpenSocial

• OSDE

Too many platforms!

Standards based

OpenSocial

Write once… Deploy everywhere

Massive exposure foryour apps!

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OpenSocial Concepts

What is OpenSocial?

“OpenSocial defines a common set of APIs based on Open Standardsfor building social applications across multiple websites”

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OpenSocial Concepts

Who own’s OpenSocial?

OpenSocial is managed under the auspices of the“OpenSocial Foundation” - http://www.opensocial.org

No!?

Some OpenSocial Partners

In one year: has over 600 Million user reach!

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More OpenSocial numbers

315M+ app Installations

85M+ daily canvas page views

7,500+ applications

28+ live containers

http://opensocialapis.blogspot.com/

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Where is OpenSocial live today?

Applications live to Users:

• LinkedIn• MySpace• orkut• Hi5• Freebar• Friendster• Webon from Lycos• IDtail• YiQi• Netlog• Hyves• Ning• Fanbox• XiaoNei• Mail.ru• Socialtext• 51.com

Initial Developer Sandboxes:

• iGoogle• Yahoo!• Minglebox• imeem• Viadeo• CityIN• Tianya• Ning• Plaxo Pulse• Lokalisten• … many more in the pipeline!

http://wiki.opensocial.org

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Not just Social Network Sites

• Social network sites - Profiles and home pagesex: MySpace, Hi5

• Personal dashboards – Widgetsex: iGoogle, My Yahoo

• Sites based around a Social Objectex: Flickr, YouTube

• Enterprise, Professionalex: LinkedIn, Oracle, SalesForce.com

• Any web site

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OpenSocial Roadmap

Version v0.8.1 is current

• Latest evolution of OpenSocial as defined by theOpenSocial development community

• Updated JavaScript API• Now contains a RESTful API

• hi5, MySpace, orkut, iGoogle now support 0.8

• Specification: http://sites.google.com/a/opensocial.org/opensocial/Technical-

Resources/opensocial-spec-v081

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OpenSocial 0.9 - Future Directions

Goal:– Enable a faster development experience that is both secure and

efficient

Solution: “Opensocial Templates”!

OS Templates core principles:

• Client-side and server-side processing

• Standard set of tags with extensibility model

– Example: <os:ShowPerson>

• http://groups.google.com/group/opensocial-and-gadgets-spec/web/opensocial-templates

– Demo: http://ostemplates-demo.appspot.com/

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To follow future progress of the Spec…

http://groups.google.com/group/opensocial-and-gadgets-spec

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Demonstration: Building OpenSocial Applications

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Agenda

• OpenSocial Concepts

• Apache Shindig

• OpenSocial Client Libraries

• Android and OpenSocial

• OSDE

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How do you host OpenSocial Applications?

1. Can build your own server that implementsOpenSocial specification…

2. Or can use “Shindig” - Reference implementation forOpenSocial

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Hosting OpenSocial Applications

What is Shindig?

• Apache Incubator Project

• Currently available in Java and PHP

• Shindig Components:• Gadget Server

•Parses gadget XML, renders as HTML/JS/CSS

• OpenSocial Data Server

• Plugs into social graph data

• RESTful, RPC protocol services

• Downloaded JavaScript libraries

•Core gadgets, OpenSocial client JavaScript environment

http://incubator.apache.org/shindig

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Why use Shindig?

• Strong Open Source community

• High quality production-ready code• Used by: hi5, orkut, iGoogle, Netlog, Hyves …

• Synchronized with specification

• Language neutral (Java, PHP, …)

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How Shindig works

• Gadget Server

• OpenSocial Data Server

Yoursite.com

GadgetGadgetServer

OpenSocialDataServer

Shindig

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Java Shindig components

• Gadget Server

• OpenSocial Data Server

Yoursite.com

GadgetGadgetServer

OpenSocialDataServer

Shindig

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Shindig success at hi5

• Big Traffic

• 10k req/sec Edge

• 6k req/sec Origin

• Hundreds of Developers

• 1800+ Apps

• 1 Billion hits/day

… on 42 Shindig servers

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Demonstration: Trying out Shindig

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Demonstration: Pinging a local Shindig via REST

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Ex: http://localhost:8080/social/rest/people/john.doe/@all

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Adapting Shindig

• Adapting Shindig to your own social data

Gadget Server

OpenSocialDataServer

Shindig

ActivityService

PersonService

AppDataService

Social GraphData

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Demonstration: Shindig with MySQL

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Agenda

• OpenSocial Concepts

• Apache Shindig

• OpenSocial Client Libraries

• Android and OpenSocial

• OSDE

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Introducing the OpenSocial Client Libraries

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http://code.google.com/p/opensocial-php-client http://code.google.com/p/opensocial-ruby-clienthttp://code.google.com/p/opensocial-python-clienthttp://code.google.com/p/opensocial-java-client

A set of client libraries for that enabledirect communication to an OpenSocialserver.

• Client libraries exist for PHP, Ruby, Python and Java• Supports both REST and RPC protocols• Documentation Wiki pages• Sample applications provided

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Demonstration: OpenSocial Java client library

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Agenda

• OpenSocial Concepts

• Apache Shindig

• OpenSocial Client Libraries

• Android and OpenSocial

• OSDE

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The Android Client Library

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Provides Android developers with easyaccess to OpenSocial servers.

• Utilizes the OpenSocial Java client library• Sample application and documentation provided

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Demonstration: Calling Plaxo from an Android app

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Pulling down contacts from my Plaxoaccount…

REST

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Agenda

• OpenSocial Concepts

• Apache Shindig

• OpenSocial Client Libraries

• Android and OpenSocial

• OSDE

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An “OSDE” Sneak Preview

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What is OSDE?

Ans: OpenSocial Development EnvironmentA complete OpenSocial development environmentencapsulated within an Eclipse plugin.

• Under development in Japan• Bundles Shindig into Eclipse• Bundles H2 Java database with Hibernatefor social data• Provides OpenSocial perspective

• Has console to Shindig, database

http://www.eisbahn.jp/trac/osde

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Useful Links

Homepage & specification: http://www.opensocial.org

New Wiki! (Compliancy, Cross container development …)• http://wiki.opensocial.org

Get on the forums:• http://groups.google.com/group/opensocial

Subscribe to the Shindig mailing list:• shindig-dev-subscribe@incubator.apache.org

Help shape the specification:• http://groups.google.com/group/opensocial-and-gadgets-spec/

Check out Shindig:• http://incubator.apache.org/shindig

OS Templates:• http://groups.google.com/group/opensocial-and-gadgets-spec/web/opensocial-templates

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Useful Event Info

Google Code Events Calendar:• http://code.google.com/events/calendar

Google IO registration is now open!• http://code.google.com/events/io

Google Summer of Code:• http://code.google.com

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Questions

Q&ASlides available at:

http://….