Apache Shindig

Shindig was a framework for web-based applications. It is an open source project which began in December 2007 to provide a reference implementation for the OpenSocial standard, but was retired in October 2015. The software contains both server-side and client-side code. Once the project is mature, an installation of this product will be capable of rendering OpenSocial gadgets in a web browser.

Apache Shindig
Developer(s)Apache Software Foundation
Final release
2.5.2 / October 26, 2014 (2014-10-26)
Repository
Written inJavaScript, PHP and Java
Operating systemCross-platform
TypeApplication framework
LicenseApache License 2.0
Websiteshindig.apache.org

Features

In the announcement for Shindig's first code commit, four primary features of Shindig were cited:[1]

  • Gadget Container JavaScript—core JavaScript foundation for general gadget functionality. This JavaScript manages security, communication, UI layout, and feature extensions, such as the OpenSocial API.
  • Gadget Server—an open source version of gmodules.com, which is used to render the gadget XML into JavaScript and HTML for the container to expose via the container JavaScript.
  • OpenSocial Container JavaScript—JavaScript environment that sits on top of the Gadget Container JavaScript and provides OpenSocial specific functionality (profiles, friends, activities).
  • OpenSocial Gateway Server—an open source implementation of the server interface to container-specific information, including the OpenSocial REST APIs, with clear extension points so others can connect it to their own backends. It helps for open social sources.

See also

References
  1. Dan Peterson (December 12, 2007). "Let's get this Shindig started". Google OpenSocial API blog. Archived from the original on December 14, 2007. Retrieved 2008-02-04.
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