REST API for Joomla
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This document discusses a REST API that was developed for Joomla. It introduces Techjoomla, the company that created the API, and describes their products and experience with Joomla. The presentation defines REST and how it applies to Joomla, outlines the current capabilities of the REST API including user management and JomSocial integration, and proposes future extensions. Implementation scenarios for using the API with applications, mobile, and e-commerce are presented, and a demo is provided.
REST API for Joomla
- 1. www.techjoomla.com REST API for Joomla Presented By Ashwin Date CTO, TechJoomla @ashwindate [email protected] Parth Lawate CEO, TechJoomla @parthlawate [email protected]
- 2. www.techjoomla.com ● CMS Solutions in Joomla, Drupal, Wordpress ● Magento based development ● Custom Application Development ● Working with Joomla since Mambo times ● 40,000 + users ● 25 extensions Tekdi Web Solutions tekdi.net | @tekdinet
- 3. www.techjoomla.com ● Joomla Extensions ● Joomla Training ● Launched in January 2009 ● 18 Extensions ● 12000 + Users Techjoomla Techjoomla.com | @techjoomla
- 4. Some Products Social Ads Demographically targetted ads, similar to facebook ads for CB & JomSocial JBolo! Facebook & Gmail like chat for Joomla J!MailAlerts CMS delivered via Email. Periodic content alerts, extendible via plugins with full user control.
- 5. www.techjoomla.com Whats REST Anyway ? ● REST = Representative State Transfer ● The World wide web is built on REST ● Various resources are made available on the internet in various types of representations
- 6. www.techjoomla.com Whats REST Anyway ? ● A Web page is the example of a representation thats human readable ● A representation that can be used for machine/ application level data exchange are called as 'Web Services' Resource Web Page Web Service
- 7. REST webservice basics ● Each method has it's own URL ● Is a http based comminucation channel ● Output can be JSON, XML or any other format ● Requests are sent via POST/GET/PUT/DELETE POST = Create GET = Retrieve PUT= Update Delete = Remove
- 8. www.techjoomla.com Who is using REST APIs ?
- 9. www.techjoomla.com Joomla! Too has it now
- 10. www.techjoomla.com REST Server Architechture ● Server Core - Separate application (like xmlrpc) ● Uses Joomla plugin architecture ● Only Super Admins can use API ● Authentication ● Output formats – JSON / XML
- 11. www.techjoomla.com REST Server Architechture ● 1 plugin per method (1 plugin each for user create, delete & update) ● Extendability using Joomla Plugins
- 13. Whats there now ... ● User Create/Update/Delete (Supports Jomsocial) ● Jomsocial Groups Assign group members Create wall posts, discussions & announcements ● List content categories ● Create content
- 14. Plugins in development ● K2 content creation ● Jomsocial photos, events & activity stream ● Jomsocial points
- 15. Coming Soon ● Implement PUT & DELETE ● Multiple methods per plugin ● Extend Joomla search to REST
- 16. www.techjoomla.com Implementation Scenarios ● Google Apps integration to create Joomla user when one is created in Google Apps ● Selling access to Joomla via non Joomla shopping cart ● Mobile application interaction with Joomla ● POS application development for Joomla shops like Tienda & Virtuemart
- 17. REST for Joomla - Demo
- 18. www.techjoomla.com Thank You ● Ashwin Date [email protected] @ashwindate ● Parth Lawate [email protected] @parthlawate Feel free to contact us !
Editor's Notes
- #17: POS for Virtuemart / Tienda - Add to cart via API - Fetch cart via API - Place order via API