[opensource-dev] Client-side scripting REST/HTTP doc sample
Dzonatas Sol
dzonatas at gmail.com
Wed Mar 17 18:25:25 PDT 2010
WGET is part of linux. It should also be available on Windows:
http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/wget.htm
To compile, you can try these instructions:
http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/User:Dzonatas_Sol/Communicator
It compiles on Windows, but I don't distribute a binary -- just the patch.
Nexii Malthus wrote:
> ..Except they seem to be instructions for a command-line operating
> system? ?_?
>
> - Nexii
>
> On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 12:04 AM, Nexii Malthus <nexiim at googlemail.com
> <mailto:nexiim at googlemail.com>> wrote:
>
> Very cool Dzonatas!
>
> Now If only I could get snowglobe to compile, I'll try out
> OpenSource Obscure's build instructions as well.
>
> - Nexii
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 7:58 PM, Dzonatas Sol <dzonatas at gmail.com
> <mailto:dzonatas at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> Thank you. I've tried to keep it simple and minimal for everybody.
>
> For example:
>
> $ wget http://localhost:50140/Agent/Groups
>
> <llsd><array><uuid>...
>
> etc
>
> Earlier today I considered a way to keep a passive connection
> open, so
> that one can easily access the viewer from shell scripts. It's
> not hard
> for me to re-enable so one can do as you request. It would be
> simple to
> add a controlgroup variable to either require an
> "/Interface/Connect"
> method performed or not. The "/Interface/Connect" method is
> there to
> enable a simple secure session, yet easy to disable for tests
> or to
> access the raw HTTP from tools like wget. The
> "/Interface/Connect" sets
> a cookie for the session and tries to establish an active
> socket between
> the viewer and script. I have already planned to eventually
> remove the
> active socket and only have the passive http interface. I'll
> post more
> unix shell script samples when this is done.
>
>
> Brent Tubbs wrote:
> > That looks very neat!
> >
> > SNOW-375 talks a lot about the MonoVida viewer, but I don't
> see any
> > mention of that in your email below. �Is MonoVida needed to
> try this
> > out? �I'm interested in just poking at the REST interface a
> bit with
> > some raw http.
> >
> > I'll see if Opensource Obscure's build instructions on that
> page still
> > work. �If I can get the latest SG + this patch working, I'd be
> > interested in helping to develop this further.
> >
> > Brent
> >
> > On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 10:21 AM, Dzonatas Sol
> <dzonatas at gmail.com <mailto:dzonatas at gmail.com>
> > <mailto:dzonatas at gmail.com <mailto:dzonatas at gmail.com>>> wrote:
> >
> > Here is a sample of the REST/HTTP doc for SNOW-375.
> >
> > SNOW-375 adds a HTTP server in the viewer to be easily
> accessible
> > by any
> > process or client-side script in a language agnostic manner.
> >
> > I posted this here to hopefully encourage forward
> movement in
> > client-side scripting and to avoid the backpedal and
> reinventions.
> >
> > Note: This is tried, tested, and works. This is not just
> "talk" or
> > made-up documentation.
> >
> > +++++++++++++
> >
> > SNOW-375: REST/HTTP URI patterns and response summary as
> of March 2010
> >
> > All names that appears in angle brackets, <>, are variable.
> >
> > Note full URI paths used, yet these don't include the
> > "http://host:port/" designation.
> >
> > Example URI:
> http://localhost:50140/ControlGroup/SavedSettings
> >
> > All responses are wrapped in LLSD (examples not included
> in this doc).
> >
> > Most of these use the GET method, and combined/burst
> throughput
> > via the
> > POST method.
> >
> > ----------------------------
> > /ControlGroup
> >
> > Response is a list of control groups.
> >
> >
> > ----------------------------
> > /ControlGroup/<group>
> >
> > Response is a list of valid variables in a controlgroup
> with default
> > settings
> >
> > <group> is currently either "SavedSettings" or
> > "SavedPerAccountSettings"
> >
> >
> > ----------------------------
> > /ControlGroup/<group>/<identifier>
> >
> > Response is a detailed and update of current settings
> for the specific
> > variable identified.
> >
> > <group> is currently either "SavedSettings" or
> > "SavedPerAccountSettings"
> > <identifier> is a valid variable name from one of the
> variable control
> > groups.
> >
> >
> > ----------------------------
> > /Agent/Groups
> >
> > Response is a list with details of groups joined by the
> connected
> > agent.
> >
> >
> > ----------------------------
> > /AvatarTracker/Friends
> >
> > Response is the UUID list of the agent's friends and
> basic status
> > of each.
> >
> >
> > ----------------------------
> > /AvatarTracker/Friend/<uuid>
> >
> > Response is a detailed relationship information for a
> specified
> > friend UUID.
> >
> >
> > ----------------------------
> > /GestureManager/Items
> >
> > Response is a list of UUID of active gestures.
> >
> >
> > ----------------------------
> > /GestureManager/Item/<uuid>
> >
> > Response is the details of a MultiGesture structure for
> the UUID
> > specified.
> >
> >
> > ----------------------------
> > /Inventory/Item/<uuid>
> >
> > Response is the details of an inventory item specified
> by the UUID.
> >
> >
> > ----------------------------
> > /Inventory/Root
> >
> > Response is the UUID of the root inventory folder.
> >
> >
> > ----------------------------
> > /Inventory/Category/<uuid>
> >
> > Response is the UUIDs of the descendant categories and
> items of the
> > specified UUID.
> >
> >
> > ----------------------------
> > /Asset/Notecard/<uuid>
> >
> > Response is the notecard item specified by UUID
> converted to XML
> > format
> > (rather than 'linden notecard format').
> >
> > ----------------------------
> > /Interface/Connect
> >
> > POST: Attempt to negotiate a connection to enable the
> above resources.
> > * Details of connection steps not included in this doc.
> >
> > ----------------------------
> > /AvatarTracker/Friend/s
> > /GestureManager/Item/s
> > /Inventory/Item/s
> > /Inventory/Category/s
> >
> > POST: List of UUIDs for combined query, as above where
> <uuid> is
> > replace
> > with just an "s".
> > Response: List of combined queries as if each item is an
> individual
> > responses to each UUID.
> >
> >
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