Shindig was a
framework
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Computing
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for
web-based application
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History
In earlier computing models like client-serve ...
s. It is an
open source
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project which began in December 2007 to provide a
reference implementation
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for the
OpenSocial
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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.
Features
In the announcement for Shindig's first code commit, four primary features of Shindig were cited:
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* Gadget Container
JavaScript
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—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
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OpenSocial
OpenSocial is a public specification that defines a component hosting environment (container) and a set of common application programming interfaces (APIs) for web applications. Initially, it was designed for social network applications and d ...
*
Web widget
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References
External links
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OpenSocial FoundationHomepage
{{Apache Software Foundation
Social software