[OPEN-ILS-DEV] Overdrive API integration

[Jeff Davis]

On 15-01-12 12:49 PM, Jeff Davis wrote:
> I mentioned a few months back that Sitka has been working on integrating
> Overdrive's API into the Evergreen OPAC -- specifically, using the
> Overdrive API to allow patrons to checkout and place holds (and view
> checkouts/holds, suspend or cancel holds, etc.) on Overdrive titles
> directly within the OPAC.
[snip]
> It would obviously be great to have the Overdrive API integration
> available with the next release of Evergreen.  Given the aforementioned
> downsides, though, I assume we don't want to include this in the 2.8
> release as-is.  On the other hand, it actually works.  So I'm not quite
> sure how to proceed with integrating and supporting this project for the
> broader Evergreen community.

As per the discussion during today's developer meeting, I've opened a
Launchpad bug for this, which has been targeted for 2.8-beta:

https://launchpad.net/bugs/1410537

The code itself now lives in a contrib repo on the Evergreen git server:

http://git.evergreen-ils.org/?p=contrib/overdrive-eg-opac.git;a=summary

-- 
Jeff Davis
Lead Evergreen Specialist
BC Libraries Cooperative