[OPEN-ILS-DEV] Which OpenSRF gateway should I use?

[Jane Sandberg]

Thanks, Bill!  This is very helpful!

On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 7:44 AM,
<open-ils-dev-request at list.georgialibraries.org> wrote:
> Message: 5
> Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2016 10:44:38 -0400
> From: Bill Erickson <berickxx at gmail.com>
> To: Evergreen Development Discussion List
>         <open-ils-dev at list.georgialibraries.org>
> Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-DEV] Which OpenSRF gateway should I use?
>         >
> Hi Jane,
>
> I can say unequivocally that you should not use /gateway.  The weird /* */
> doodads are not valid JSON.  I'll open a LP bug for deprecating this.
>
> /osrf-gateway-v1 is fine.  I see no reason that it won't be around for the
> foreseeable future.  This interface uses a layer of abstraction one step
> above OpenSRF, though.  It does not support streaming responses or OpenSRF
> sessions (useful for client-driven DB transactions).  The beauty of this
> interface is that it's simple to test in a browser (as you have found).
>
> /osrf-http-translator provides a lower level OpenSRF API and supports
> streaming responses, but its use is no longer encouraged, because the
> underlying mechanism (multipart/x-mixed-replace) is deprecated and only
> works with our old version of XULRunner.  This interface will likely be
> deprecated along with the XUL client.
>
> /osrf-websocket-translator (from newer versions of EG/OpenSRF) provides a
> standard OpenSRF API, streaming responses, etc.  It's new enough, though,
> that it's not universally deployed.
>
> WebSockets install docs:
> http://evergreen-ils.org/documentation/install/OpenSRF/README_2_4_1.html#_optional_websockets_installation_instructions
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> -b
>



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Jane Sandberg
Electronic Resources Librarian
Linn-Benton Community College
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