[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] REST API with Libro by Conversight

[Bill Erickson]

Mike, I just rechecked some earlier conversations and confirmed they are
using JSON.  I don't know if they are using the IDL as a stone tablet or a
living document, though.

-b

On Wed, May 27, 2020 at 6:18 PM Bill Erickson <berickxx at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Mike,
>
> I can't say for sure what they're doing.  (I asked if they'd open source
> it, no dice there).  I showed them some code that was using the JSON output
> and talked about the IDL.  I looked at the XML output too, but unless I'm
> missing something, it seemed like you still needed to use the IDL to
> explain the array positions -- I didn't see a way to generate field names.
> Maybe that's just the RPC gateway?
>
> -b
>
> On Wed, May 27, 2020 at 6:03 PM Mike Rylander <mrylander at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Bill,
>>
>> Do you know if they're using the xml output format to avoid having to
>> learn about the IDL mapping?  I'm mostly curious about external use of
>> various OpenSRF entry points, and where any effort might be best spent.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Mike Rylander
>>
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>>
>> On Wed, May 27, 2020, 5:14 PM Bill Erickson <berickxx at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Lynn,
>>>
>>> We've done some work with Conversight at KCLS.  In our case, they are
>>> using standard Evergreen APIs via the osrf-gateway-v1 and a Supercat feed
>>> for MARC records.  This should not require any local changes.
>>>
>>> We did create one small API tweak to support a certain work flow for
>>> them (including lost items in a certain patron items out call) that I'd be
>>> happy to share.
>>>
>>> -b
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, May 27, 2020 at 5:05 PM Floyd, Angelia Lynn <
>>> LFloyd1 at library.in.gov> wrote:
>>>
>>>> We have had several conversations with Conversight about Libro, and
>>>> adding it for several different libraries.  They prefer to us the REST API
>>>> for access, does anyone have Evergreen set up this way?  That may be able
>>>> to  help me.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----------------------------
>>>> Lynn Floyd
>>>> MIS Supervisor
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Indiana State Library
>>>> https://www.in.gov/library/
>>>> 315 W Ohio St
>>>> Indianapolis, IN 46202
>>>> 317-232-3290
>>>> lfloyd1 at library.in.gov
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
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