Contents

List of Examples

List of Tables

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documentation
• Conventions

1 Overview

• Oracle Discussions Software Development Kit
• Oracle Discussions Web Services

2 Overview of Oracle Discussions SDK

• Elements of Oracle Discussions SDK
• • Stores
  • Users
  • Containers
  • Facilities
  • Boards
  • Announcements Board
  • Threads
  • Messages
  • • Retrieving Messages Associated with a Particular User
• Management Features of Oracle Discussions SDK
• • Roles
  • Iterators
  • Favorites
  • Searches
  • Subscriptions
  • Annotations
  • Exceptions
• Configuration Features of Oracle Discussions SDK
• • Initial Contexts
  • System-Level Settings

3 Building Applications with Oracle Discussions SDK

• Requirements
• • Setting Classpath
  • Passing Initial Context Parameters
  • Setting JAZN Permissions
• Sample Code
• • Example: Create Facility, Board, Thread, and Message
  • • Configuring Properties
  • Example: List Threads
  • Example: List Grantee Roles
• Executing Sample Code
• Troubleshooting
• Oracle Discussions SDK Usage Tips

4 Building Applications with Oracle Discussions Web Services

• Requirements
• • Accessing Deployed Web Services
  • Generating Client-Side Stub Classes
• Invoking a Service

5 Understanding the Authentication Service

• User Login and Logout

6 Understanding Service To Service Authentication

• Registering Partner Applications with Oracle Internet Directory
• Setting Oracle-Specific Headers
• Logging in with S2S Authentication Service
• Using S2SAuthenticationServiceClient

7 Understanding the Container Service

• Searching Oracle Discussion Containers
• Updating Grantee Roles

8 Understanding the Category Service

• Creating a Category

9 Understanding the Forum Service

• Creating a Forum
• Updating Forum Settings
• Listing the Topics in the Forum

10 Understanding the Topic Service

• Creating a Topic

11 Understanding Message Service

• Replying to a Message
• Creating the Message from Byte
• Editing a Message

12 Understanding the User Service

• Retrieving User Information by Nickname
• Retrieving User Information by E-mail

13 Understanding the Subscription Service

• Updating a Container Subscription
• Unsubscribing from an Existing Container Subscription

14 Understanding the MyDiscussions Service

• Searching the Favorite Container of a User

15 Understanding the RSS URL Service

• Retrieving a RSS URL

A Performance Tips and Tricks

Index