Chapter 3 SocialSite Extensions

This chapter describes the compliance of the Sun Glassfish Socialsite software with the OpenSocial application programming interface (API) specifications, as well as SocialSite-specific extensions.

OpenSocial Compliance

The SocialSite software is an OpenSocial container that can run any OpenSocial application built using the associated specifications:

• JavaScript API

• Gadgets API

The SocialSite software has added extensions that have been defined according to the OpenSocial specifications so that any extra person, activity or other object fields is defied in such a way that allow OpenSocial applications to discover these fields. These extensions are specific to the SocialSite container:

• People and friendships

• User profile data

• User profile privacy

• Group management

• Gadget management

• Messaging

• Search

A SocialSite widget is an OpenSocial-compliant gadget that calls one or more SocialSite-specific extensions.

People and Friends Extensions

The standard OpenSocial specifications do not support the process of requesting and negotiating some form of social relationship with another user.

User Profile Data Extensions

The standard OpenSocial specifications do not support creating and updating profile data.

Profile Privacy Settings Extensions

The standard OpenSocial specifications do not give you any control over who can see which parts of your profile or activities.

Group Management Extensions

The standard OpenSocial specifications do not support any group creation, management or invitation capabilities.

Messaging

Messaging is included in OpenSocial, but the SocialSite provides extensions to manage the processing of messages.

Search

The OpenSocial specifications do not support searching the social graph. The SocialSite Widgets must provide the ability to search people, and groups.