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Posted to dev@manifoldcf.apache.org by Odilo Oehmichen <od...@gmail.com> on 2014/12/08 11:14:44 UTC

Support for OpenText Livelink Webservice API

hi,

currently manifolds supports the LAPI for querying an OpenText Livelink
repository. - This api is marked deprecated (see [0]).

Are there any plans to support the new CS SOAP Webservice API in manifoldCF?

cheers,
odilo

[0] https://developer.opentext.com/awd/forums/questions/1130441#r1130448

Re: Support for OpenText Livelink Webservice API

Posted by Karl Wright <da...@gmail.com>.

I've created a ticket for this work:

CONNECTORS-1117

Please let us know if you are willing to work with us to develop this
connector.

Thanks,
Karl


On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 6:41 AM, Karl Wright <da...@gmail.com> wrote:

> I should also add that when an equivalent REST api is available, it's
> generally far better to write a connector against that, since SOAP is very
> verbose, and since sometimes users are reluctant to give us WSDLs that they
> think may be proprietary.  (We've gotten rulings from Apache Legal that
> that is not the case, because WSDLs are interface specifications which
> cannot be copyrighted, but your license agreement may cover them.)
>
> Karl
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 6:38 AM, Karl Wright <da...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Odilo,
>>
>> I answered this question not long ago on the same list.
>> In order for us to develop a new Livelink connector that does not rely on
>> LAPI, the following things would be necessary:
>>
>> (1) A user who is willing to work with us over an extended period of time
>> to develop such a connector
>> (2) If it's SOAP, we'd also need the WSDLs for the web service(s) that
>> are meant to replace LAPI functions
>> (3) It's possible, depending on how much use of XSDs that such an API
>> makes use of, that we'd be unable to fully support the current
>> functionality of the Livelink connector in the new world -- but we won't
>> know that until at least (2) takes place
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Karl
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 5:14 AM, Odilo Oehmichen <
>> odilo.oehmichen@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> hi,
>>>
>>> currently manifolds supports the LAPI for querying an OpenText Livelink
>>> repository. - This api is marked deprecated (see [0]).
>>>
>>> Are there any plans to support the new CS SOAP Webservice API in
>>> manifoldCF?
>>>
>>> cheers,
>>> odilo
>>>
>>> [0] https://developer.opentext.com/awd/forums/questions/1130441#r1130448
>>>
>>
>>
>

Re: Support for OpenText Livelink Webservice API

Posted by Karl Wright <da...@gmail.com>.

I should also add that when an equivalent REST api is available, it's
generally far better to write a connector against that, since SOAP is very
verbose, and since sometimes users are reluctant to give us WSDLs that they
think may be proprietary.  (We've gotten rulings from Apache Legal that
that is not the case, because WSDLs are interface specifications which
cannot be copyrighted, but your license agreement may cover them.)

Karl

On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 6:38 AM, Karl Wright <da...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Odilo,
>
> I answered this question not long ago on the same list.
> In order for us to develop a new Livelink connector that does not rely on
> LAPI, the following things would be necessary:
>
> (1) A user who is willing to work with us over an extended period of time
> to develop such a connector
> (2) If it's SOAP, we'd also need the WSDLs for the web service(s) that are
> meant to replace LAPI functions
> (3) It's possible, depending on how much use of XSDs that such an API
> makes use of, that we'd be unable to fully support the current
> functionality of the Livelink connector in the new world -- but we won't
> know that until at least (2) takes place
>
> Thanks,
> Karl
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 5:14 AM, Odilo Oehmichen <odilo.oehmichen@gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
>> hi,
>>
>> currently manifolds supports the LAPI for querying an OpenText Livelink
>> repository. - This api is marked deprecated (see [0]).
>>
>> Are there any plans to support the new CS SOAP Webservice API in
>> manifoldCF?
>>
>> cheers,
>> odilo
>>
>> [0] https://developer.opentext.com/awd/forums/questions/1130441#r1130448
>>
>
>

Re: Support for OpenText Livelink Webservice API

Posted by Karl Wright <da...@gmail.com>.

Hi Odilo,

I answered this question not long ago on the same list.
In order for us to develop a new Livelink connector that does not rely on
LAPI, the following things would be necessary:

(1) A user who is willing to work with us over an extended period of time
to develop such a connector
(2) If it's SOAP, we'd also need the WSDLs for the web service(s) that are
meant to replace LAPI functions
(3) It's possible, depending on how much use of XSDs that such an API makes
use of, that we'd be unable to fully support the current functionality of
the Livelink connector in the new world -- but we won't know that until at
least (2) takes place

Thanks,
Karl




On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 5:14 AM, Odilo Oehmichen <od...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> hi,
>
> currently manifolds supports the LAPI for querying an OpenText Livelink
> repository. - This api is marked deprecated (see [0]).
>
> Are there any plans to support the new CS SOAP Webservice API in
> manifoldCF?
>
> cheers,
> odilo
>
> [0] https://developer.opentext.com/awd/forums/questions/1130441#r1130448
>