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The WHAAM Web Service Thessaloniki WHAAM Meeting 12 – 13 June 2014

Gianluca Merlo

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What is a Webservice?

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A Webservice

is a method of

communication

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In the WHAAM

project, the

Webservice allow

smartphones to

connect to the

application server

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What a smartphone can

ask to the WHAAM server?

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The Application

Programming Interface (API)

specifies what can be done

• 5 methods to get information from

the server;

• 2 methods to send the data

gathered using the mobile app to

the server.

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WHAAM Server, could you please send me the list

of children associated to the user «userTest»?

Method: /api/user-children/{userSlug}/{locale}

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WHAAM Server, could you please send me the list of the behaviors for the child «childTest» in

which the user «userTest» is enabled to take observations

and/or ABCs?

Method: /api/child-behavior/{behaviorSlug}

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WHAAM Server, could you please send me the

details of both the behavior

«behaviorTest» for the child «childTest» and people involved in his

network?

Method: /api/child-behavior/{behaviorSlug}

Method: /api/child-users-network/{childNickname}

Method: /api/user/{userSlug}/{locale}

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WHAAM Server, I have got many observations and ABCs. I’m sending

you new records!

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Method: /api/child-assessment/abc Method: /api/child-assessment/observation-data

Server Response: 201 The Resource has been

created

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1. WSSE security;

2. HTTPS for secure connections.

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• Implementing the users

authentication process;

• A few minor

improvements.