Stephen Wilton (@StephenCWilton)
JISC Project Information Management System (PIMS) – http://pims.jisc.ac.uk
Developed API to expose data – http://tinyurl.com/689x4gd (currently in Beta)
RESTful API:
Exposes data over http
Allows creation and update of core data
Relationships between entities are represented as URI
CHALLENGE … – produce a mobile app that users the PIMS API
Platform agnostic but … within JISC staff the breakdown of mobile usage is roughly
40% iPhone
40% Android
10% Blackberry
Tips – DTDs exist for all GET calls
ML Schema Definitions exist for all PUT and POST calls
DTDs and XSDs are NOT symmetric
PUT and POST will only succedd if you authenticate
Some resources expose more information when authenticated
Prizes:
Announcement in http://www.jisc.ac.uk/inform
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