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FAQs

What's the relationship between Shindig versions and OpenSocial spec versions?

There was a recent post on the mailing list that discussed this relationship. These will match what you would find in the SVN. For convenience, here's a quick table summary.

How do I enable OAuth in Shindig?

Rodrigo Gallardo has started a the Enabling OAuth support page. Check it out for details.

How do I verify the OpenSocial compliance of Shindig?

Call mvn -Prun on the 1.0.x-incubating branch and open in your favourite browser http://localhost:8080/gadgets/files/samplecontainer/samplecontainer.html.
Specify http://opensocial-resources.googlecode.com/svn/tests/trunk/suites/0.8/compliance/reference.xml to verify the compliance tests in Shindig.

How do I use JMX with Shindig?

With Jetty, you need to set MAVEN_OPTS=-Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote and call mvn -Prun. After this, you could use jconsole as usually.

How can I provide my own implementation of the data services?

First, it's helpful to have an overview of Shindig's architecture. Dave put a great post on his blog, so start by reviewing that. (Hey Dave, would you consider moving your post over to this wiki?) Notice in step 5, you get to the three data services, PersonService, ActivityService, and AppDataService. From there, you can check out Harry's instructions on Providing your own data service implementation.

What do I need to do to integrate shindig into my site?

See The rough guide to deploying shindig. It's very barebones right now, but hopefully can get you started.

How can I display a gadget in my web page?

This how to shows the integration of a gadget in a web page Display a gadget in a web page.

How do I generate the iframe urls manually?

See iframe url format

With Tomcat, how to use Shindig as a non-root application?

If you are using a non-root context like /shindig you want to edit your /java/common/conf/shindig.properties file.
Edit to equal to your new path
shindig.content-rewrite.concat-url=/shindig/gadgets/concat

Resources

OpenSocial external resources

Here is the list of OpenSocial external links:

• Partuza: A Shindig based example social network site
• Socialsite: socialsite: Open Source Social Networking Server with OpenSocial Support

Other OpenSocial implementations

Here is the list of other OpenSocial container implementations:

• Baadal: .NET port of Shindig

Articles on Shindig

Shindig Examples

• Shindig Spring Example