[Building Sakai] Accessing Sakai User information using REST/Entity broker

[Mustansar Mehmood]

Thanks for the prompt reply.
I mentioned the link just for mentioning the relative path.
On 01/26/2011 06:33 PM, Steve Swinsburg wrote:
> I can't see your localhost so I can't tell what version you are using. 
I mentioned the link just for mentioning the relative path.
> There is an announcement entityprovider though, I wrote it, and it 
> should be in either 2.9 or possibly 2.8 depending on when it was 
> (aging memory is failing me).
>
> http://nightly2.sakaiproject.org:8082/direct/describe
>
> I don't know about the assignment entityprovider.
I was using 2.7.x on my server and announcement endpoint is no available 
in that version.
> If you aren't getting the information you need you might need to 
> expand the entityprovider to give you what you need.
>
> cheers,
> Steve
>
>
> On 27/01/2011, at 11:17 AM, Mustansar Mehmood wrote:
>
>> To make that call I would need an assignment id wont I? I dont know 
>> how to get an assigment id list(using REST) from the courses a user 
>> belongs to. Otherwise I dont see any endpoint for announcement on 
>> http://localhost:8080/direct/describe.
>> Thanks,
>> Mustanar On 1/26/2011 5:55 PM, Steve Swinsburg wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> What happens when you make the request to an endpoint like 
>>> /announcement/user ? Do you get errors?
>>>
>>> cheers,
>>> Steve
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 27/01/2011, at 5:26 AM, Mustansar Mehmood wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>   I am trying to write an android application for sakai. After 
>>>> exhausting SOAP option I have started looking into REST services. I 
>>>> can successfully login however I am hitting a brick wall when I try 
>>>> to find out list of course/project sites a user is member of and 
>>>> then list of resources/ assignments/announcements within those 
>>>> sites and so on . I am using apache http client using java. Please 
>>>> help if anyone has done such a thing with sakai using a REST client 
>>>> or suggest another path if any. URI/URL examples will help assuming 
>>>> http://localhost:8080/direct/describe with a dummy session id,
>>>> Thanks in advance,
>>>> ./Mustansar
>>>>
>>>> -- 
>>>> Mustansar Mehmood
>>>> Educational System Developer&  Integrator
>>>>
>>>> Information Technology
>>>> 6100 Main St. MS 119
>>>> Houston Texas 77005
>>>>
>>>> Phone:(713)348-2523
>>>> Fax  :(713)348 6099
>>>> email:mustansar at rice.edu
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>      -- Poul Anderson
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>>
>> -- 
>> *Mustansar Mehmood*
>> Educational System Developer & Integrator
>> Informational Technology
>> Rice University
>> Houston Texas
>> Ph:(713)348 2523
>>
>> I made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make 
>> it short. -Blaise Pascal
>> <mustansar.vcf>
>


-- 
Mustansar Mehmood
Educational System Developer&  Integrator

Information Technology
6100 Main St. MS 119
Houston Texas 77005

Phone:(713)348-2523
Fax  :(713)348 6099
email:mustansar at rice.edu





I have yet to see any problem, however complicated, which, when,you  looked at it in the right way, did not become still more complicated.
     -- Poul Anderson


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