[Building Sakai] Adding Sites via API / SiteService deprecated

[Michael Mertins]

Hi,

it seems I will need to extend the Sakai Worksites to add a few new fields
into the database with additional information. How do I extend the site
definition and the add site dialogue?

Could I simply extend the BaseSite implementation (for example with a new
course identifier) and add this one via SiteService? Do I have to touch
the SiteManager aswell if I want it to include the new field every time I
add a new site? And will it ask for it in the add-site-dialogue?

Best wishes,

Michael Mertins


> org.sakaiproject.site.api.SiteService is not deprecated, I'm guessing
> you are talking about the cover ?
> org.sakaiproject.site.cover.SiteService.
>
> Generally, the recommend pattern is to inject the siteService into
> your class using the component manager (Spring).
>
> Depending on what you are trying to do, you might find it easier to
> actually use web services for this type of activity.  That would allow
> you to keep your code outside of the core Sakai deployment, which
> often has its advantages.
>
> There are methods for doing this stuff expose via Soap:
>
> http://nightly2.sakaiproject.org:8085/sakai-axis/SakaiScript.jws?wsdl
>
> Possibly via REST as well, I'm not so familiar with the Site capabilities
> there:
>
> http://nightly2.sakaiproject.org:8085/direct/
>
> On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 12:52 PM, Michael Mertins
> <mertins at zedat.fu-berlin.de> wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I would like to write a module that creates/adds sites to my sakai from
>> another datasource, should I rely on the SiteService although it's
>> deprecated right now? Any suggestions where to start? Advice?
>> Best wishes,
>>
>> Michael Mertins
>>
>>
>>
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