Difference between revisions of "Map API VAG"

Revision as of 17:49, 7 November 2010

this is an initial draft so scope and focus are still fairly open. Please add comments to the Talk:Map API VAG if you have slightly different viewpoints so we can try to converge on a common view. This discussion could also expose other similar VAG that are needed in this area

The Map API Viewpoint Advocacy Group exists to ...

See the Architecture Working Group and the Viewpoint Advocacy Groups for more information.

Areas of concern addressed by the viewpoint

Improving the usefulness of the Webmap API to both client, server and SL Viewer applications
Permitting third-party developers to develop their own APIs by providing them with a data source suitable for updating their database
- Analysing use cases where the first party API is insufficient in order to improve the first party API

Source of Viewpoint

Use Cases

See the Architecture Working Group Glossary and usecase templates for more information on creating usecases. One liners are fine (and better than nothing) but more detail will result in a better understanding and a better architecture.

Related JIRA Issues

The following JIRA issues are known problems that this VAG would like to see resolved in any future architecture. The purpose of this list it to avoid problems that exist in the curent architecture. The more typical JIRAs that are more short term in nature or can be resolved by simple code or design change should not be listed here.

WEB-49, TSL lacks a Map API
WEB-87 Webmap Images not updating
WEB-376, Map API does not properly handle SLPoint with region names
WEB-405, SLMAP API - disableVoiceInfo not working
WEB-473, webmap API indicates regions occupying multiple points in space simultaneously
WEB-474, Postcards need to send Global Coordinates since removal of SLPoint() from the SL Map API
WEB-503, sense; voice map API; it makes none, aka "query returns empty data set instead of error
WEB-504, PHP output mixed with javascript output

Links

Organization

Anyone with an interest in this Viewpoint is welcome to join. You should join the AW Groupies group in Second Life.

Members (Stakeholders)

SignpostMarv Martin
Hackshaven Harford
Ice Brodie - Unable to make meeting on the 22nd
Yoz Linden
Thraxis Epsilon

In world meetings

Tuesday 22nd January 2008, 9:30am Meta Linden's Office
Thursday 11th November 2010, 2pm (location undecided)
- Agenda
  1. Discuss whether voicemap API should be retained
  2. Discuss desirable API calls
  3. Discuss potential benefits of WEB-1560: Apply a OSS license (BSD or GPL) to the SLURL.com JavaScript
    - See http://mapapi.net/secondlife/ for an example

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 == Organization ==
 Anyone with an interest in this Viewpoint is welcome to join. You should join the [[AW Groupies]] group in Second Life.
+=== Members (Stakeholders) ===
+* [[User:SignpostMarv Martin|SignpostMarv Martin]]
+* [[User:Hackshaven Harford|Hackshaven Harford]]
+* [[User:Ice Brodie|Ice Brodie]] - Unable to make meeting on the 22nd
+* [[User:Yoz Linden|Yoz Linden]]
+* [[User:Thraxis Epsilon|Thraxis Epsilon]]
 === In world meetings ===
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 #*# Discuss potential benefits of {{Jira|WEB-1560|WEB-1560: Apply a OSS license (BSD or GPL) to the SLURL.com JavaScript}}
 #*#* See http://mapapi.net/secondlife/ for an example
-=== Members (Stakeholders) ===
-* [[User:SignpostMarv Martin|SignpostMarv Martin]]
-* [[User:Hackshaven Harford|Hackshaven Harford]]
-* [[User:Ice Brodie|Ice Brodie]] - Unable to make meeting on the 22nd
-* [[User:Yoz Linden|Yoz Linden]]
-* [[User:Thraxis Epsilon|Thraxis Epsilon]]
 [[Category: AW Groupies]]
 [[Category:Map API VAG]]