[jQuery] php - web service (ajax/jscript)
Hi Jake.
Thanks for the reply. I'll try to clarify. (Keep in mind, I'm not an
experienced web developer!)
As I understand Ajax, it's used to allow asynch interaction between client,
and hosted site that the client js file is fetched from. In other words, if
the client html/php has something to the effect:
<html>
<script>
<src = 'http://www.homeserver.com/test.js'>
</html>
Even though the client html/php might be on the 'foo' site
(www.foo.com/test.html), the test.js functionality is being served from the
'homeserver.com' domain, and can therefore interface/communicate with the
'homeserver'. This is what I want to accomplish, as it allows me to create
test servers/apps, and they can each communicate via the test api/web
service (on homeserver.com) with the homeserver web service.
so i'm trying to get my hands around how to create/implement a test app to
demonstrate this. A rough overview is:
Assume:
Master Server 3rd Party Server (separate domain)
App1 Test App
API File (aa.js) (from Master Server)
JScript (aa.js) ------>>-----------------^
The aa.js file allows the 3rd party client site to be able to interface
with
the Master Server API via the API/services defined in the API File. I'm
envisioning the following actions for the user
3rd Party Site Master Server
-User Enters Name >>>>>>>>>>>>>> api checks/verifies name
-gets response
Master Server <<<<<<<<<<<<<< returns response
-user answers
question based
on response,
sends response
to master server
via api >>>>>>>>>>>>>> api checks user input
-gets response
Master Server <<<<<<<<<<<<<< returns response
-jscript then
gives reply/response
to the 3rd Party site,
allowing the site/app
to continue processing
In this case, the jscript/ajax app is really only communicating with the
Master Server, which if I understand it correctly would be in the same
domain as the ajax/jscript code. In other words, if the master server
supplies the jscript file(s) for the jscript that's to be run on the 3rd
party server, then any communication that's initiated from the jscript is
going back to the master server. There shouldn't be a cross domain issue?
Yes/No???
So I'm trying to find docs/help/information (someone to talk to) so I can
create a test app that accomplishes this kind of functionality.
Thanks
-Bruce
-----Original Message-----
From: Jake McGraw [mailto:jmcgraw1@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 7:07 AM
To: bedouglas@earthlink.net; jQuery Discussion.
Subject: Re: [jQuery] php - web service (ajax/jscript)
Bruce:
I'm not sure I fully understand what you are trying to accomplish, but
AJAX is not a replacement for SOAP/WSDL Web Services as it is strictly
limited to communication within its own domain, which flies in the
face of Web Services philosophy.
Could you provide a more concise example of what you would like to do?
- jake