newUpdatePersonAppDataRequest broken?

[uzi]

hi folks,

i try to store some viewer-specific data for my gadget. code:

function saveToken(token)
{
var req = opensocial.newDataRequest();
req.add(req.newUpdatePersonAppDataRequest(opensocial.DataRequest.PersonId.VIEWER, "token", token), "data");
req.send(callback);
}

that works quite fine as long as the viewer is the same as the owner, ie when i install the gadget on my own page and then look at it (viewer = me, owner = me). but it fails when i install it at the page of another user (lets call him 'B') and then look at it (viewer = me, owner = B). what i get back is:

error code: badRequest
error message: Invalid Request was rejected.

did i miss something? is this a bug? is there a way to work around this?

thanks,
uzi

[Ernie H.]

Hi Uzi,

Is there a place I can take a look at your code to investigate further?

Thanks,
- Ernie

[uzi]

uhm... no. this specific piece of code isnt existing anymore. but there is not much more than posted above. just attach the function to a button and pass a static token.

[Ernie H.]

Hi Uzi,

From my understanding of the way newUpdatePersonAppDataRequest functions, it's mostly used to store persistent data through string value pairs on a per-user per-session basis.

If you want to take a look at the Javascript behind the Friend Map application, you can take a look at it here: newUpdatePersonAppDataRequest is used when the member enters their location and needs a JSON object stored, in the guise of a latitude-longitude pair.

http://os.ning.com/apps/friendmap/ymaps.js

Thanks,
- Ernie

[MailChimp API]

Ernie -
As I mentioned in this issue, part of what I need to do is write app data on the network level so a network admin can configure the app for use. However, when I try to do so, I get the same error that uzi initially reported.

My code is here:
http://www.mailchimp.com/plugins/download/mailchimp_opensocial.xml

The code/request form line 491 to 521 is where that error is coming.

That same code works on the Member Page using OS 0.7 and I don't see anything in the 0.8 docs to indicate any major changes in the call. Let us know what you find.

[Ernie H.]

Hi there, MailChimp dev!

While there hasn't been any major changes with the newUpdatePersonAppDataRequest call itself, there IS a different way you call the OWNER or VIEWER object. You can check the official 0.8 docs for more info, but you might want to look into changing:

req.add( req.newFetchPersonAppDataRequest(opensocial.DataRequest.PersonId.VIEWER, MC_CFG), 'mccfg');
req.send(cb_cb_saveSettings);

to:

var params = {};
params[opensocial.IdSpec.Field.USER_ID] = opensocial.IdSpec.PersonId.VIEWER;
params[opensocial.IdSpec.Field.GROUP_ID] = opensocial.IdSpec.GroupId.SELF;
var idspec = opensocial.newIdSpec(params);
req.add(req.newFetchPersonAppDataRequest(idspec, 'MC_CFG'),'mccfg');
req.send(cb_cb_saveSettings);

Note that the above code ONLY applies to OpenSocial 0.8 apps and not 0.7 apps which are used on Profile-based Applications.

Let me know if you're encountering difficulties.

Thanks, Ernie

[MailChimp API]

Ernie, I completely pasted in the wrong link.

This is the correct one:
http://www.mailchimp.com/plugins/download/mailchimp_opensocial_net.xml

The code there is pretty close to what you listed, but skipped the Group_Id setting. Currently I have Owner instead of Viewer in there, but I've tried them both.

[Ernie H.]

Hi there,

I noticed you that your init() function still makes a direct reference to opensocial.IdSpec.PersonId.OWNER without declaring the opensocial.newIdSpec first. Could that be what's causing an issue?

If you're still having problems I can look at this in a bit more detail.

Thanks, Ernie

[MailChimp API]

I think you were looking at my "ning.main" section and not the "canvas" section since I am using the new idSpec form there. Once I get the canvas working I'll deal with the ning.main section.

Also, the error is not coming until I hit the update code mentioned previous from lines 491 - 521. The error details returned are still the same as what uzi initially reported. Also, I have tested this this morning and the updates over the weekend appear to have no affect.

If you can't report a bug, could you possibly just provide a very simple piece of working code that saves & retrieves data at the network level?

[Ernie H.]

Hi MailChimp API,

OK... I just tried some code of my own and I'm having some issues now as well. Thanks for letting me know; I'm escalating this issue immediately to our team.

Thanks,
- Ernie

[Ernie H.]

Hi there,

Just want to follow-up really quickly: I think we're beginning to figure out what's going on, but before I try to explain the situation, can you verify that the persistant data that's you're trying to store are configurable options specifically to the network as a Network Creator?

Will there be any cases where members of a network will have to be entering data that will be stored by newUpdatePersonAppDataRequest? If so, in which views?

Sorry for the flux of questions; because moving Applications from the Profile view to the Main view go off the specifications sheet, we're trying to address the challenges that go with it.

Thanks,
- Ernie

[MailChimp API]

Yes, the configuration options are specific to the network and need to be generally accessible to all users (authenticated or not) for the application to function correctly.

In my case I do not need store any user-centric or entered data for my application, but I can see others needing to do so, so you may want to consider trying to support that.

[visual-craft]

I have a code :
function request() {
var req = opensocial.newDataRequest();

key = "k1";
text = "asdasd";

req.add(req.newUpdatePersonAppDataRequest(opensocial.DataRequest.PersonId.VIEWER, key, text), "set_data");
req.send(set_callback);
};

When I try to save data from OWNER account, data is saved ok. When i save data from VIEWER account, script returns "[{"error":{"message":"badRequest: Invalid Request was rejected.","code":400}}]".
Please help me to determine what I am doing wrong.