Ning OpenSocial Documentation

Overview

• Introduction
  • What is OpenSocial?
  • OpenSocial on Ning
• Application Basics
  • Terminology
• Accessing Member Information
  • Accessing Profile Information
  • Accessing Friend Information
• Persistent Data
  • Saving Data
  • Retrieving Data
  • Example of Saving and Retrieving Data
• Accessing External Resources
  • Validating Signed Requests
• Writing to the Activity Stream
• Messaging
  • Sending Messages Using requestSendMessage
• Ning OpenSocial Extensions
  • Enabling Ning Extensions
  • Member Extensions
  • Container Information
  • Ning Network Information
• Navigation
  • Navigating Between Views
  • Sub-Navigation
• Testing Applications
  • Adding your Application
  • Adding an Application by URL
  • A Note on Caching
  • Removing an Application
• Porting Applications
• Support Resources and References
  • Ning API Specific Resources
  • Policy Based Links
• Feedback

Ning Apps

• Anatomy of a Ning App
  • Canvas View
  • Profile View
  • Main View
  • Sub-Navigation
  • Latest Activity
  • The Ning App Directory
  • About View
• Submitting A Ning App
  • Ning App Metadata
  • Best Practices
  • Submitting your Ning App
• Ning App Examples
  • Hello, World!
  • Hello, Different Views!
  • GitHub Repositories

Profile Apps

• Anatomy of a Profile App
  • Profile View
  • Canvas View
  • Sub-Navigation
  • Latest Activity
  • Profile App Directory
  • About View
• Submitting A Profile App
  • Profile App Metadata
  • Best Practices
  • Submitting your Profile App
• Profile App Examples
  • Hello, World!
  • Hello, Different Views!
  • GitHub Repositories