Lab 5 - Using the Google Docs API
Due - Thursday, February 28, 2008
The goal of this lab is to give you some practice using existing web
services. You will integrate a client component into your booksite that will
enable a user to upload the content of an ebook directly to his/her Google
Documents and to view all content available in his/her Google Documents
account. This new functionality will work as follows:
Upload to Google Docs
- When the user views details for a particular book, he/she will be given
an option to "Upload to Google Docs" (using a button or link).
- If the user selects "Upload to Google Docs", he/she will be redirected
to the Google Accounts Authorization page.
- Once the user has entered his/her account information and granted
permission for your application to use the account, the content of the
desired book will be uploaded to the Google Docs account. The name of the
document should be set as the title of the book uploaded.
- The user can then be redirected to a page showing success/failure of
the upload operation. If you wish, you may simply show the view details
for a particular book page with the addition of a status message.
View Google Docs Content
- If the user visits {domain}/mydocs, he/she will be redirected to the
Google Accounts Authorization page.
- Once the user has entered his/her account information and granted
permission for your application to use the account, your site will
display a list of all documents the user has available in his/her Google
Documents account.
Grading
- 60 points for correct functionality (30 points for upload and 30 points
for view list of docs)
- 20 points for code design and documentation
- 20 points for supporting a RESTful architecture
Testing
Modified 2/21/08 - I will expect the detailed information
for a book to be at http://{domain}/books/{etextnum} (e.g.,
http://localhost:3000/books/9546). That page should provide a link to "Upload
to Google Docs". If your server uses a different URI format, clearly
indicate the format of your URIs in the README for this assignment. Note,
points may be deducted for non-RESTful URIs.
Due 5:30PM - Thursday, February 28, 2008
- Submit all of your code, along with readmes, to your submit directory
at /home/submit/cs682-s08/username.
Note: No portion of your code may be copied from any other source
including another text book, a web page, or another student (current or
former). You must provide citations for any sources you have used in
designing and implementing your program.
Sami Rollins