Difference between revisions of "Data Management APIs"

Revision as of 11:41, 29 June 2012

Overview

gCube Data Management APIs provide access to the management of the e-Infrastructure resources by facilitating the integration of technology external to the e-Infrastructure. Towards the directions of openness and interoperability, management APIs move along:

• the adoption of standards
• the implementation of a variety of protocols (e.g. Java, REST, SOAP, depending on the need and relevance)
• the compliance to the Integration and Interoperability Facilities Framework

Key Features

• Consistency securing across different client APIs

Uniformity in inputs and outpus, context management, fault management, operation modes provision and more for APIs across the same framework layer

• Transparent system resource management

Design of APIs simplifying client usage, with respect to requirements specific to the system

• Environment propagation

operational information among services transparently propagated over a range of protocols (SOAP, HTTP/S, and more)

• Testability endorsement

Design solutions that facilitate testing for clients

• Support to standards

Crucial functionalities are accessible via recognized standards in order to enhance interoperability

Subsystems

Data Management APIs are collectively delivered by the following sets of software subsystems:

Tree/Document Management APIs

Data Access and Storage APIs

Data Transfer APIs