Social Networking Library

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Overview

The purpose of this document is to provide instructions for developers wishing to exploit Social Networking from within their applications.

The gCube Social Library, so far, provides methods for:

  • Publishing Users Posts;
  • Retrieving Users Feeds, Comments, Likes;
  • Managing Users Connections;
  • Managing Users Notifications;
  • Publishing Application Posts.

Architecture Scenario

The gCube Social Networking Library is the 'bridge' between your gCube Applications and the social networking facilities as depicted in the figure 1 below. The social networking facilities exploit a NoSQL data store for their storage. Specifically an Apache Cassandra data store.

Cassandra-cluster.jpg

How to use the Social Networking Library

Your gCube Application need to use the Library through a specific ASL Extension, the ASL Social Extension

ASL Social Extension: How to