Using Orange APIs within IBM's sMash environment
Get FREE credits to use Orange Instant APIs
Commercially launched by IBM in May 2009, Websphere sMash is a development and execution platform for web-based applications, enabling developers to quickly build and execute agile, Web 2.0-based applications that help businesses be more responsive, flexible and cost-effective.
We’re partnering with IBM to bring Orange APIs to the sMash developer toolbox. We’ve developed an SDK to help you to use several Orange APIs (location, SMS, VoiceMashup, email) with Websphere sMash Flow Editor, and we’re offering FREE Orange Instant API credits to use this SDK.
installing Orange APIs in your sMash environment
Add the Orange remote repository to sMash, in order to download API packages
Open an existing application (or create a new one) in order to access the console tab.
Once opened, simply enter: zero modulegroup addurl http://gui.alpha.orange-api.net/ihm/ext/APISdk/ to add the remote repository.
Check if the addition has been done by typing the command: zero repository info (you should see the whole list of the remote repositories in which sMash
can browse in).
Download Orange API packages as a dependency for your application
Open the application, go to the Dependencies tab, then click the Add button (1), and the "Manage Repository" button (2). Enter "orange" as Organisation search
field, then click Search (3).
All "Orange" modules found will be listed in the Remote Repository Chain list; simply select the ones you want. Then click the "<<" (4) to download the packages into
sMash local repository.
Close this window (5), and then select from the actualized local source repository the packages you've just downloaded to add (6) them to your application.
Use Orange APIs from the Flow Editor
Now, Orange APIs should appear in your flow palette as shown below, and you can start adding Orange APIs to your sMash application.
Don't forget you need to be an Orange Partner member and have your access key at hand in order to use Orange APIs.
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how to get free credits
To take advantage of this new partnership at the launch of Websphere sMash, IBM and Orange are giving free credits to use the Orange APIs.
Follow the steps below to get your free credits:
1) To use the Orange APIs SDK in your sMash flow palette follow the installation instructions here.
2) Register with Orange Partner (it's free).
3) Get your access key from the Instant API manager in order to use the API functions from your sMash application.
4) Click here to email us and request your free credits (please specify your Orange Partner username in the email).
If you have any questions, please contact us at developers@orange.com with 'sMash' in the subject line.
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