block-echo
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Joel Franusic
Dec 5, 2012, 5:02:10 AM12/5/12
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I just created my first proof-of-concept block, a simple "echo" service:
https://github.com/jpf/block-echo
It's implemented in Python and works with tlr-pipes
https://github.com/jpf/block-echo
It's implemented in Python and works with tlr-pipes
Matthew Hudson
Dec 5, 2012, 2:24:48 PM12/5/12
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Neat example. I added it to http://registry.webpipes.org/blocks
Joël Franusic
Dec 5, 2012, 3:31:12 PM12/5/12
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(sending to list, not just Matt as I just did accidentally)
On a related note, one thing that I could have really made use of for the echo block is a "block validator" - Tom was acting as my validator ("it's outputs, plural", "you need to support CORS"). I should have had a robo-Tom to do that for me.
Do you have code that could be come a validator? If not, that's my next project.
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Matthew Hudson
Dec 5, 2012, 3:41:52 PM12/5/12
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Hah, I'm actually working on that now! I'll probably post something online later this evening.
Joël Franusic
Dec 5, 2012, 6:24:18 PM12/5/12
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_excellent_
A validator will really help in writing blocks.
My subversive goal for getting a validator is that I think that specs should all come with tests.
Please share when you have something to share!
On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 12:41 PM, Matthew Hudson <ma...@matthewghudson.com> wrote:
Hah, I'm actually working on that now! I'll probably post something online later this evening.I'm thinking it will be exposed at http://validator.webpipes.org
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Tom Robinson
Dec 5, 2012, 8:27:25 PM12/5/12
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Awesome. Is there a JSON API I can hook tlr-pipes into to load all the blocks from? Bonus points if you inline the block metadata.
How will the validator work? It would be cool if we had a console we could use to test blocks (kind of like http://hurl.it/) that also validated the block.
Also, I'd like to have JSON Schemas for all our specs.
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Tom Robinson
Dec 5, 2012, 8:29:09 PM12/5/12
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BTW, shouldn't the registry be a WebPipe's block itself? ;)
Matthew Hudson
Dec 5, 2012, 8:44:19 PM12/5/12
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Awesome. Is there a JSON API I can hook tlr-pipes into to load all the blocks from? Bonus points if you inline the block metadata.
How will the validator work? It would be cool if we had a console we could use to test blocks (kind of like http://hurl.it/) that also validated the block.
The original idea was to mimic http://validator.w3.org/ and validate a Block Definition. But the console idea is really nifty.
Also, I'd like to have JSON Schemas for all our specs.
For Block Definitions and outputs?
V/R
Joël Franusic
Dec 5, 2012, 8:47:11 PM12/5/12
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Check out http://registry.webpipes.org/blocks.json - anything missing that you need?
URL's to the blocks?
Matthew Hudson
Dec 5, 2012, 8:53:42 PM12/5/12
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Oh gosh, haha. Hmm. I could include a "_registry" key in each definition that stores meta data about the blocks. Any other ideas?
I can't think of a solid use-case for adding "url" key to the definition - can anyone else?
Matthew Hudson
Dec 11, 2012, 7:23:04 PM12/11/12
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Joel - do you have any experience with JSON Schema or JSON Reference?
Joël Franusic
Dec 11, 2012, 7:23:54 PM12/11/12
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No, but both of those sound like things that I want to know. (I think I could use them on dig.jsondns.org)
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