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Steve Tsiopanos
Family-smitten IT entrepreneur who enjoys running, biking, gadgets, piano & guitar, drawing and coding. Founded Annatech in 2006 and serves as Sr. Manager of Enterprise Solutions at 14 West.
Introducing Virtuemart JSON API for CAPI!
We are happy to announce that our friends at Adsential.com have just released a new cAPI plugin for Virtuemart (A full-featured E-Commerce extension for Joomla)!
Virtuemart Services for CAPI Component
"Allows developers to remotely manage the features offered by Virtuermart 3.x versions including the latest version Virtuemart 3.4.
With this plugin you can connect to Virtuemart with many languages like Java, Flash/Flex, PHP, Javascript, C, C++, .NET, Iphone API, Android API... via RESTful API solution based in JSON."
How to Add Self-Signed Certificate to Atlassian Application Java Keystore
I recently came across a situation where I needed to join Atlassian Jira and Confluence to a Synology Active Directory service 1 via a secure port (636). For this to work, the connection needed to be signed by an SSL certificate from a recognized certificate authority. However, the standard, free, method for assigning SSL certificates (in this case, LetsEncrypt) would not suffice since the certificate would need to persist for at least a year or more. This is of particular concern with applications for which updating certificate key stores will result in service downtime. Even in a situation where a certificate was purchased a vendor signed by a Certificate Authority, one would still want to lock it in for several years.
Adventures in OpenShifting Part I - Introduction
The first time I deployed a Docker container I realized that everything about web application hosting had changed. Of course, by the time I came to that realization, major industries had moved to containerized, "serverless" application deployment and hosting methods years ago... However, as happens with new technology, it takes time for the cutting-edge to hit the mainstream. Docker, by itself, appeared to be a wonderful tool to faciliate consistent, repeatable, application deployments, but something was missing. If all developers relied upon was deploying and managing individual containers, then why would we not just stick with the trusty Linux hypervisor and virtual machine?
cAPI - A JSON REST API for Joomla
Why build a Joomla RESTful API?
It's no secret that platform-agnositic web services are taking over the internet and that RESTful APIs are at the forefront of this communications revolution. As a CMS, Joomla nestles itself comfortably between the ease of Wordpress and power of Drupal but has recently lagged behind them both in the realm of JSON-based RESTful APIs.
Get Started With Joomla RESTful Web Services
Purchase
Purchase
Pay once to get a 12-month subscription providing download access, updates and free feature upgrades.
- Management Component - Admin console for managing tokens, API limits an Slim micro-framework settings.
- Core Plugins - Collection of core plugins which control API configuration and expose Joomla web service routes.
- Packaged Libraries - Pre-packages /vendor libraries maximize compatibility and buffer API from incremental changes to Joomla Platform.
Pay once to get a 12-month subscription providing download access, updates and free feature upgrades. Core package includes component, libraries and plugins.
Download and Install
Install
Download and install your cAPI Extensions Package via Joomla's Extension Manager. Make sure to enable all cAPI plugins after installation.
Download and install your cAPI Extensions Package via Joomla's Extension Manager. Make sure to enable all cAPI plugins after installation.
Configure Component & Create Tokens
Configure
Configure your cAPI component options and create your first access token. Check to make sure the user associated with this token is a member of the Joomla groups required to access the data you will request.
Configure your cAPI component options and create your first access token.
