Connector Repository Introduction
The Connector Framework is a novel technology which makes it easy to construct gateways, or APIs, for remote software systems which only expose a user-oriented web-interface. The technology makes it easy to build software which accesses such systems – so that developers can focus their attention on building added-value services.
See a brief introductory video here.
This eighteen-minute video walks through the process of using the Builder to create and execute a connector, and forms a useful tutorial introduction before reading the main documentation.
Connector Repository
The Connector Repository requires authentication. You can access the public area with public/public. To access other areas, or set up your own area, contact Index Data. To access different repositories, use a URL that looks like http://username:password@cfrepo.indexdata.com/repo.plWhat is this?
This is an admin interface for maintaining connectors.
Description
| File name | local file name on the file system |
| Latest Versions | time of last modification for uploaded and connectors in production |
| Title | human readable name of the connector |
| Author | who wrote the connector |
| Status | status of the connector: new, live, stale |
| Action | administrative tasks: release, delete, retract |
Status:
- live: online in production
- new: not online, still in upload stage
- stale: upload is newer than the production connector
Action:
The action depends on the current status:- release: put connector online
- delete: remove connector from repository
- retract: put connector offline, but don't delete the connector
Workflow
- new connector: edit -> upload -> test -> release
- existing connector live: retract (from production to upload)
- existing connector upload (state new, stale): delete or test -> release
Technology
This metasearch interface is based on the Connector Framework from Index Data.
News
Read what's new in the CF.