Re: [aerogear-dev] Authentication endpoints

I don't understan why we're still considering changing the name of the endpoint since it has no bearing on the method name. On Oct 4, 2012, at 12:51 PM, Bruno Oliveira <bruno(a)abstractj.org&gt; wrote: > Let's just rename 'register' to 'registration'. I'd like to rename to AUTH/BOOOOOOOOM, but people could complain. > > > -- > "The measure of a man is what he does with power" - Plato > - > @abstractj > - > Volenti Nihil Difficile > On Thursday, October 4, 2012 at 10:22 AM, Kris Borchers wrote: > >> I would vote no since IMO login and logout are more common. I would be ok with renaming register to signup I guess, but don't see the need. >> >> On Oct 4, 2012, at 8:20 AM, Matthias Wessendorf <matzew(a)apache.org&gt; wrote: >> >>> I guess the question is still, do we want to rename the default endpoint names ? >>> /auth/signup >>> /auth/signin >>> /auth/signout >>> >>> >>> I guess that's why Bruno sent the email (regardless if the API has >>> hooks to override or not) >>> >>> -M >>> >>> On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 2:56 PM, Lucas Holmquist <lholmqui(a)redhat.com&gt; wrote: >>>> >>>> On Oct 4, 2012, at 8:54 AM, Kris Borchers <kris(a)redhat.com&gt; wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Oct 4, 2012, at 7:51 AM, Lucas Holmquist <lholmqui(a)redhat.com&gt; wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> even though the URL doesn't matter, we should probably keep the function and endpoint the same, just for consistency and simplicity for the application dev. >>>>> >>>>> I don't agree. In JS, the endpoint is completely configurable so it doesn't matter. The user could have the method register() point at /LOOOOOOOOOOOL/BOOM if they wanted to so I don't think the method names need to match the endpoints. >>>> >>>> Thats true, brain fart >>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> and they should be consistent across the lib's so if someone who used aerogear.js decides to become an iOS programmer and uses Aerogear.dmg(or whatever it's called), then they already know the api >>>>> >>>>> I do agree however that what ever we decide, we should try to be consistent in our method naming across libs. >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -luke >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Oct 4, 2012, at 8:25 AM, Matthias Wessendorf <matzew(a)apache.org&gt; wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 2:21 PM, Bruno Oliveira <bruno(a)abstractj.org&gt; wrote: >>>>>>>> Morning guys, I was talking with Matthias this morning about our >>>>>>>> authentication endpoints, he brought up a important concern. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Currently we have: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> /auth/register, /auth/login, /auth/logout. The problem here is about >>>>>>>> 'register', a reserved word in some programming languages like Objective C. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> the endpoint URLs are not an issue (just a URL). >>>>>>> >>>>>>> But I can't name an iOS/ObjC function 'register' >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -M >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Alternatives: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> - Change 'register', to 'registration' >>>>>>>> - Change the endpoints to signin, signout, signup. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Wdyt? Suggestions? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> "The measure of a man is what he does with power" - Plato >>>>>>>> - >>>>>>>> @abstractj >>>>>>>> - >>>>>>>> Volenti Nihil Difficile >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> aerogear-dev mailing list >>>>>>>> aerogear-dev(a)lists.jboss.org >>>>>>>> https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/aerogear-dev >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Matthias Wessendorf >>>>>>> >>>>>>> blog: http://matthiaswessendorf.wordpress.com/ >>>>>>> sessions: http://www.slideshare.net/mwessendorf >>>>>>> twitter: http://twitter.com/mwessendorf >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> aerogear-dev mailing list >>>>>>> aerogear-dev(a)lists.jboss.org >>>>>>> https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/aerogear-dev >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> aerogear-dev mailing list >>>>>> aerogear-dev(a)lists.jboss.org >>>>>> https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/aerogear-dev >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> aerogear-dev mailing list >>>>> aerogear-dev(a)lists.jboss.org >>>>> https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/aerogear-dev >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> aerogear-dev mailing list >>>> aerogear-dev(a)lists.jboss.org >>>> https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/aerogear-dev >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Matthias Wessendorf >>> >>> blog: http://matthiaswessendorf.wordpress.com/ >>> sessions: http://www.slideshare.net/mwessendorf >>> twitter: http://twitter.com/mwessendorf >>> _______________________________________________ >>> aerogear-dev mailing list >>> aerogear-dev(a)lists.jboss.org >>> https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/aerogear-dev >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> aerogear-dev mailing list >> aerogear-dev(a)lists.jboss.org >> https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/aerogear-dev > > _______________________________________________ > aerogear-dev mailing list > aerogear-dev(a)lists.jboss.org > https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/aerogear-dev _______________________________________________ aerogear-dev mailing list aerogear-dev(a)lists.jboss.org https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/aerogear-dev