Re: [aerogear-dev] Authentication endpoints

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