Development resources

Below are links to some useful articles and blog posts on gadget development, OpenSocial and related topics.

Google Gadgets

• Google Code -- Home of the official gadget specifications and documentation.
• Gadgets Developer Guide -- Reference for gadget authors.
• Google Gadgets Tutorial -- From an independent (non-Google) developer.

OpenSocial

• OpenSocial.org -- Official home of the OpenSocial Foundation.
• OpenSocial Specs -- Official technical specifications.
• OpenSocial - Google Code -- Home of Google's documentation on building OpenSocial applications and containers.
• Building a Container
• OpenSocial API Documentation
• OpenSocial Community Wiki -- Where new specification proposals are developed
• OpenSocial Directory
• OpenSocial Java Client Library -- A Java library for using the OpenSocial v0.8 REST API (not needed for most simple gadgets, only for server-side components).

OAuth

• OAuth
• Google OAuth & Federated Login Research
• Google Online Security Blog
• Validating Signed Requests
• OAuth for gadgets
• OAuth Core 1.0 "Editor's Cut"
• OAuth Service Providers
• OAuth Session Fixation Attack (Shindig wiki)

Shindig

• Shindig
• Shindig Community Wiki
• Shindig Website Staging Wiki
• Shindig Architecture Articles
• Shindig Architectural Overview Nov 2008
• Shindig Architecture: Java Gadget Classes
• Shindig Java internals diagram
• (Answers to) Questions about implementing Shindig
• Shindig Java Style Guide
• Locking Down Shindig
• Shindig Git Clone
• Google Gadgets & Shindig RPC Enlightment