rpcopensocial

OpenSocial gadget-to-gadget communication via gadgets.rpc

Could I have an example of communication between two OpenSocial gadgets using the gadgets.rpc API?

I've searched for one, but the closest I can find is a deprecated example of gadget-to-container communication.

Solution

  • you can use pubsub for gadget-to-gadget communication.

    on a gadget, you subscribe for an event as follows:

    gadgets.pubsub.subscribe("my_event_type",whenEventHappens);
function whenEventHappens(sender, message){
      alert(message.content);
}

    on another gadget, you publish events as follows:

    var message = {};
message["content"] = "hey,wassup?";
gadgets.pubsub.publish("my_event_type", message);