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An application programming interface (API) is a specification intended to be used as an interface by software components to communicate with each other.
 
An application programming interface (API) is a specification intended to be used as an interface by software components to communicate with each other.
  
SmartSimple supports two different APIs.
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SmartSimple supports three different APIs.
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* [[JSON_API|JSON]] based API.  This is current and fully supported API.  SmartSimple plans to enhance this API for foreseeable future.
  
 
* [[Web_Services_Overview|Web Services]] API to support server to server communication via the Internet – Apache Axis2 based.
 
* [[Web_Services_Overview|Web Services]] API to support server to server communication via the Internet – Apache Axis2 based.
 
* Browser based communication to the Server - Ajax based named [[Pandora]].
 
* Browser based communication to the Server - Ajax based named [[Pandora]].
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<!-- DESKTOP API NO LONGER SUPPORTED [June 5, 2013]
 
<!-- DESKTOP API NO LONGER SUPPORTED [June 5, 2013]
 
* Desktop communication using Microsoft technologies (SmartComClient.dll)-->
 
* Desktop communication using Microsoft technologies (SmartComClient.dll)-->

Revision as of 12:19, 9 December 2015

Application Programming Interface

An application programming interface (API) is a specification intended to be used as an interface by software components to communicate with each other.

SmartSimple supports three different APIs.

  • JSON based API. This is current and fully supported API. SmartSimple plans to enhance this API for foreseeable future.
  • Web Services API to support server to server communication via the Internet – Apache Axis2 based.
  • Browser based communication to the Server - Ajax based named Pandora.