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diff --git a/src/www/gf-cloud-api.html b/src/www/gf-cloud-api.html new file mode 100644 index 000000000..5549764d1 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/www/gf-cloud-api.html @@ -0,0 +1,116 @@ +<!DOCTYPE html> +<html> <head> +<title>GF Cloud Service API (preliminary)</title> +<meta charset="UTF-8"> +<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="gfse/editor.css" title="Cloud"> +<meta name = "viewport" content = "width = device-width"> +<style type="text/css"> +dl.api>dt, .request { background-color: #cef; } +dl.api>dd code, .response { background-color: #ffc; } +</style> +</head> + +<body> +<h1><img class=nofloat src="P/gf-cloud.png" alt=""> GF Cloud Service API (preliminary)</h1> + +The GF cloud service API provides the following functionality: + +<ul> + <li>The functionalty available in via the <strong>PGF service API</strong>, + <li>The functionality provided by the commands in <strong>GF shell</strong>, + <li>some additional services for + grammar compilation and persistent storage of files in the cloud. +</ul> +<p> +The service is available from +<a href="http://cloud.grammaticalframework.org"><code>http://cloud.grammaticalframework.org</code></a>. + +Users that have GF installed on their own computer can also +run the service locally by starting GF with the command <code>gf -server</code>. + +<p> + +<strong>This is preliminary and subject to change!</strong> + +<h3>PGF Service</h3> + +The GF Cloud Service supports the same set of PGF service requests as the +already available PGF web service. For example, a request like + +<blockquote class=request> +<code>http://cloud.grammaticalframework.org/grammars/Foods.pgf?command=random</code> +</blockquote> + +might return a result like + +<blockquote class=response> +<code>[{"tree":"Pred (That Pizza) (Very Boring)"}]</code> +</blockquote> + +<p> +For more info, see: +<ul> + <li><a href="minibar/gf-web-api-examples.html">PGF web service API examples</a>. + <li><a href="http://code.google.com/p/grammatical-framework/wiki/GFWebServiceAPI">PGF web service API documentation</a>. +</ul> + +<h3>GF Shell Service</h3> +This service lets you execute arbitrary GF shell commands. Before you can do +this, you need to use the <code class=request>/new</code> command to obtain a +working directory (which also servces as a session identifier) on the server, +see below. + +<dl class=api> + <dt><code>/gfshell&dir=</code>...<code>&command=i+Foods.pgf</code> + <dd> + <dt><code>/gfshell&dir=</code>...<code>&command=gr</code> + <dd><code>Pred (That Pizza) (Very Boring)</code> +</dl> + +For documentation of GF shell commands, see: +<ul> + <li><a href="http://www.grammaticalframework.org/doc/gf-shell-reference.html">GF Shell Reference</a> +</ul> + +<h3>Additional cloud service</h3> + +<dl class=api> + <dt><code>/new</code> + <dd>This generates a new working directory on the server, e.g. + <code>/tmp/gfse.123456</code>. + Most of the clouds service commands require that a working directory + is specified in the <code>dir</code> parameter. + The working directory is persistent, so clients are expected + to remember and reuse it. Access to previously + uploaded files requires that the same working directory is used. + <dt><code>/parse?</code><var>path</var><code>=</code><var>source</var> + <dd>This command can be used to check GF source code for syntax errors. + It also converts GF source code to the JSON representation used in + GFSE (the cloud-based GF grammar editor). + <dt><code>/cloud?&dir=</code>...<code>&command=upload&</code><var>path<sub>1</sub></var><code>=</code><var>source<sub>1</sub></var><code>&</code><var>path<sub>2</sub></var><code>=</code><var>source<sub>2</sub></var><code>&</code>... + <dd>Upload files to be stored in the cloud. + <dt><code>/cloud?&dir=</code>...<code>&command=make&</code><var>path<sub>1</sub></var><code>=</code><var>source<sub>1</sub></var><code>&</code><var>path<sub>2</sub></var><code>=</code><var>source<sub>2</sub></var><code>&</code>... + <dd>Upload grammar files and compile them into a PGF file. + <dt><code>/cloud?&dir=</code>...<code>&command=download&file=</code><var>path</var> + <dd>Download the specified file. + <dt><code>/cloud?&dir=</code>...<code>&command=ls&ext=.pgf</code> + <dd><code>["Foods.pgf","Letter.pgf"]</code> (list files with the specified extension) + + <dt><code>/cloud?&dir=</code>...<code>&command=rm&file=</code><var>path</var> + <dd>Remove the specified file. + <dt><code>/cloud?&dir=</code>...<code>&command=link_directories&newdir=</code>... + <dd>Combine server directores. This is used by GFSE to share grammars + between multiple devices. +</dl> + +<hr> +<address></address> +<div class=modtime><small> +<!-- hhmts start --> Last modified: Mon Jun 18 15:03:02 CEST 2012 <!-- hhmts end --> + </small></div> +<address> +<a href="http://www.cse.chalmers.se/~hallgren/">TH</a> +<img src="http://www.altocumulus.org/~hallgren/online.cgi?icon" alt=""> +</address> +</body> + </html> diff --git a/src/www/index.html b/src/www/index.html index abc06780c..d5a18b51c 100644 --- a/src/www/index.html +++ b/src/www/index.html @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ <li><a href="translator/about.html">About the simple translation tool</a> <li><a href="minibar/gf-web-api-examples.html">PGF web service API examples</a> <li><a href="http://code.google.com/p/grammatical-framework/wiki/GFWebServiceAPI">PGF web service API documentation</a> + <li><a href="gf-cloud-api.html">GF Cloud Service API</a> </ul> <hr> |