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Macaw Roogus

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04-22-2009 20:09

Just sharing a little blog post on using Azure and cloud computing as the glue to get Live Communicator status.

http://blogs.msdn.com/jrule/archive/2009/04/22/using-cloud-services-from-second-life.aspx

SuezanneC Baskerville

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04-22-2009 20:51

Nice post you linked to there.

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Macaw Roogus

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05-05-2009 18:58

Thanks!

Trying to find more ways to link the two.

SuezanneC Baskerville

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05-05-2009 19:55

I'll just toss this in, I think it is somewhat related. Maybe you and some other scripters would enjoy playing with it or find it useful.

Yahoo's YQL, at http://developer.yahoo.com/yql/ .

I think this is something people might be able to use to do some of the off-scene computing work needed by some LSL scripts.

From the YQL site:

From: someone

What is YQL?

Yahoo! makes a lot of structured data available to developers, primarily through its web services. These services require developers to locate the right URLs and documentation to access and query them which can result in a very fragmented experience. The YQL platform provides a single endpoint service that enables developers to query, filter and combine data across Yahoo! and beyond. YQL exposes a SQL-like S E L E C T syntax that is both familiar to developers and expressive enough for getting the right data. Through the S H O W and D E S C commands we enable developers to discover the available data sources and structure without opening another web browser.

Back to Azure, here's the beginning of your article:

From: someone

I was playing around with building scripted objects in Second Life and ran across a function to pull text from the web. I thought it might be neat to create Live Messenger buddy object in Second Life that showed whether I was online or offline. I figured I could query the Windows Live Presence API directly from script and be done. Unfortunately it turns out there is a bit of a gap between Second Life and Windows Live. The Presence API serves up information by way of JSON. Second Life does not know what to do with JSON file coming back as the payload and gives an error.

Given this gap, I thought Azure might make a nice bridge. I could call the Live Presence API from a cloud based service, reproduce the information in a very simple format for Second Life, and then consume the new service with an HTTP call in Second Life.

I had to accomplish three things in order to get everything wired up.

1. Put something in the cloud to provide a simple service
2. Consume JSON from server code instead of a browser
3. Connect Second Life to Azure

This except might wet the appetite of those who don't take the link, plus it make some keywords to show up in forum searches.

The article has some .net code and an LSL script.

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ElQ Homewood

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05-06-2009 04:14

Nice..I had been looking at incorporating some stuff with Aptana Cloud as well.

Up till now, I'm processing JSON with external php which feeds data to my LSL, and I've also gotten lucky when what I need is far enough to the top of the JSON that I can just pull it out with LSL string functions, but it's clumsy.

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Macaw Roogus Registered User Join date: 10 Nov 2007 Posts: 2	04-22-2009 20:09 Just sharing a little blog post on using Azure and cloud computing as the glue to get Live Communicator status. http://blogs.msdn.com/jrule/archive/2009/04/22/using-cloud-services-from-second-life.aspx
SuezanneC Baskerville Forums Rock! Join date: 22 Dec 2003 Posts: 14,229	04-22-2009 20:51 Nice post you linked to there. _____________________ - So long to these forums, the vBulletin forums that used to be at forums.secondlife.com. I will miss them. I can be found on the web by searching for "SuezanneC Baskerville", or go to http://www.google.com/profiles/suezanne - http://lindenlab.tribe.net/ created on 11/19/03. Members: Ben, Catherine, Colin, Cory, Dan, Doug, Jim, Philip, Phoenix, Richard, Robin, and Ryan -
Macaw Roogus Registered User Join date: 10 Nov 2007 Posts: 2	05-05-2009 18:58 Thanks! Trying to find more ways to link the two.
SuezanneC Baskerville Forums Rock! Join date: 22 Dec 2003 Posts: 14,229	05-05-2009 19:55 I'll just toss this in, I think it is somewhat related. Maybe you and some other scripters would enjoy playing with it or find it useful. Yahoo's YQL, at http://developer.yahoo.com/yql/ . I think this is something people might be able to use to do some of the off-scene computing work needed by some LSL scripts. From the YQL site: From: someone What is YQL? Yahoo! makes a lot of structured data available to developers, primarily through its web services. These services require developers to locate the right URLs and documentation to access and query them which can result in a very fragmented experience. The YQL platform provides a single endpoint service that enables developers to query, filter and combine data across Yahoo! and beyond. YQL exposes a SQL-like S E L E C T syntax that is both familiar to developers and expressive enough for getting the right data. Through the S H O W and D E S C commands we enable developers to discover the available data sources and structure without opening another web browser. Back to Azure, here's the beginning of your article: From: someone I was playing around with building scripted objects in Second Life and ran across a function to pull text from the web. I thought it might be neat to create Live Messenger buddy object in Second Life that showed whether I was online or offline. I figured I could query the Windows Live Presence API directly from script and be done. Unfortunately it turns out there is a bit of a gap between Second Life and Windows Live. The Presence API serves up information by way of JSON. Second Life does not know what to do with JSON file coming back as the payload and gives an error. Given this gap, I thought Azure might make a nice bridge. I could call the Live Presence API from a cloud based service, reproduce the information in a very simple format for Second Life, and then consume the new service with an HTTP call in Second Life. I had to accomplish three things in order to get everything wired up. 1. Put something in the cloud to provide a simple service 2. Consume JSON from server code instead of a browser 3. Connect Second Life to Azure This except might wet the appetite of those who don't take the link, plus it make some keywords to show up in forum searches. The article has some .net code and an LSL script. _____________________ - So long to these forums, the vBulletin forums that used to be at forums.secondlife.com. I will miss them. I can be found on the web by searching for "SuezanneC Baskerville", or go to http://www.google.com/profiles/suezanne - http://lindenlab.tribe.net/ created on 11/19/03. Members: Ben, Catherine, Colin, Cory, Dan, Doug, Jim, Philip, Phoenix, Richard, Robin, and Ryan -
ElQ Homewood Sleeps Professionally Join date: 25 Apr 2007 Posts: 280	05-06-2009 04:14 Nice..I had been looking at incorporating some stuff with Aptana Cloud as well. Up till now, I'm processing JSON with external php which feeds data to my LSL, and I've also gotten lucky when what I need is far enough to the top of the JSON that I can just pull it out with LSL string functions, but it's clumsy.

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