Difference between revisions of "Data Consumption APIs"

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Overview

gCube Data Consumption APIs provide access to the consumption facilities of the e-Infrastructure resources by facilitating the integration of technology external to the e-Infrastructure. Towards the directions of openness and interoperability, consumption APIs move along:

• the adoption of standards
• the implementation of a variety of protocols (e.g. Java, REST, SOAP, depending on the need and relevance)
• the compliance to the Integration and Interoperability Facilities Framework

Key Features

Consistency across different client APIs

Uniformity for APIs across standalone framework layers in inputs and outpus, context management, fault management, operation modes provision, etc.

Transparent system integration

Design of APIs simplifying client usage, with respect to requirements specific to the system

Environment propagation

Operational information among services transparently propagated over a range of protocols (SOAP, HTTP/S, and more)

Testability ensuring

Design solutions that facilitate testing for clients

Support to standards

Crucial functionalities are accessible via recognized standards in order to enhance interoperability

Compatibility endorsement

Exploitation of framework simplifying building of modular systems

Subsystems

Data Consumption APIs are collectively delivered by the following sets of software subsystems:

Data Retrieval APIs

Data Manipulation APIs

Data Mining APIs

Data Visualisation APIs

Semantic Data Analysis APIs