XML-RPC on DotClear
By Johan on Friday, January 15 2010, 23:52 - network - Permalink
XML-RPC is a protocol to remotely control a web application. Here is a short demo of XML-RPC to create, view and edit entry on the DotClear2 blog platform from the command line, using a tiny python script.
What can we do with dotclear.py ?
- Create post entry.
- List previous ones.
- Modify them
- ... or delete them.
- Locally, on your computer, using your favorite browser/text editor to preview/edit the blog entry.
But why ???
Because I got bored and because I am working now on a Google Wave robot/extension which requires mastering XML-RPC to remotely manage a blog. Rigth now, I still have a lot to do, including:
- understanding AppEngine by Google
- check security questions, notably how a wave robot could communicate securely (send username/password) with a DotClear2 blog over the network.
- find a good way to integrate waves inside a post entry.
/DS