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Does music store use WebObjects?
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rmendis
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Apr 29, 2003, 03:31 AM
 
I'm keep to find out if iTunes interfaces with a WebObjects Music Store or not? If so any ideas how?
That is does it use a WebObjects XML service?
Taht would be very easy to do, that's why i ask.
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Apr 29, 2003, 06:01 AM
 
Looks like it. iTunes is sending HTTP requests with URLs like these:
http://ax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite...ion/storeFront
http://ax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite...artistId=58757
http://ax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite...ylistId=352412

And getting back results in some custom XML grammar.
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rmendis  (op)
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Apr 29, 2003, 07:43 AM
 
Originally posted by Rickster:
Looks like it. iTunes is sending HTTP requests with URLs like...
And getting back results in some custom XML grammar.
Yep most definitely.
It probably didn't take them long to fix up the WebObjects server side.
Populating the database must have been most of the work.

And of course the rest of the work is on the iTunes 4 client. Very nice
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Apr 29, 2003, 08:35 AM
 
Have a look at the XML it's really cool.

Code:
<HBoxView topInset="13"> <TextView topInset="1" truncation="right" styleSet="normal11" leftInset="0" maxLines="1" textJust="left"> <b>$9.99</b> </TextView> <Buy buyParams="productType=P&salableAdamId=352412&price=9990" itemName="Away from the Sun"> <if cart="true"> <PictureButtonView width="90" topInset="0" picts="plain,pressed,rollover" url="/images/btn_addalbum_16.png" leftInset="5" height="16" /> <PictureButtonView width="90" topInset="0" picts="plain,pressed,rollover" url="/images/btn_buyalbum_16.png" leftInset="5" height="16" /> </if> </Buy> </HBoxView>
It is a little like HTML but it also has some logic in it <if></if>.
     
   
 
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