We want to make the OData community as open as possible, so making this a two-way conversation it critical. Right now we are considering a number of approaches, and of course your suggestions are welcome.
We want to make the OData community as open as possible, so making this a two-way conversation it critical. Right now we are considering a number of approaches, and of course your suggestions are welcome.
The name Open Data Protocol was chosen to make it clear that the protocol is intended to align with the Open Data movement and that we are fully committed to ensuring that the protocol remains as open as possible. We…
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OData client libraries are available for a range of platforms including .NET and Silverlight through WCF Data Services, as well as AJAX, PHP, Java and the IPhone. More information on how to download client libraries is available in the OData…
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No, all interaction with an OData feed are done using URIs to address resources and standard HTTP verbs (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, etc) to act on those resources. Therefore, any platform with a reasonably complete HTTP stack is enough to…
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In the context of OData, a uniform interface means that how you address items in an OData feed (i.e. how to construct URIs), how you interact with a service (using HTTP verbs), etc. is the same across any OData Service,…
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The simplest OData service can be implemented as simply as a static file that follows the OData ATOM or JSON payload conventions. For scenarios beyond static content, frameworks are available to help in creating OData services. See the OData developer…
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The Open Data Protocol specification is currently available under the Microsoft Open Specification Promise (OSP), allowing third parties, including open source projects, to build Data Services for any runtime as well as clients to consume such services. Microsoft and key…
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Representational State Transfer (REST) is a software architectural style for distributed hypermedia systems like the World Wide Web. The term was originally defined in a doctoral dissertation (Architectural Styles and the Design of Network- based Software Architectures) about the web…
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The Open Data Protocol (OData) is an open protocol for sharing data. It provides a way to break down data silos and increase the shared value of data by creating an ecosystem in which data consumers can interoperate with data…
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