StandardizingInterfaces
From PlanetForge
Standardizing interfaces between tools integrated into the forges could help interoperability.
For instance, the interfaces to add a user into a group, which need to replicate to wikis, mailing-list managers, bug trackers, etc. should be documented.
SemanticInteroperability is the first thing to consider : objects manipulated by the different tools may not be named exactly the same way, nor represent the same concepts.
This would apply to several kinds of interfaces like :
Existing APIs :
- OpenForge's search API : http://openforge.info/w/index.php/Versions:Version_0.1 to address ProjectSearchInteroperability
- OSLC-CM for trackers : http://open-services.net/bin/view/Main/CmHome (see also Interop Bugtrackers)
