Tag Archives | developer api

Razuna 1.5: Custom Fields API and extended API search

By on May 5, 2012 in CFML, Digital Asset Management, Razuna

Many great things will come in Razuna 1.5 (I know we are a bit late, but you will love all the stuff we’ve done for Razuna 1.5). One area that has gotten a lot of love is the new API, now extending on it, we also added the option to work with custom fields in the API. This allows for even great integration into your own application.

With the Custom Fields API you can create custom fields, list available ones and get the custom fields of each asset within your record set.

Additionally, since the search API is an extension of the search within Razuna one can now search for labels and custom fields within the search API. In order to do so, you simply do a field search as in:

labels:(Animals)

For those who are already using the API the complete search string would look something like:

/global/api2/search.cfc?method=searchassets&api_key=1&searchfor=labels:(Animals)

The same logic applies to search with custom fields.

We encourage developers to read the new custom fields API and the enhanced search API documentation.

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Razuna API version 2: Now with JSON, JSONP and XML data structure

By on March 27, 2012 in Digital Asset Management, Razuna

We have seen that many developers all around the world build or integrating Razuna into their applications. To make it now easier then ever to build and leverage Razuna we are very excited to announce a new version of the Razuna API which brings many enhancements. Especially, the new data structure support for JSON and JSONP will make it very easy to integrate Razuna into any application.

Version 2 of the Razuna API will use REST only and will use JSON (default), JSONP (JSON with Padding) and XML (wddx) as data structure. In this regard many methods will simply give you complete record sets that you can then use in your application.

JSONP on the other hand is a major boon to any Javascript developer that wants to integrate assets from Razuna. With JSONP you can achieve cross-domain data fetching from any Javascript function running inside a browser. JSONP works by wrapping the returning JSON packet in () and prepending a name to make it into a Javascript document. The majority of Javascript libraries support JSON from their native core. JQuery supports it using $.getJSON method. Best is, the Razuna API2 turns the data structure into JSONP on the fly.

Furthermore, we also introduced a new way for users to authenticate against the system. That is, every user has their own API key and there is no need anymore to pass username/password to developers or setup a dedicated account for them.

Developers planning to integrate Razuna into their application should take a look at the new updated API2 documentation over at http://wiki.razuna.com/display/ecp/API+Developer+Guide.

Razuna API2 is already available on our Razuna Hosted Platform and will be a part of the upcoming Razuna 1.5 release.

Existing applications will still work as before as API1 will still be available. Thought, in the long run, we encourage developers to use only API2 since this is were new changes will be integrated in the future.

As always, we would love your feedback and a big thank you to our developer community who are bringing forward many integrations and creating awesome tools for Razuna users. We hope that API2 will make it easier then ever for you to build on Razuna.

 

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Razuna Desktop available now

By on July 21, 2009 in Digital Asset Management, Razuna

Razuna Desktop has been built for you and your team to easily add any asset from your desktop to Razuna by simply drag and drop to the Razuna Desktop application.

We believe that Razuna Desktop is a big enhancement for any team that wants to be serious about a effective workflow and wants to make use of our open source Digital Asset Management Razuna. With Razuna Desktop adding assets to the Razuna server is a simple drag and drop operation. We developed Razuna Desktop in the hope that you and your team can be more productive.

The current version 1.0 is a starting point of many new features to come to this Desktop application. We are planning some really great features for it, like Folder browsing, retrieving assets trough Razuna Desktop and much more.

Furthermore, Razuna Desktop is a proof of concept for our Open Source Community effort and the Razuna Developer API. The application has been built by Bruce Lane, an active Razuna Community member and uses the Razuna Developer API to full extend.

You can use Razuna Desktop with your own hosted Razuna setup or with the Razuna Hosted Platform. Moreover, Razuna Desktop runs on MacOS X, Windows and Linux.

Here is also a short introduction video on Razuna Desktop.

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Exciting times on the Razuna side

By on May 6, 2009 in Digital Asset Management, Razuna

When we released our open source Digital Asset Management System, Razuna, in the Summer of 2008, we hoped that our experience in making software tools and outlook for the need of managing videos and images may benefit organizations and small teams around the world.

The release of Razuna has been taken up very well, and we see more and more organizations taking to our open source Digital Asset Management. Many have come forward and offered to contribute to Razuna. This in turn, has been motivating us to even return back more to the community. Thus, we are very happy with the recent enhancements and upcoming features and add-ons to Razuna. Here are some of the things to come;

Razuna Desktop Application

We want you to work with Razuna as easy as possible. By the nature of a web application, your client for Razuna is obviously a web browser. Under certain situations, like uploading a large amount of data, a web browser can be inconvenient. In the last couple of weeks we have undertaken some efforts to have a Desktop applications built that will allow exactly that. With it, you will be able to simple drag and drop any asset from your Desktop system to the Razuna Desktop Application and it will be automatically uploaded. The application will run on MacOS X, Windows and Linux. Best of all, the Razuna Desktop Application will run with the Hosted Razuna DAM Platform and with the self hosted DAM version.

The effort of bringing you the Desktop Application is a community effort by the Razuna Community member Bruce Lane who has already contributed a French translation for Razuna.

Razuna Web Services (API) / Plugin’s for CMS / PHP

In order to bring assets from Razuna to your system (CMS, ERP, etc.) you can use the Razuna API. With the Developer API you can interact with assets stored in Razuna. Getting the folder structure, searching for assets, retrieving assets, showing them and further interaction is all done over a open web service interface. We steadily improve the API and we just added the possibility to add asset remotely. Thus allowing you, to create your own “Razuna Remote Client”.

For those who feel encouraged to include Razuna into their CMS or write a plugin, should get in touch with us or read the current Wiki pages on the Razuna API. The Razuna API is currently available for the Hosted Razuna DAM Platform and in the current 1.2 development release.

Razuna 1.2

razuna-treeThe current Road Map for Razuna 1.2 brings a lot of new features to Razuna. There will be over 80 changes, including bug fixes, enhancements and new features. Here is a short list of features for the upcoming 1.2 release;

Progress bar for uploading, PDF, PSD, EPS and AI files will have a thumbnail preview and can be converted to other formats online, Cooliris plugin support, a Explorer-Tree for Folder Navigation (I know you have been waiting for this),  a brand new initial folder view (showing you all assets in one convenient view, with a option to include assets from subfolders!), faster loading time (performance increase by 40%), Version control for all assets and sharing of Folders and Collections to the web.

All in all, the enhancements for Razuna in the upcoming version will help you to work even more efficiently with your Digital Assets. As it looks now, we will be able to bring you Razuna 1.2 by the end of Mai 2009.

We are all very excited about all the new tools, features and enhancements that are coming to Razuna and the whole Razuna Eco-System. At this point, we would like to thank all the supporters and the people who spread the word on Razuna.

Encouraged to see what all the buzz on Razuna is about? Sign up for an account on the Hosted Razuna DAM Platform or download your Razuna copy today! Available as a Standalone, WAR or as a Virtual Image, the Razuna DAM can be deployed within minutes.

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