Nina Jeliazkova wrote:
> Rich,
>
> richard apodaca wrote:
>   
>> I may have missed it, but it looks like the discussion around file formats (media types) has not dealt much with resources. 
>>     
> Resources were first defined in a meeting in June and since documented
> on the OpenTox site. Services had been already implemented based on the
> initial documentation.  I am not sure if the discussion had been on the
> development list or just partners list.
>   
>> In RESTful systems, these should be identified, and their aggregation with other resources should be defined - in most cases before any media types are proposed.
>>
>> Here's an example of the step-by-step approach I'm using for a RESTful chemical tracking system (series still in progress):
>>
>> http://depth-first.com/articles/2009/08/07/the-restful-chemical-tracking-system-part-1-introduction
>>
>> Where can I find documentation on the RESTful resources Opentox exposes?
>>   
>>     
>
> API 1.0 http://opentox.org/dev/apis/api-1.0/?searchterm=API have several
> implementation by partners http://opentox.org/dev/framework/restweb
>   

Sorry, the correct link to implemented services  is
http://opentox.org/toxicity-prediction/opentoxservices
> New version, currently under revision
> http://opentox.org/dev/apis/api-1.1/?searchterm=API
>
> One note - if the information above is hard to find and not obvious
> where to look for, we indeed would need to reorganize at least the front
> page of OpenTox site.
>   
>> I also find association diagrams to be extremely helpful when crafting RESTful systems because they offer a common vocabulary and quick visualization of the resources for an entire RESTful system.
>>
>> Two examples in cheminformatics are:
>>
>> http://depth-first.com/articles/2009/08/21/%EF%BB%BFthe-restful-chemical-tracking-system-part-3-resource-associations
>>
>> and
>>
>> http://chemcaster.com/rest/resources
>>
>> The latter is a hyperlinked image map. Each resource in the diagram is linked to the corresponding resource page.
>>
>> Is there anything like that I could have a look at for Opentox? Anybody interested in creating one?
>>   
>>     
> We don't have graphical representation of the resources exposed, but it
> seems a nice way to provide a quick overview.  
>
> Best regards,
> Nina
>   
>> Thanks,
>> Rich
>>
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