News

We have released an update to the Services super-framework for Ruby on Rails. We corrected many of the bugs in the previous release, and we also cleaned up DataService substantially. There is still a little bit of work to do with data groups, but we met most of our goals for this release, including permissions and comments. This release should be very usable for most people, and the main features (user authentication and blogging) are working completely. We're packaging this one differently, and this time it comes with instructions.

In case you don't know, Services is a "super-framework" for Ruby on Rails. We're creating a unified framework on top of Ruby on Rails that provides specific functions, like user authentication, generic data access (i.e. storing arbitrary line item data), and blogging. We're looking to provide services for just about anything you might want to do in a web application (when not covered by Rails).

And now, without further waiting, we've got the update! We have updated the database, so please run the migrations if you're running Services 0.1.

• Download Services 0.2

We have put a bug tracker online here. Feel free to create an account and file reports on any bugs you find. Also, if you have any suggestions for things that need to be improved, or features we need, please file a feature request using the bug reporting interface. If you experience issues with the bug tracker, please contact us at email (at) macrodeck.com.

We are pleased to announce that we have publically released the sourcecode to our Services framework for Ruby on Rails. It's available under a modified GNU General Public License (GPL). We encourage you to look around at the sourcecode, and maybe even start developing your own services. There are a few unresolved issues, such as DataService sucking, and UserService being incomplete, which we will resolve in Services 0.2. A bug tracker will be put online soon for people to file bugs.

• Download Services 0.1
• Services Plugin Documentation
• View Services Wiki Page