Nomnomnom: Consuming 3rd-party data sources

Track: 
Coder
Experience: 
Intermediate

Leveraging someone else's content can be the fastest and most fun way to get your Drupal site on other people's radar. We are entering an era of Open Data initiatives, and it's important to know how to consume these data sources using Drupal.

A number of working examples will be showcased: Project Votesmart, SoftEdge CongressWeb, Elections PEI, and others.

Ryan Palmer is a Lead Developer at Drupal Connect and lives in Montreal.

Intended audience: 

Drupal module developers wanting to leverage someone else's content offered via web service (SOAP, REST, XML, etc).

Questions answered by this session
Question 1: 
Why would I want to consume someone else's content? What sort of content is available to me?
Question 2: 
What are the workflow implications of consuming someone else's content? What sort of decisions do I need to make up front before proceeding?
Question 3: 
What are the most common Drupal modules for consuming popular web services?
Question 4: 
What are the best caching and storage solutions available within Drupal?
Question 5: 
How can I expose my own services using Drupal?
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