In this paper we propose the use of multiple interconnected perspectives in searching for Web APIs to be aggregated in a mashup, namely a component perspective (focused on Web API categories, tags and technical features), an application perspective (focused on existing mashups where Web APIs have been used in the past) and an experience perspective (focused on web designers, who used Web APIs to develop mashups). The combined exploitation of all these perspectives enables the definition of advanced Web API search and ranking techniques. We report here our experience in developing a Web API searching framework compliant with an existing public Web API repository, implementing the novel search and ranking facilities.
Multiple perspectives in searching Web APIs for mashups
BIANCHINI, Devis;DE ANTONELLIS, Valeria;MELCHIORI, Michele
2013-01-01
Abstract
In this paper we propose the use of multiple interconnected perspectives in searching for Web APIs to be aggregated in a mashup, namely a component perspective (focused on Web API categories, tags and technical features), an application perspective (focused on existing mashups where Web APIs have been used in the past) and an experience perspective (focused on web designers, who used Web APIs to develop mashups). The combined exploitation of all these perspectives enables the definition of advanced Web API search and ranking techniques. We report here our experience in developing a Web API searching framework compliant with an existing public Web API repository, implementing the novel search and ranking facilities.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
