Plugin for ExternalObject support in JavaScript

Question

Hello
i have wrote a Plugin with ExternalObject support for JavaScript. This works fine on Windows.
On Mac the Plugin loaded but the ExternalObject can't used from JavaScript.
The JavaScript Code:
var mylib = new ExternalObject("lib" + "/MyPlugin,pln"); //That works on Windows but not on Mac.
If i create a framework with ExternalObject support. That can be used from JavaScript.
But I won't separate ExternalObject suport from my Plugin to a framework. Because i init from my Plugin Java with JNI and
i need the same access from my Plugin and the ExternalObject support to Java.
It is possible to use my Plugin with ExternalObject support ?
Or must I separate the ExternalObject support to a framework ?
Best Regards
asci

Answer 1

Not sure if you've done a lot of work trying to get OData out of Office 365 / SharePoint Online or Project Online or done any Windows 8 development, but you must authenticate before you can even get TO the OData endpoints. So yes, the REST Endpoints are
accessible by using an httpClient call from within Javascript, if in fact you can authenticate and authorize first.
Currently this is a big pain in the backside, even if using C#, but from JavaScript it is almost impossible. Even now some of the current/popular methods for doing so can open big security holes on a Win8 machine (ie: running a claims service on your Win8
machine locally just to authenticate to name just one).  I was hoping / am hoping that the new APIs will help with that, but I am not at all encouraged by what I am seeing and hearing so far especially since it looks like from the quote I provided above
that they will only be available if you are using C#. As I pointed out, a large part of the Win8 App Dev community using JavaScript.
I want to put it out there that I truly hope that the SharePoint product teams take this into consideration as they work on these new APIs and other ways to extend the SharePoint App family.
Christine