I've never used the former .net api, but I'd like to add my humble opinion to this:

what I really miss from groupshare REST api is tm management operations like:

- reindexing

- tu interrogations based on text or on fields contents

- tmx export/import

Also Language Resource management functions would play useful.

Then, of course, I'd like GroupShare REST API to replicate Trados dll api functionality or even act as a broker for the true SDK libraries. That would add a tremendous added value to the product.

Anyway, I "played" with the rest api and in 10 minutes I was able to login, access all the methods and get the available informations. That would make integration between our management system and groupshare a breeze.

I also would like to know what SDL thinks about the position of the REST API compared to the SDL SDK.

I expected it to be able to do anything that is possible from within the Silverlight Interface from the REST API.

Unfortunately, any type of operations on translation memories are missing from the current REST API.

I hope in the future there are plans to add them.

Hi all,

Thank you for your interest in the GroupShare REST API. The intention is indeed to add more and more functionality to the REST API, to enable Management functionality described above, as well as other functionality.

As with everything it's a matter of priorities though and we need to have a balance, but we will keep adding REST  functionality over the next releases, as we see this as very important to not only establish Studio as Platform, but also GroupShare as a server platform.

Thanks,

Luis

Hi Luis,

Thank you for the information.

I've asked before, but does SDL have a schedule for the next release of the SDL SDK or REST API?

Thank you Louis for the answer you gave us and the one you'll give to Jesse Good ;-)

Thank you Louis for the answer you gave us and the one you'll give to Jesse Good ;-)

Hi Jesse,

We typically only introduce new APIs as part of Service Packs or Major Releases, so the next scheduled major release for the Studio, MultiTerm and GroupShare product lines is in 2015.

Thanks,

Luis