Hi,
Joomla have the project to integrate a web service system in order to have the possibility to serialize every kind of data.
The project was targeted for Joomla 3.2 but it missed the deadline.
In our opinion, it would be better to have something in Joomla itself for such serialization and web-service. If all component have to embed their own web-service system they won't be able to communicate correctly or to integrate between them.
In our side, we made some tests like the WebService system in HikaSerial. But I am not convince enough that this implementation is a good thing (or the best way) for HikaShop.
If you have some ideas, we will be pleased to read them.
Regards,
Jerome - Obsidev.com
HikaMarket & HikaSerial developer / HikaShop core dev team.
Also helping the HikaShop support team when having some time or couldn't sleep.
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