Webservice for iPad

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Hi,



We want to make sure that the CS-Cart can support an iPad e-commerce application (different from just the cart working on an iPad). From what I’ve seen, this is possible, although one would have to build a WebService API ontop of CS-Cart in order for the iPad application to “talk” with the cart.



I have a few questions about this:


  1. Am I correct that this is possible?



    2a) How long would it take to build a WebService that works with the CS-Cart controller architecture (estimated)?



    2b) Is this something someone with php knowledge could do pretty easily, or something that requires a lot of work and CS-Cart knowledge? If the latter, then does anyone know any references who has the knowledge base to do this? I figure there might be already someone who has already done this even.


  2. Is a WebService API something CS-Cart is considering for the very near future? I know Magento already has one.



    Thanks in advance.
2

I am interested as well. I would also like the admin to work on the iPad. I currently see a couple of things that need to change.

3

We have built a complete set of web services to use the CS Cart controller architecture (to be used on a MOBI site written in CAKE PHP). You can send me a PM if you want to know more. It won’t be something we can just give away for free though due to the amount of work that went into this…

4

I think it is intressting for all users here. Do you can send it here too Lima?

5

I would also like to see the admin side of this for the ipad. Thanks



Milezone

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We’ve been developing an iPhone app for several months now, it’s not expected to be complete for another few months, right now the app is proprietary and I don’t think our customer will make it available to just anyone, however if it were released I would expect the price tag to be pretty high. The app is also built in such as way that is will be compatible with several other cart platforms - Sno