JSignage Social plugin

Introduction

jSignage Social library is a jSignage plugin used for secure connection and data retrieval from different third-party data providers, such as Facebook, Google, Instagram, Microsoft Online, Twitter, Yahoo. Most of the data-driven widgets included into Elementi are based on this plugin.

jSignage.Social.js requires jSignage.js, thus it must be included in the document after that:

 <script xlink:href="http://download.spinetix.com/spxjslibs/jSignage.js"/>
 <script xlink:href="http://download.spinetix.com/spxjslibs/jSignage.Social.js"/>

API

This plugin extends the jSignage object, adding an jSignage.Social object property, having the following methods bound to it:

• minimumRefreshTime

  Returns the minimum refresh time for the provided feed.

• getFeed

  Gets the data associated with the provided feed.

• fromJSON

  Converts JSON date strings within the feed data to Date objects.

Note:

These methods are actually called from jSignage API.

History

• 2016-04 : Started the development of the jSignage.Social plugin.
• 2016-09-15: Version 1.0.0, included within firmware 4.1.0 and firmware 3.3.0.
• 2016-11-17: Version 1.0.2 included within firmware 4.1.1 and 3.3.1.
• 2016-12-14: Version 1.0.3 included within firmware 4.1.2 and 3.3.2.
• 2017-04-06: Version 1.1.0 included within firmware 4.2.0 and 3.4.0.
• 2017-07-18: Version 1.1.1 included within firmware 4.2.1.
• 2018-06-01: Version 1.2.0 included within firmware 4.3.0 and 3.4.3.
• 2019-06-11: Version 1.3.0 included within firmware 4.4.2 and 3.4.6.
• 2020-04-20: Version 1.3.0 (r35697) included within the firmware 4.5.0.
• 2022-11-10: Version 1.4.0 included within the firmware 4.7.5.