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How it works

This simple example will give you an idea of how our web services infrastructure works.

The client sends a username and password to the web service login script.
The script returns a token for that user account.
The client calls a particular web service function on a protocol server including the token .
The protocol server uses the token to check that the user can call the function.
The protocol server call the matching external function, located in a externallib.php file inside the relevant module.
The external function checks that the current user has_capability to do this operation.
The external function calls the matching Moodle core function (in lib.php usually).
The core function can return a result to the external function.
The external function will return a result to the protocol server.
The protocol server returns the result to the client.

Developer documentation

The full API can be found on any Moodle sites under Administration block > Plugins > Web services > API Documentation.

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-{{Moodle_2.0}}
+=== How it works ===
+This simple example will give you an idea of how our web services infrastructure works.
-==Introduction==
+#The client sends a username and password to the web service login script.
-This page described the Web Services module implemented for Moodle 2.0<br>
+#The script returns a token for that user account.
-The official discussion [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?id=6971| forum is here]<br>
+#The client calls a particular web service function on a protocol server including the token .
-The tracker issues are here: MDL-12886 and MDL-17135<br>
+#The protocol server uses the token to check that the user can call the function.
-This module is been implemented by Moodle HQ and [http://blogs.dfwikilabs.org/moodle_ws/ DFWS Team].
-The objective is to support multiple web service protocols (REST, SOAP, XML-RPC and AMF). Adding support for a new protocol should be relatively easy.
-== How it works ==
-This following example would work but it will not be the unique way to access web services. Please have a look to the [[External services security]] page for more details.
-#The client sends a username and password to the web service protocol server script.
-#The protocol server returns a session token for that user account (how this is sent depends on the protocol).
-#The client calls a particular web service function including the session token.
-#The protocol server uses the token to check that the web service session is still active.
 #The protocol server call the matching external function, located in a externallib.php file inside the relevant module.
 #The external function checks that the current user has_capability to do this operation.
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 #The protocol server returns the result to the client.
-==Web description format==
+== Developer documentation==
+The full API can be found on any Moodle sites under ''' Administration block > Plugins > Web services > API Documentation'''.
-All functions that can be called via web services can be declared in a db/service.php file and can be defined in an externallib.php file somewhere. The description of the functions that can be called, and what parameters they require, are explained in the [https://docs.moodle.org/en/Development:Web_services_description External Service description document].
+* [[How to contribute a web service function to core]]
+* [[Adding a web service to a plugin| Adding a web service to your plugin]]
+* [[Creating a web service client | Implement a web service client]]
+* [[Web services files handling]]
+* [[Web_services_Roadmap | Web service Listing & Roadmap]]
-==Web services technical documentation==
+== Specification and brainstorming ==
-In order to facilitate a Moodle web service client implementation, every Moodle sites will provide a page listing all function descriptions. This page also gives some useful advice for any supported protocol. To call this page: ''your_moodle/webservice/wsdoc.php?protocol=soap
+* [[External services security | External services security]]
-''
+* [[External services description | External services description]]
-==Authentication==
+== See also ==
-Please have a look to the [[External services security]] page
+* [[Web_service_API_functions|Web service API functions]]
-==See also==
+* [[:en:Web_services_FAQ|Web services FAQ]]
-* [[External services security]]
+* [[:en:How_to_create_and_enable_a_web_service|How to create and enable a web service]]
-* [[External services description]]
+* [[:en:Enable mobile web services|How to enable the mobile web service]]
-* [[Creating_a_web_service_and_a_web_service_function]]
+* [[:en:Web_services|Web services user documentation]]
-* [[Setting_up_a_web_service]]
+* [http://www.slideshare.net/juanleyva/mastering-moodle-web-services-development Mastering Moodle Web Services development] - Last session of the Hackfest in the MoodleMoot UK 2016
-[[Category:Web Services]]
+[[Category:Web_Services]]