Widget programming documentation

As mashups technology becomes more and more commonplace, many frameworks are starting to emerge that do not interoperable seamlessly among themselves. IBM has proactively addressed this issue by developing an iWidget specification that defines an open standard for this framework. Also, to help you understand how to implement this new framework as you create and deploy widgets in the Lotus Mashups environment, we have created a programming guide to accompany the iWidget specification.

Click the following links to download the programming guide, specification, and primer PDF files:

Mashup Center 2.0

The iWidget Specification Version 2.0 defines a simple component model for enhancing and extending interoperability among features supported by other frameworks support.

Mashup Center 1.0

• The Widget Programming Guide Version 1.0 provides all the essentials for developers who want to understand, create, and deploy widgets using the Lotus Mashups framework.



• The iWidget Specification Version 1.0 defines a simple component model for enhancing and extending interoperability among features supported by other frameworks support.



• The iWidget Specification Primer Version 1.0 accompanies the iWidget Specification Version 1.0 to show how you can develop widgets in a more sophisticated way as they connect to and leverage the framework into which they are embedded.

To download all three documents as a ZIP file, click here.

Note: Please note that these documents are updated periodically as new issues arise. If you have any feedback about the content, please add a comment to this page. The Mashup Center development team will address your comments as soon as possible. We appreciate your feedback.