Presentation on ql.io (an eBay Node.js based querying system) at O'Reilly Where 2012 (San Francisco, CA)

1. ql.io and Open Source Querying
Get More from APIs with Less
Jonathan LeBlanc
Developer Evangelist: X.commerce
Email: jleblanc@x.com
Twitter: @jcleblanc
Github: github.com/jcleblanc

2. X.Commerce (eBay Inc.)  http://www.x.com
ql.io: The Problem is API Overload

3. X.Commerce (eBay Inc.)  http://www.x.com
ql.io: Open Standard Foundation

4. X.Commerce (eBay Inc.)  http://www.x.com
ql.io: Using the System
Standalone ServerWeb Endpoint

5. X.Commerce (eBay Inc.)  http://www.x.com
ql.io: Quering the Web Endpoint
HTTP GET
http://ql.io/q?s=QUERY

6. X.Commerce (eBay Inc.)  http://www.x.com
ql.io: Using the Standalone Server
Node Hostql.io
Data
(internal)
Data
(external)

7. X.Commerce (eBay Inc.)  http://www.x.com
create table TABLE_NAME
on select get from "http://api.com/?val1={val1}"
using defaults val1="VALUE",
val2="VALUE";
ql.io: Create Tables to Add New Data

8. X.Commerce (eBay Inc.)  http://www.x.com
select * from TABLE_NAME
where val1="VALUE"
and val2="VALUE";
ql.io: Obtain Data From New Tables

9. X.Commerce (eBay Inc.)  http://www.x.com
ql.io: The Link

10. Thanks Everyone!
http://slidesha.re/qlio_where_2012
Jonathan LeBlanc
Developer Evangelist: X.commerce
Email: jleblanc@x.com
Twitter: @jcleblanc
Github: github.com/jcleblanc