[annotator-dev] How to use AnnotateIt.org with Store plugin

Sun Mar 11 10:57:02 UTC 2012

To be absolutely clear, you said that you were using Google Chrome,
but you didn't specify a version. I'm using Chrome too, and I see none
of the issues you're describing. In order to pin down what's going on,
I have to be able to replicate your problem.

-N

On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 10:55, Nick Stenning <nick at whiteink.com> wrote:
> Kunal,
>
> It's going be really hard to help you unless you help me out here.
>
>> What browser (and what version of that browser) are you using?
>
> Best wishes,
> Nick
>
> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 07:01, Kunal Kadakia <kadakiakunal at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I keep on getting this error in Google Chrome:
>>
>> XMLHttpRequest cannot load http://annotateit.org/api/token. Origin
>> http:/localhost is not allowed by Access-Control-Allow-Origin.
>>
>> I read issues seen in Google Chrome when doing CORS via localhost. So,
>> I even tried hosting the files on a different server and access them
>> as: http://websitename/index.html. But, I still receive the same
>> error.
>>
>> - Kunal
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 5:57 AM, Nick Stenning <nick at whiteink.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Kunal,
>>>
>>> You were not expecting such complications, and such complications are
>>> not intended. That said, I just copied and pasted your example code,
>>> and it works, unchanged.
>>>
>>> I can only assume that you are using an older browser that doesn't
>>> correctly send auth credentials to AnnotateIt as it is requested to
>>> do. What browser (and what version of that browser) are you using?
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Nick
>>>
>>> On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 05:46, Kunal Kadakia <kadakiakunal at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > Hi Nick,
>>> > I logged into my www.annotateit.org. I also clicked on "AnnotateIt"
>>> > button on My Account page. I see a message at the top saying
>>> > "Annotator is ready!".
>>> >
>>> > When I open my simple HTML page which is hosted on XAMPP, I still
>>> > receive the following errors:
>>> >
>>> > GET http://annotateit.org/api/token 401 (UNAUTHORIZED)
>>> > annotator-full.min.js:1Couldn't get auth token: UNAUTHORIZED
>>> >
>>> > I was not expected to receive such complications to start off with a
>>> > simple example with annotations being stored at annotateit.org.
>>> >
>>> > Here my my code snippet:
>>> >
>>> > <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01
>>> > TRANSITIONAL//EN"><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01
>>> > TRANSITIONAL//EN">
>>> > <html>
>>> > <head>
>>> > <title>Test Annotator 1.1.0</title>
>>> > <script type="text/javascript" src="./jquery-1.7.1.min.js"></script>
>>> > <script type="text/javascript"
>>> > src="annotator-full-v1.1.0/annotator-full.min.js"></script>
>>> > <link rel="stylesheet" href="annotator-full-v1.1.0/annotator.min.css" />
>>> > </head>
>>> > <body>
>>> > <div id="content">
>>> > SAMPLE TEXT
>>> > </div>
>>> > <script type="text/javascript">
>>> > jQuery(function ($) {
>>> >        var content = $('#content').annotator().annotator('setupPlugins');
>>> > });
>>> > </script>
>>> > </body>
>>> > </html>
>>> >
>>> > Thanks
>>> > Kunal
>>> >
>>> > On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 4:35 AM, Nick Stenning <nick at whiteink.com> wrote:
>>> >> Well, you need to be logged into AnnotateIt. You should see a
>>> >> notification telling you this, but it seems the filter bar hides it.
>>> >>
>>> >> Either way, the solution is simply to log into AnnotateIt.
>>> >>
>>> >> -N
>>> >>
>>> >> On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 04:48, Kunal Kadakia <kadakiakunal at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >>> Nick,
>>> >>> I am using the following code snippet:
>>> >>>
>>> >>> jQuery(function ($) {
>>> >>>        var content = $('#content').annotator().annotator('setupPlugins');
>>> >>> });
>>> >>>
>>> >>> I am getting the following 2 errors in Google Chrome. I have
>>> >>> developing it on XAMPP on Mac OS X:
>>> >>>
>>> >>> 1)
>>> >>> GET http://annotateit.org/api/token 401 (UNAUTHORIZED)
>>> >>> f.support.ajax.f.ajaxTransport.send (jquery-1.7.1.min.js:4)
>>> >>> f.extend.ajax (jquery-1.7.1.min.js:4)
>>> >>> b.Plugin.Auth.d.requestToken (annotator-full.min.js:1)
>>> >>> d (annotator-full.min.js:1)
>>> >>> c.addPlugin (annotator-full.min.js:1)
>>> >>> b.setupPlugins (annotator-full.min.js:2)
>>> >>> a.plugin.jQuery.fn.(anonymous function) (annotator-full.min.js:1)
>>> >>> e.extend.each (jquery-1.7.1.min.js:2)
>>> >>> e.fn.e.each (jquery-1.7.1.min.js:2)
>>> >>> a.plugin.jQuery.fn.(anonymous function) (annotator-full.min.js:1)
>>> >>> (anonymous function) (index.html:17)
>>> >>> f.Callbacks.n (jquery-1.7.1.min.js:2)
>>> >>> f.Callbacks.o.fireWith (jquery-1.7.1.min.js:2)
>>> >>> e.extend.ready (jquery-1.7.1.min.js:2)
>>> >>> c.addEventListener.B (jquery-1.7.1.min.js:2)
>>> >>>
>>> >>> 2)
>>> >>> Couldn't get auth token: UNAUTHORIZED (annotator-full.min.js:1)
>>> >>> b.Plugin.Auth.d.requestToken.a.ajax.done.fail.always.c.requestInProgress
>>> >>> (annotator-full.min.js:1)
>>> >>> f.Callbacks.n (jquery-1.7.1.min.js:2)
>>> >>> f.Callbacks.o.fireWith (jquery-1.7.1.min.js:2)
>>> >>> w (jquery-1.7.1.min.js:4)
>>> >>> f.support.ajax.f.ajaxTransport.send.d (jquery-1.7.1.min.js:4)
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Should I be passing any authentication tokens?
>>> >>>
>>> >>> I would appreciate if atleast I could get this working.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Thanks
>>> >>> Kunal
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>> On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 1:33 PM, Nick Stenning <nick at whiteink.com> wrote:
>>> >>>> That's exactly what the snippet I've given you does! Just try it. For
>>> >>>> further details of what the setupPlugins function does, see the
>>> >>>> following:
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>  https://github.com/okfn/annotator/blob/master/src/plugin/kitchensink.coffee
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> -N
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 18:30, Kunal Kadakia <kadakiakunal at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >>>>> Yes, Nick! But, would the default setupPlugins store annotations on
>>> >>>>> annotateit.org. And, if so, how can I have them stored in my personal
>>> >>>>> annotateit.org account?
>>> >>>>>
>>> >>>>> Thanks
>>> >>>>> Kunal
>>> >>>>>
>>> >>>>> On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 1:27 PM, Nick Stenning <nick at whiteink.com> wrote:
>>> >>>>>> On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 18:07, Kunal Kadakia <kadakiakunal at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >>>>>>> Hi dev-team,
>>> >>>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>> [...snip...]
>>> >>>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>> It would be good if someone could supply a working code snippet on how
>>> >>>>>>> to store annotations in my annotateit.org account. It would highly be
>>> >>>>>>> appreciated, as I have spent significant time in finding it.
>>> >>>>>>
>>> >>>>>> Hi Kunal,
>>> >>>>>>
>>> >>>>>> Did you see the two-liner on the front page of AnnotateIt.org =).
>>> >>>>>>
>>> >>>>>> (For reference, it's:
>>> >>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>    $('#content').annotator()
>>> >>>>>>                 .annotator('setupPlugins');
>>> >>>>>> )
>>> >>>>>>
>>> >>>>>> -N