Defining a Web Services Interface for a Software Package Repository

Table of Contents

1. Outline

2. Tcl/Tk

3. Tcl Packages

4. A Package Repository

5. Problems to Solve

6. Package Bundles and Installation

7. Tcl Package Meta-Data

8. Software Repositories

9. Tcl Repository Requirements

10. Web Services

11. SOAP

12. Considering REST

13. A URL Based Repository Interface

14. File Download

15. Browse/Search

16. Upload

17. Strengths

18. Status

19. A Competitor: Starchive