The Social API harmonizes authentication with external services in Drupal, providing an extensible module that allows integration of modules for user login, autoposting, and any task that requires authentication with external providers.
# SOCIAL API
INTRODUCTION
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* This project is part of the Drupal Social Initiative
(https://groups.drupal.org/social-initiative).
* The Social API harmonizes social networking services in Drupal,
providing an extensible module that allows integration of modules
for user login, autoposting, and social widgets.
* Social API aims to abstract parameters for communicating with various social
networking services.
* For a full description of the module, visit the project page:
https://www.drupal.org/project/social_api
* To submit bug reports and feature suggestions, or to track changes:
https://drupal.org/project/issues/social_api
RECOMMENDED MODULES
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* Social Auth (https://www.drupal.org/project/social_auth):
Implements methods and templates that will be used by login-related modules.
* Social Post (https://www.drupal.org/project/social_post):
Provides methods to allow autoposting to social network accounts.
* Social Widgets (https://www.drupal.org/project/social_widgets):
Allows sub-modules to add functionality to add widgets (like buttons, embedded
content) to node, blocks, etc.
UPDATES IN V2
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* Added default support for PHP League OAuth2 library that allows
authentication for OAuth 2.0 services such as Facebook, Google, and others.
However, other libraries and authentication protocols can still be used.
MAINTAINERS
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Current maintainers:
* gvso - https://www.drupal.org/u/gvso
* himanshu-dixit - https://www.drupal.org/u/himanshu-dixit
Supporting organizations:
* Google Summer of Code (https://www.drupal.org/google-summer-of-code-0)
Google Summer of Code is a global program focused on bringing more student
developers into open source software development. Students work on a three
month programming project with an open source organization during their break
from university.